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Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Dili- gently Compared and Revised NEW YORK THOMAS NELSON & SONS 381-385 Fourth Avenue Black Face Type Self-Pronouncing x : pines: Lathe, f TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE JAMES, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c. The Translators of the Bible wish Grace, Mercy, and Peace, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. (Qieat and manifold were the blessings, most dread Sovereign, which Almighty God, the Father of all mercies, bestowed upon us the pore of England, when first he sent Your Majestys Royal Person to rule and reign over us. For whereas it was the expectation of many, who wished not well unto our Sion, that upon the setting of that bright Occidental Star, Queen Elizabeth of most happy memory, some thick and palpable clouds of darkness would so have overshadowed this Land, that men should have been in doubt which way they were to walk; and that it should hardly be known, who was to direct the unsettled State; the appearance of Your Majesty, as of the Sun in his strength, instantly dispelled those supposed and surmised mists, and gave unto all that were well affected exceeding cause of comfort ; especially when we beheld the Government established in Your Highness, and Your hopeful Seed, by an undoubted Title, and this also accompanied with peace and tranquillity at home and abroad. But among all our joys, there was no one that more filled our hearts, than the blessed continuance of the preaching of God’s sacred Word among us; which is that inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the riches of the earth; because the fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven. Then not to suffer this to fall to the ground, but_rather to take it up, and to continue it in that state, wherein the famous Predecessor of Your High- ness did leave it: nay, to go forward with the confidence and resolution of a Man in maintaining the truth of Christ, and propagating it far and near, is that which hath so bound and firmly knit the hearts of all Your Majesty's loyal and religious people unto You, that Your very name is precious among them: their eye doth behold You with comfort, and they bless You in their hearts, as that sanctified Person, who, under God, is the immediate Author of their true happiness. And this their contentment doth not diminish or decay, but every day increaseth and taketh strength, when they observe, that . the zeal of Your Majesty toward the house of God doth not slack or go back- ward, butis more and more kindled, manifesting itself abroad in the farthest parts of Christendom, by writing in defence of the Truth, (which hath given such a blow unto that man of sin, as will not be healed,) and every day at home, by religious and learned discourse, by frequenting the house of God, by hearing the Word preached, by cherishing the Teachers thereof, by caring for the Church, as a most tender and loving nursing Father. _ There are infinite arguments of this right christian and religious affection in Your Majesty; but none is more forcible to declare it to others than the vehement and perpetuated desire of accomplishing and publishing of this work, which now with ali humility we Hecesnb unto Your Majesty. For when Your Highness had once out of deep judgment apprehended how convenient it was, that out of the Original Sacred Tongues, together with comparing of the labours, both in our own, and other foreign Languages, of many worthy men who went before us, there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the English Tongue; Your Majesty did never desist to urge and to excite those to whom it was commended, that the work might be hastened, and that the business might be expedited in so decent a mannet, as a matter of such importance might justly require. And now at last, by the mercy of God, and the continuance of our labours, it being brought unto such a conclusion, as that we have great hopes that the Church of England shall reap good fruit thereby; we hold it our duty to offer it to Your Majesty, not only as to our King and Sovereign, but as to THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY. the principal. Mover and Author of the work: humbly craving of Your most Sacred Majesty, that since pee of this quality have ever been sub- ject to the censures of illmeaning and discontented persons, it may receive approbation and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince as Your ighness is, whose allowance and acceptance of our labours shall more honour and encourage us, than all the calumniations and hard interpretations of other men shall dismay us. So that if, on the one side, we shall be tra- duced by Popish Persons at home or abroad, who therefore will malign us, because we are poor instruments to make God’s holy Truth to be yet more and more known unto the people, whom they desire still to keep in igno- rance and darkness; or if, on the other side, we shall be maligned by self- conceited Brethren, who run their own ways, and give liking unto nothing, but what is framed by themselves, and hammered on their anvil; we may rest secure, supported within by the truth and innocency of a good con- Science, having walked the ways of simplicity and integrity, as before the Lord; and sustained without by the powerful protection of Your Majesty's grace and favour, which will ever give countenance to honest and christian endeavours against bitter censures and uncharitable imputations. The Lord of heaven and earth bless Your Majesty with many and happ days, that, as his heavenly hand hath enriched Your Highness wit many singular and extraordinary graces, so You may be the wonder of the world in this latter age for happiness and true felicity, to the honour of that eacak GOD, and the good of bis Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. THE NAMES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS ARRANGED IN THEIR ORDER WITH PAGE AND NUMBER OF CHAPTERS THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PAGE CHAPS. PAGE CHAPS, PAGE CHAPS. GENESIS 50 | 2 Chronicles 548 36] Daniel LOOT 12 Exodus. . . . . 72 40| Ezra... .594 10} Hosea . .1027 14 Leviticus . . 128 27 | Nehemiah 608 13] Joel . .1036 3 Numbers 169 36] Esther . . 627 10| Amos. |; | 11040 9 Deuteronomy . . 227 34] Job .637 42] Obadiah. . 1047 1 Joshua 276 24| Psalms" .671 150] Jonah .1049 4 Judges 310 21] Proverbs 754 31) Micah eee LOD LEE Z. Ruth ae wee 343 4] Ecclesiastes 782 12)) Nahum’, 2°, 21057. 3 1 Samuel 347 31| SongofSolomon 791 8| Habakkuk . .1050 3 2 Samuel 390 24 | Isaiah . .796 66] Zephaniah . .1062 3 i Kings 426 22} Jeremiah .860 52] Haggai ... .1065 2 2 Kings" : 468 25} Lamentations 934 5] Zechariah . . .1067 14 1 Chronicles 509 29] Ezekiel .940 48] Malachi . .1077 34 THE BOCKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PAGE CHAPS. PAGE CHAPS, PAGE CHAPS. MATTHEW... 3 28] Ephesians . . 249 6|Tothe Hebrews 281 13 Mark. . . 46 16] Philippians . 255 4] Epistle of James 294 5 Luke 73 241 Colossians 200 4) le Peters= i We 2981825 John . 119 21/}1 Thessalonians 264 5/] 2 Peter 303 3 The Acts 153 28]2 Thessalonians 267 3/1 John 306 5 Epistie to 1 Timothy. . . 269 6) 2 John 311 1 Romans 198 16]2 Timothy. . . 274 4]3 John SH ah 1 Corinthians 215 16] Titus . ZS O VAsUGOR amt ace ches S12 ed 2 Corinthians 232 13] Philemon .. . 280 1) Revelation 313) (22 Galatians .. . 244 6 NAMES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT PAGE ACTS 153 Nels Amos. . ,10400.T. Chronicles (1). 509 O.T. Chronicles (2) . 5480.T. Colossians . 260N.T. Corinthians (1) 215 N.T. Corinthians (2) 232N.T. PAGE Obadiah .1047 O.T.. Peter (1) . . . 298N.T. Peter (2) . ... 303N.T. Philemon . . 280 N.T. Philippians 5 PAS N a he Proverbs . . . 7540.7. Psalms . ee O7 LOste. Revelation . . 313 N.T. Romans . 198N.T. Ruth. ....¢.. 343 O.T. Samuel (1) . 3470.T. Samuel (2) . 390 O.T. SongofSolomon 791 O.T. Thessalonians Le ZOOL NN .T: Thessalonians (2) seh Oe POZO TIN Lg Timothy (1) . . 269N.T. Timothy (2). . 274N.T. Titus (A SYS O28 INET Zechariah . . .10670.T. Zephaniah .1062 O.T. BOOKS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED PAGE Jeremiah . . . 8600.T. Job tes . 637 O.T. Joelss.) Area 1036 O.T. John . 119 N.T. John (1) 306 N.T. John (2) SLi New. John (3) 311N.T. Daniel . .1007 O.T. | Jonah 1049 O.T. Deuteronomy . 2270.T.} Joshua 2760.T. Ecclesiastes 782 0.T.| Jude 312 N.T. Ephesians 249 N.T.| Judges 310 O.T. Estheri 027. 0.1. Kings (1) 426 0.T Exodus. . . 720.T.| Kings (2) . 468 0.T. Ezekiel. . . . 9400.T.| Lamentations . 9340.T Ezra... . . 5940.1.]| Leviticus . 128 O.T. Galatians . 244N.T.| Luke. . 73 N.T. Genesis. . . 5 O.T.| Malachi 1077 O.T. Habakkuk . .10590.T.| Mark .... 46N.T. Haggai 10650.T.| Matthew ... 3N.T. Hebrews 281 N.T.| Micah . .1051 O.T. Hosea .10270.T.| Nahum. . 1057 O.T. Isaiah . 7960.T.;| Nehemiah. 608 O.T. james 294N.T.| Numbers . 169 O.T. EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS USED IN THE PRONUNCIATION OF SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES The classified table of vowel and consonant sounds presented herewith will enable the Bible reader to pronounce with ease the most difficult proper names contained in the sacred volume. The acute accent (’) is used to denote the accented syllables; the unaccented syllables are separated by the hyphen (-). Compound proper names are indicated by an en dash (-). VOWEL SOUNDS LONG SHORT INTERMEDIATE 4 as in A’bél a as in Bab’y-lon 4 as in A-bi’a é ” sau e ” Bén’ja-min é ” . Te-ko’a fe Tad 1 ” Gil’e-ad 1 ” f-du-mé’4 6 ” O’bed 6 ” Nédd 6 ” 6-zi’as a ” U’ri-el 52? YLaZ v “Tyre ¥ ” 6-l¥m’pas ] BROAD OBTUSE OBTUSE 4 as in Shar’on € as in Ab’nér @ asin Ur a ” Shé’ba i ” O/’phir u ” ; Bil’han, and Za’a-van, and A’kan. 28 The children of Di’shan are these; Uz, and A’ran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Ho’rites; duke L6’- tan, duke Sho’bal, duke Zib’e-on, duke A’nah, 30 Duke Di’shon, duke £’zér, duke Di’shan: these are the dukes that came of H6’ri, among their dukes in the land of Sé‘ir. 31 4 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of E’dom, before there reigned any king over the children of fs’ra-el. | 32 And Bé’la the son of Bé’or reigned in k’dom: and the name of his city was Din’ha-bah. 33 And Bé’la died, and J6’bab the son of Zé’rah of Boéz’rah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jo’bab died, and Hi’- sham of the land of Tém/a-ni poenea in his stead. And Ht’sham died, and Hadad the son of Be’dad, who smote Mid’i-an in the field of M0O’ab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was A’vith. 36 And Ha’dad died, and Sam/’- lah of Mas’re-kah reigned in his stead. 37 And Sam/‘lah died, and Saul of Ré-h6’both by the river reigned in his stead. 38 And Saul died, and Ba’al- ha’nan the son of Ach’bér reigned in his stead. 39 And Ba’al—ha’nan the son|h of Ach’bér died, and Ha’dar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pa’u; and his wife’s name was Mé-hét’a- | bél, the daughter of Ma’tred, the daughter of Méz’a-hab. 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of &’sau, according to their families, after GENESIS, 37 their places, by their names; Ree Tim’ nah, duke Al’vah, duke é’theth 41 Duke A-h6dl-i-ba’mah, duke E’lah, duke Pi’non, 42 Duke Ké’naz, duke Té’man, duke Mib/zar, 43 Duke Mie’di-el, duke l’ram: these be the dukes of E ‘dom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he a E’sau the father of the E’dom- ites. CHAPTER 37 37 1 Joseph's dreams. 18 Conspiracy of his brethren. 26 He is sold to the Ishmeelites. 36 Sold into Egypt. ND Ja’cob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Ca’naan. 2 These are the generations of Ja’cob. Jo’seph, being seven- teen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bil’hah, and with the sons of Zil’pah, his father’s wives: and Jd’seph brought unto his father their evil report. | 3 Now Is’ra-el loved J6’seph more than all his children, be- cause he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peace- ably unto him. 5 ¢ And Jo’seph dreamed a dream, and he told if his breth- ren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I ave dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood up- right; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have do- 51 GENESIS, 37 minion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 4 And he dreamed yet an- other dream, and told it his prethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made|h obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy breth- ren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him: but his father observed the saying. : 12 4 And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shé’- chem. 0% : 13 And is’ra-el said unto Jo’- seph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shé’chem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hé’bron, and he came to Shé’chem. ; 15 q And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wan- dering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? } 16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to D6’than. And Jo’seph went after his breth- ren, and found them in D6’than. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him, 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and Joseph sold by his brethren let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evilbeasthathdevouredhim; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. ; 21 And Rey’ben heard if, and he delivered him_out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill im. 22 And Rev’ben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 4 And it came to pass, when Jo’seph was come unto his breth- ren, that they stript J6’seph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ish’me-el-ites came from Gil’e-ad with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry if down to E’gynt. : 26 And Ji’dah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Iish’me-el-ites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he 7s our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. 28 Then there passed by Mid‘i- an-ites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up J6’seph out of the pit, and sold Jo’seph to the Ish’me-el-ites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Jo’- seph into E’sypt. 29 ¥ And Rew’ben returned un- to the pits; and, behold, Jo’seph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took J6’seph’s 52 Jacob deceived by his sons coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no. _33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; J6’seph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Ja’cob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be com- forted; and he said, ForI will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Mid’i-an-ites sold him into E’éypt unto Pot’/i-phar, an officer of Pha’radh’s, and captain of the guard. 38 CHAPTER 38 1 Sons Fr Judah. 13 Tamar deceives Judah. 27 She brings forth twins. ND it came to pass at that time, that Ja’dah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain A-dul’lam-ite, whose name was Hi’rah. 2 And Ji’dah saw there a daughter of a certain Ca’naan-ite, whose name was Shu’ah: and he took her, and went in unto er. 3 And she conceived, and barea son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name O’/nan. : ‘5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shé’lah: and he was at Ché’zib, when she bare him. 6 And Ju’dah took a wife for fr pais REDO whose name was y TER Er, Ji’dah’s firstborn, ‘was wicked in the sight of the LORD; andthe LORD slew him. 8 And Ji’dah said unto O’nan, GENESIS, 38 Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And O’nan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled if on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: where- fore he slew him also. 11 Then said Ja’dah to Ta’mar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shé’lah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Ta’mar went and dwelt in her father’s house. 12 q And in process of time the daughter of Shu’ah Ja’dah’s wife died; and Jai’dah was com- forted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Tim/nath, he and his friend Hi’rah the A-dul’- lam-ite. 13 And it was told Ta’mar, say- ing, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Tim/’nath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and cov- ered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Tim’nath; for she saw that Shé’/lah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Ja’dah saw her, he thought her fo be an harlot; be- cere she had covered her 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter inlaw.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give mea plete till thou send if? 8 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, 53 GENESIS, 39 Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by im. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood, ‘ 20 And Jua’dah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the A-dul’- lam-ite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Ji’dah. and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was «0 harlot in this place. 23 And Jt’dah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 J And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Ja’dah, saying, Ta’mar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Jii’dah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, say- ing, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and brace- lets, and staff. 26 And Ji’dah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shé’lah my son. And he knew her again no more. | ' 27 ¥ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a NS Joseph’s advancement in Egypt scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pha’réz. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Za’rah. CHAPTER 39 39 1 Joseph's advancement. 7 He resists temptation. 20 Is cast inio prison. ANA Jo’seph was broughtdown to E’gypt;_ and Pot’i-phar, an officer of Pha’raoh, captain of the guard, an E-éyp’tian, bought him of the hands of the ish’me- el-ites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with J6’seph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the &-¢¥p’tian. 3 And LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him over- seer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lorp blessed the £-éy¥p’tian’s. house for JO’seph’s sake; and the bless- ing of the LORD was upon ail that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left ail that he had in J6’seph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And J6’seph was a goodly person, and well favoured. 7 4 And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon J6’seph; and she said, Lie with me. 54 his master saw that the | J6’seph found grace in | Joseph tempted and imprisoned 8 But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; é vee 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to J6’seph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Jo’seph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. : 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her pene and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his gar- ment in her hand, and was fled orth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hé’brew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: _.15 And it came to pass, when he gerd that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his gar- ment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hé’brew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of 55 GENESIS, 40 his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Jo’seph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 | But the LORD was with Jo’seph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. | 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to JO’seph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made if to prosper. CHAPTER 40 40 1 Pharaoh's butler and baker impris- oned. 5 Joseph interprets dreams. 20 His word comes to pass. ND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of E’eypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of E’gypt. 2 And Pha/rash was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where J6’seph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged J6’seph with them, and he served them: and they con- SE a season in ward. 5 ¢ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of E’gypt which were bound in the prison. 6 And J6é’seph came in unto them in the morning, and looked GENESIS, 41 upon them, and, behold, they | were sad. 7 And he asked Pha’ra6ch’s offi- cers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to ay 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there 7s no interpreter of it. And J6’- seph said unto them, Do not in- terpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Jé’seph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: And Pha’raoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pha’raoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pha’- raodh’s hand. ’ 4 12 And J6’seph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pha’raoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pha’radh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 3 14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pha’raoh, and bring me out of this house: 15 Forindeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hé’brews: and herealsohavel done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. f 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto J6’seph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, J had three white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake- meats for Pha’radh; and the Joseph interprets dreams birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Jo’seph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pha’raoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee ona tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 4. And it came to pass the third day, which was Pha’rash’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pha’- taodh’s hand: 22 But he _hanged the chief baker: as J6’seph had inter- preted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler peaemi ber Jo’seph, but forgat im. CHAPTER 41 1 Pharaoch’s dreams. prets them. The famine. ND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pha’- raodh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favour- ed kine and fatfieshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean- fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and lean- fleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pha’raoh awoke. . 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. q 6 And, behold, seven thin ears 41 25 Joseph inter- 37 Is made ruler. 54 56 Pharaoh's dreams. and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears de- voured the seven rank and full ears. And Pha’raoh awoke, and, behold, if was a dream. And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of &’gypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pha’rash told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pha’- raoh. 9 ¥ Then spake the chief butler unto Pha’raoh, saying, I do re- member my faults this day: | 10 Pha’radh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hé’brew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14 § Then Pha’raoh sent and called J6’seph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pha’raoh. ‘ 15 And Pha’rach said unto Jo’- seph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can inter- pret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And J6’seph answered Pha’- raoh, saying, /¢t is not in me: God shall give Pha’radh an an- Sswer of peace. 17 And Pha’radh said unto Jo’- seph, In my dream, behold, I Joseph sent for GENESIS, 41 stood upon the bank of the river: 13 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat- fleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and lean- fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of E’gypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behoid, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: f 23 And, behold, seven ears, wi- thered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 { And J6’seph said unto Pha’raoh, The dream of Pha’- raoh is one: God hath shewed Pha’raoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 2 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pha’raoh: What God is about to do he shew- eth unto Pha’raoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of E’é¥pt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of £’gypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 57 GENESIS, 41 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pha’raoh twice; tt is because the thing is estab- lished by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pha’rash look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of E’gypt. i 34 Let Pha’raoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of E’gypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pha’raodh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for storeto the land against the seven years of famine, whicu shall be in the land of E’éypt; that the land perish not through the famine. i f 37 q And the thing was good in the eyes of Pha’rach, and in the eyes of all his servants. ; 38 And Pha’raoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? : 39 And Pha’rach said unto Jo’- seph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. : 41 And Pha’raoh said unto J6’- seph, See, I have set thee over all the land of E’gypt. : 42 And Pha’raéh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Jo’seph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow Joseph made ruler. Famine begins the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of E’gypt. 44 And Pha’raoh said unto Jo’- seph, I am Pha’raoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of E’gypt. 45 And Pha’rach called Jo’- seph’s name Zaph’nath—pa-a- né’ah; and he gave him to wife As’e-nath the daughter of Pot’i- phé’rah priest of On. And Jo’- seph went out over all the land of Egypt. ; 46 9 And Jé’seph was thirty years old when he stood before Pha’raoh king of E’éypt. And Jo’seph went out from the pres- ence of Pha’radh, and went throughout all the land of E’£ypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of £’éypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Jo’seph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for if was without number. 50 And unto J6’seph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which As’e-nath the daughter of Pot’i-phé’rah priest of On bare unto him. 51 And Jod’seph called the name of the firstborn Ma-nas’seh: For God, said he, hath made me for- get all my toil, and all my father’s house. 52 And the name of the second called he E’phra-im: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in’ the land of my affliction. 53 ¢ And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of &’£¥pt, were ended. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Jo’seph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of E’gypt there was bread. ; 58 Jacob sends to Egypt for corn 55 And when all the land of E’/zypt was famished, the people cried to Pha’raoh for bread: and Pha’raoh said unto all the E-gyp’- tians, Go unto J6’seph; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Jo’- seph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the E-gyp’tians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of £’éypt. 4 57 And ail countries came into E’gypt to J6’seph for to buy corn, because that the famine was so sore in all lands. 42 CHAPTER 42 1 Jacob’s sons sent to Egypt for corn.| q 16 Imprisoned as spies. 18 Joseph’s treatment of them. 24 Simeon kept for a pledge. OW when Ja’cob saw that there was corn in E’éypt, Ja’cob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in B’gypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. 3 4 And Jo’seph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in E’gypt. 4 But Bén’ja-min, Jdé’seph’s brother, Ja’cob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest per- adventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Is’ra-el came to buy corn’ among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Ca’/naan. 6 And Jo’seph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and J6’seph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. : 7 And Jé’seph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Ca’naan to buy food. _ 8 And Jé’seph knew his breth- ren, but they knew not him. GENESIS, 42 9 And J6’seph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Ca’naan; and, behold, the youngest is this ay with our father, and one is not. 14 And Jo’seph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: 15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pha’radh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. | 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pha’radh surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all to- gether into ward three days. 18 And J6’seph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: goye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 ¥ And they said one to an- other, We are verily guilty con- cerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this dis- tress come upon us. 22 And Rew’ben answered them, 59 GENESIS, 43 saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood Is required. 23 And they knew not that Jo’- Seph understood them; for he Spake unto them by an inter- preter. 24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and re- turned to them again, and com- muned with them, and took from them Sim’e-on, and bound him before their eyes. 25 4 Then J6’seph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to sive them pro- vision for the way: and thus did he unto them. 26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth. / } 28 And hesaid unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What zs this that God hath done unto us? 29 ¥ And they came unto Ja’cob their father unto the land of Ca’- naan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 The man, who its the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. : ; 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Ca’naan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the Joseph's brethren return to Jacob famine of your households, and be gone: | 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. 35 4 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundie of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 36 And Ja’cob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: J6’seph is not, and Sim’e-on is not, and ye will take Bén’ja-min away: all these things are against me. ; 37 And Reu’ben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. CHAPTER 43 43 1 Benjamin sent to Egypt. 31 Joseph feasts his brethren. ND the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of E’gypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Ji’dah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my, face, except your brother be with you. 4. If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: ; ‘ 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my . 60 Benjamin sent with brethren for corn face, except your brother be with you 6 And Is’ra-el said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? : _ 7 And they said, The man asked _ us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Js your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 8 And Ji’dah said unto Is’ra-el his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. : ; 11 And their father Is’ra-el said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honed? spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry if again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away. your other bro- ther, and Bén’ja-min. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 4 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Bén’- ja-min; and rose up, and went down to E’gypt, and stood before J0’seph. 16 And when Jo’seph saw Bén’- GENESIS, 43 ja-min with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Jé’seph bade; and the man brought the men into JO’seph’s house. 18 And the men were afraid, be- cause they were brought into JO’seph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of J6’seph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Sim/e-on out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into J6’seph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Jo’seph came at noon: for they heard that they epculd ea cok bread there. 26 ¥ And when J6’seph came home, they brought him the pres- ent which was in their hand into the house, and bowed them- selves to him to the earth. : 27 And he asked them of their 61 GENESIS, 44 welfare, and said, Js your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Bén’ja-min, his mother’s son, and said, Js this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And ‘he said, God be gracious unto _ thee, my son. 30 And Jé’seph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. 32 And they set on for him by| th himself, and for them by them- selves, and for the £-syp’tians, which did eat with him, by them- selves: because the E-g¥p’tians might not eat bread with the Hé’brews; for that is an abomi- nation unto the £-éyp’tians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birth- right, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men mar- velled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Bén’ja-min’s mess was_ five times so much as any of theirs. ' And they drank, and were merry with him. 44 CHAPTER 44 1 he eae stays his brethren. 14 Ju- h's plea for Benjamin. ND he commanded the stew- ard of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. ) 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. 6 Joseph stays his brethren And he did according to the word that Jo’seph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, JO0’seph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so oing. 6 ¥ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. } 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy serv- ants should do according to this ing: 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Ca’naan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy serv- ants it be found, both let him die, and we also wil! be my lord’s bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Bén’ja-min’s sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 4 And Ji’dah and his bre- thren came to J6’seph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And J6’seph said unto them, — 2 Judah’s plea for Benjamin What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man _as I can certainly divine? 16 And Ji’dah said, What shall _we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: be- hold, we are my iord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he said, God _ forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 18 9 Then Ja’dah came near | lif unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art evenas Pha’raoh. f 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? . 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth im. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. ' 22 And we said unto my lord, The iad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 Andit came to pass when we ‘came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. ; 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s GENESIS, 45 face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s ife; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad zs not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. CHAPTER 45 45 1 Joseph makes himself known. 9 Sends for Jacob. 21 Provides for their journey. HEN Jo’seph could not re- frain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while J6’seph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud: and the f-g¥p’tians and the house of Pha’raoh heard. ; 3 And Jé’seph said unto his brethren, I am Jo’seph; doth my 63 GENESIS, 45 father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And J6’seph said unto his bre- thren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Jo’seph your broth- er, whom ye sold into E’g¥pt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pha’raoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of E’gypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Jé6’seph, God hath made me lord of all &’g¥pt: come down unto me, tarry not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of G6’shen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s chil- dren, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: 11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy house- hold, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Bén’- ja-min, that if is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in E’gy¥pt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. , 14 And he fell upon his brother Bén’ja-min’s neck, and wept; Oe PE Rte wept upon his neck, Joseph reveals himself; sends for Jacob 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 4 And the fame thereof was heard in Pha’rach’s house, say- ing, JO’seph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pha’radh well, and his servants. 17 And Pha’/radéh said unto J6’seph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Ca’naan; 18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of £’g¥pt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of k’g¥pt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of E’gypt is yours. f 21 And the children of fs’ra-el did so: and J6’seph gave them wagons, according to the com- mandment of Pha’raoh, and gave them provision for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Bén’ja-min he gave three hun- dred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of E’gypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. 25 4 And they went up out of E’sypt, and came into the land of Ca’naan unto Ja’cob their father, 26 And told him, saying, J6’- seph is yet alive, and he is gov- ernor over all the land of B’gypt. And Ja’cob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not. 64 Jacob removes to Egypt 27 And they told him all the words of Jo’seph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Jo’seph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Ja’cob their father revived: | 28 And_iIs’ra-el said, It is enough; J6’seph my son is yet Is I will go and see him before ie. | 46 CHAPTER 46 1 Jacob moves to Egypt. 8 His family. 29 voseph meets him. ND is’ra-el took his journey with all that he had, an came to Bé’er—shé’ba, and offer- ed sacrifices unto the God of his father I’saac. ‘ 2 And God spake unto fs’ra-el in the visions of the night, and said, Ja’cob, Ja’cob. And he said, HereamI. __ 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into E’gy¥pt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 41 will go down with thee into F’gypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Jo’- seph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And Ja’cob rose up from Bé’er-shé’ba: and the sons of Is’ra-el carried Ja’cob their fath- er, and their little ones, and their Wives, in the wagons which Pha’raoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Ca’naan, and came into E’sypt, Ja’cob, and all his seed with him: 7 His sons, and his sons’ sons sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 ¥ And these are the names of ‘the children of Is’ra-el, which Came into £’zypt, Ja’cob and his “Sons: Reu’ben, Ja’cob’s first- born. _ 9 And the sons of Reu’ben; Ha’- ‘noch, and Phal’la, and Héz’ron, ‘and Car’mi. d|To’la, and Phi’vah, with him, his daughters, and his |h GENESIS, 46 10 { And the sons of Sim/’e-on; Jé-mi’el,and Ja’min, and 0’had, and Ja’chin, and Zé’har, and Sha’ul the son of a Ca’ndan-it- ish woman. 11 § And the sons of Lé’vi; Gér’shon, Ko’/hath, and Mé- | ra’rl. _12 4 And the sons of Jii’dah; Er, and O’nan, and Shé’lah, and Pha’réz, and Za’rah: but Er and O’nan died in the land of Ca4’- naan. And the sons of Pha’réz were Héz’ron and Ha’miul. 13 4 And the sons of is’sa-char; and Job; and Shim/ron. 14 q And the sons of Zéb’u-lin; Sé’red, and Elon, and Jah’lé-el. 15 These be the sons of Lé’ah, which she bare unto Ja’cob in Pa’dan—a’ram, with his daughter Di’nah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 § And the sons of Gad: Ziph’i-on, and Hag’gi, Shu’ni, and Ez’bon, E’ri, and Ar’d-di, and A-ré’li. i 17 {| And the sons of Ash’ér; Jim’nah, and Ish’u-ah, and is’- u-1, and Bé-ri’ah, and Sé’rah their sister: and the sons of Bé-ri’ah; Hé’bér, and Mal’chi-el. 18 These are the sons of Zil’- pah, whom La’ban gave to Lé’ah his daughter, and these she bare unto Ja’cob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Ra’chel Ja’cob’s wife; J6’seph, and Bén’ja-min. 20 4 And unto Jd’seph in the land of E’éypt were born Ma- nas’seh and E’phra-im, which As’e-nath the daughter of Pét’i- phé’rah priest of On bare unto im. 21 § And the sons of Bén’ja- min were Bé’lah, and Bé’chér, and Ash’bel, Gé’ra, and Na’a- man, E’hi, and Résh, Mip’pim, and Hup’pim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Ra’- chel, which were born to Ja’cob: all the souls were fourteen. 7 23 {And the sons of Dan; Hti’shim. 5 65 GENESIS, 47 24 4 And the sons of Naph’ta- ; herd li; Jah’zé-el, and Gwt’ni, and Jé’zér, and Shil’/lem. 25 These are the sons of Bil’- hah, which La’ban gave unto Ra’chel his daughter, and she bare these unto. Ja’cob: all the souls were seven. : 26 All the souls that came with Ja’cob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Ja’cob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six; 27 And the sons. of, Jo’seph, which were born him in E’gypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Ja’cob, which came into E’gypt, were threescore and ten. 28 ¥ And he sent Ji’dah before him unto J6’seph, to direct his face unto Go’shen; and they came into the land of G0d’- shen. 29 And Jo’seph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Is’- ra-el his father, to G6’shen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And is’ra-el said unto Jo’- seph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. ; ; 31 And Jo’seph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pha’raoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Ca’- naan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pha’raoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your oc- cupation? 34 That ye shall say, Thy serv- ants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now; both we, and also our fa- thers: that ye may dwell in the land of G6’shen; for every shep- Jacob presented to Pharaoh i is an abomination unto the E-gyp’tians. CHAPTER 47 47 1 Jacob presented to Pharaoh. 11 He settles in Goshen. 28 Jacob’s age. 4] PA Jo’seph came and told Pha’rath, and said, My fa- ther and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Ca’naan; and, behold, they are in the land of GOo’shen. And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and pre- sented them unto Pha’raoh. 3 And Pha’rach said unto his brethren, What is your occu- pation? And they said unto Pha’raoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. ; 4 They said moreover unto Pha’raoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy serv- ants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine zs sore in the land of Ca’naan: now there- fore, we pray thee, let thy serv- ants dwell in the land of Gd’- shen. 5 And Pha’rath spake unto Jo’seph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6 The land of £’g¥pt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Go’shen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7 And Jo’seph brought in Ja’cob his father, and set him before Pha’raoh: and Ja’cob blessed Pha’raoh. i 8 And Pha’raodh said unto Ja’- cob, How old art thou? 9 And Ja’cob said unto Pha’- raoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attaine unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 66 The famine sore in the land 10 And Ja’cob blessed Pha’- raoh, and went out from before Pha’raoh. 11 § And Jo’seph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of E’gypt, in the best of the land, in he land of Ra-mé’sés, as Pha’- raoh had commanded. 12 And J6’seph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with a according to their fami- 3 q And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of E’éypt and ail the land of Ca’- naan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Jo’seph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of E’gypt, and in the land of Ca’naan, for the corn which they bought: and Jo’seph brought the money into Pha’rach’s house. | 15 And when money failed in the land of E’gypt, and in the land of Ca’naan, all the £-g¥p’- ‘tains came unto Jo’seph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. __ 16 And Jo’seph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle unto J6’seph: and Jo’seph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, GENESIS, 47 and we and our land will be serv- ants unto Pha’raoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 20 And Jo’seph bought all the land of E’gypt for Pha’raoh; for the E-gyp’tians sold every man his field, because the famine pre- vailed over them: so the land be- came Pha/ra6ch’s. 21 And as for the people, he re- moved them to cities from one end of the borders of E’gypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pha’- rach, and did eat their portion which Pha’radh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then J6’seph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pha’- raoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow theland. 24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pha’raoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pha’racdh’s servants. 26 And Jé’seph made it a law over the land of E’gypt unto this day, that Pha’radh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pha’rash’s. - 27 4 And Is’ra-el dwelt in the land of E’gypt, in the country of GOd’shen; and they had posses- sions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Ja’cob lived in the land of E’gypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Ja’cob was an hun- dred forty and seven years. _29 And the time drew nigh that is‘ra-el must die: and he called his son J6’seph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in 67 GENESIS, 48 thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in E’gypt: 30 But I willlie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of E’/gypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Is’ra-el bowed himself upon the bed’s head. 48 CHAPTER 48 1 Joseph visits Jacob. 9 Jacob's bless- ing. 21 He foretells a return to Ca- nNaane ND it came to pass after these things, that one told Jo’- seph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Ma-nas’seh and E’phra-im. 2 And one told Ja’cob, and said, Behold, thy son, J6’seph cometh unto thee: and is’ra-el strength- ened himself, and sat upon the ed. 3 And Ja’cob said unto Jo’seph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Liz in the land of Ca’naan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and mul- tiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting posses- sion. 5 q And now thy two sons, £/phra-im and Ma-nas’seh, which were born unto thee in the land of E’/éypt before I came unto thee into E’éypt, are mine; as Reu’ben and Sim’e-on, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou be- gettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inherit- ance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Pa’dan, Ra’chel died by me in the land of Ca’naan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Eph’rath: and I buried her there in the way of Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons oaks the same is Béth’-lé- | ém. | 8 And Is’ra-el beheld J6’seph’s sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And J6’seph said unto his fa- ther, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of is’ra-el were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. i 11 And fs’ra-el said unto Jé’- seph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And J6’seph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. | _13 And Jo’seph took them both, | E’phra-im in his right hand to- ward is’ra-el’s left hand, and | Ma-nas’seh in his left hand to- ward Is’ra-el’s right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And is’ra-el stretched out | his right hand, and laid it upon E’phra-im’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Ma-nas’seh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Ma-nas’seh was the firstborn. 15 { And_he blessed J6’seph, and said, God, before whom my fathers A’bra-ham and _ I’saac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my father A’bra-ham and I’saac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Jo’seph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of E’phra-im, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from £&’phra-im’s head unto Ma-nas’seh’s head. 68 Jacob’s dying blessings 18 And J6’seph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know _ it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them_ that day, saying. In thee shall is’ra- el bless, saying, God make thee as E’phra-im and as Ma-nas’seh: and he set &’phra-im before Ma- nas’seh. 21 And {s’ra-el said unto Jo’- seph, Behold, die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fa- thers. 22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy breth- ren, which I took out of the hand of the Am’é6r-ite with my sword and with my bow. 49 CHAPTER 49 1 Jacob’s dying blessing. 29 Charge as to his burial. 33 His death. ND Ja’cob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Ja’cob; and Reece unto is’ra-el your fa- 3 4 Reu’ben, thou art my first- born, my might, and the begin- ning of my strength, the excel- lency of dignity, and the excel- lency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went ‘E to my couch. § Sim’e-on and Lé’vi are Prethten: instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. -.6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their as- GENESIS, 49 sembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. , 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Ja’cob, and scatter them in Is’ra-el. 8 { Ju’dah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. 9 Jii’dah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Jua’dah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shil6h come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people e. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his gar- ments in wine and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with vee: and his teeth white with "13 q Zéb’u-lin shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zi’don.. : 14 4 Is’sa-char 1s a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoul- der to bear, and becamea servant unto tribute. 16 {Dan shall judge his peoplps! as one of the tribes of Is’ra- 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I have waited for thy salva- tion, O LORD 19 ¥ Gad, i troop shall over- 69 GENESIS, 50 come him: but he shall overcome at the last. ' 20 § Out of Ash’ér his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. , 21 4 Naph’ta-li as a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. 22 ¥ Jo’seph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his bands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Ja’cob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Is’ra-el:) 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the bless- ings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Jd’seph, and on the crown of the head of him that was sep- arate from his brethren, 27 { Bén’ja-min shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 28 ¥ All_these are the twelve tribes of Is’ra-el: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed, them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of E’phron the Hit’tite. ati 30 In the cave that is in the field of Mach-pé’/lah, which is before Mam’ré, in the land of Ca’naan, which A’bra-ham bought with the field of E’phron the Hit’tite Death of Jacob for a possession of a burying- place. é 31 There they buried A’bra- ham and Sda’rah his wife; there they buried I’saac and Ré-bék’ah his wife; and there I buried Lé’ah. 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that zs therein was from the children of Héth. 33 And when Ja’cob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. CHAPTER 50 50 1 Burial of Jacob. 15 Joseph comforts pis reacts 22 Joseph’s age and eath. ND Jod’seph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. f 2 And Jo’seph commanded his servants the physicians to em- balm his father: and the physi- cians embalmed {s’ra-el. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are em- balmed: and the £E-éyp’tians mourned for him threescore and ten days. 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Jd’seph spake unto the house of Pha’- raoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pha’raoh, saying, 5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Ca’naan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. 6 And Pha’/raéh said, Go up and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. 7 {And Jo’seph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pha’- raoh, the elders of his house, and 70 Joseph comforts his brethren ail pure elders of the land of F's 8 her all the house of J6’seph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Go’shen. _. 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the thresh- ing-floor of A’tad, which is be- yond Jér’dan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven ays. 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Ca’naan-ites, saw the mourning in the floor of A’tad, they said, This isa griev- ous mourning to the E-gyp’tians: wherefore the name of it was called A’bel—miz’/ra-im, which is beyond Joér’dan. GENESIS, 50 17 So shall ye say unto JO’seph, Forgive, 1 pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, for- ae the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And J6’seph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. 19 And J6’seph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto 12 And his sons did unto him | them according as he commanded them: 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Ca’naan, and buried him in the cave of the| | field of Mach-pé/lah, which A’- bra-ham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of ELD the Hit’tite, before am 14 ¢ And Jé’seph returned into E’éypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 15 ¢ And when J6’seph’s breth- ren saw that their father was dead, they said, J6d’seph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him 16 And they sent a messenger unto J6’seph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 22 | And J6’seph dwelt in E’gypt, he, and his father’s house: and J6é’seph lived an hundred and ten years. 23 And Jo’seph saw E’phra- im’s children of the third gen- eration; the children also of Ma’chir the son of Ma-nas’seh were brought up upon J6’seph’s nees. 24 And J6é’seph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to A’bra-ham, to I’saac, and to Ja’cob. 25 And J6’seph took anoath of the children of Is’ra-el, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. f ; 26 So Jo’seph died, being an hundred and ten years old: an they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in E’éypt. 71 THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED . EXODUS 51 CHAPTER 1 1 Growth of Israel. 8 Oppressed by a new king. 22 Pharaoh’s cruel order. OW these are the names of the children of Is’ra-el, which came into E’gypt; every d his household came with Ja’cob. 2 ey Peus Sim/e-on, Lé’vi, and Ju’dah, 3 Is’sa-char, Bén’ja-min, 4 Dan, and Naph’ta-li, Gad, and Ash’ér. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Ja’cob were seventy souls: for J6’seph was in b’éypt already. 6 And Jo’seph died, and all his brethren, and all that genera- tion. 7 § And the children of is’ra-el were fruitful, and_ increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king Mae E’gypt, which knew not J6’seph 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the chil- dren of Is’‘ra-el are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pha’raoh treasure cities, Pi’thom and Ra-am’sés. __ 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved Zéeb’u-lin, and | because of the children of {fs’- ra-el. 13 And the E-g¥p’tians made the children of Is’ra-el to serve with rigour: 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. 15 § And the king of E’gypt spake to the Hé’brew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiph’rah, and the name of the other Pu’ah: | 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hé’- brew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of E’gypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of E’g¥pt called for the midwives, and said them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 19 And the midwives said unto Pha’raoh, Because the Hé’brew women are not as the E-gyp’tian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. 22 And Pha’raoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 72 unto | _ Birth of Moses. 52 CHAPTER 2 1 Birth of Moses. 5 How nurtured. 15 Flight to Midian. 3 ND there went a man of the house of Lé’vi, and took fo wife a daughter of Lé’vi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not long- er hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid i¢ in the flags by the river’s brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, fe wit what would be done to im. 5 § And the daughter of Pha’- taodh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by theriver’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened i, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hé’brews’ children. 7 Then said his sister to Pha’- taoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hé’- brew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pha’raoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went/d and called the child’s mother. 9 And Pha’rach’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pha’raoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name M6’ses: and she said, Becausel drew him out of the water. 11 § And it came to pass in those days, when M6’ses was grown, that he went out unto His flight to Midian 4 EXODUS, 2 | his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an £-£¥p’- tian smiting an Hé’brew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the k-gyp’tian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hé’brews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the E-gyp’tian? And MOo’ses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pha’raoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Mo’ses. But MOo’ses fled from the face of Pha’raoh, and dwelt in the land of Mid’i-an: and he sat down by a well. Ce 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their fa- ther’s flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but MOd’ses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Rew’el their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to ay? 19 And they said, An &-gyp’- tian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and water. ed the flock. 20 And he said unto his daugh- ters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And MO6’ses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave MO’ses Zip-pd’rah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gér’shém: for he said, I have been a strang- er in a strange land. EXODUS, 3 23 4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of F’gypt died: and the children of is’ra-el sighed by reason of the Brndace and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groan- | Am’6 ing, and God remembered his covenant with A’bra-ham, with I’saac, and with Ja’cob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Is’ra-el, and God had respect unto them. 53 CHAPTER 3 1 Keeper of Jethro’s flock. 2 The burn- ing bush. 9 God commissions Moses. OW MoO’ses kept the flock of Jéth’rd his father in law, the priest of Mid’i-an: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the moun- tain of God, even to HO’reb. 2 And the angel of the LORD paocared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. | 3 And M6’ses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, M6’ses, MO’ses. And he said, Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where- on thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of A’bra-ham, the God of I’saac, and the God of Ja’cob. And MOd’ses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 4 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in E’gypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 And Jam come down to de- The burning bush. God’s memorial name liver them out of the hand of the E-gyp’tians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Ca’naan- ites, and the Hit’tites, and the or-ites, and the Pér’iz-zites, eng the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u- sites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of is’ra-el is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the E-gyp’tians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pha’/raoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Is’ra-el out of E’gypt. 11 § And Mo’ses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pha’raoh, and that I should bring forth the children of is’ra- el out of E’éypt? i 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall bea token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of E’gypt, ye ona serve God upon this moun- ain. 13 And M6’ses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of fIs’ra-el, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto M6’ses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of is’ra-el, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto MO’ses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Is’ra-el, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of A’bra-ham, the God of I’saac, and the God of Ja’cob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all genera- tions. 16 Go, and gather the elders of 74 God’s commission to Moses EXODUS, 4 ee eae eae en Neale VOM ee eae es hd eed eee te Is‘ra-el_ together, and say unto|LORD hath not appeared unto them, The LORD fathers, the God of A’bra-ham, of I’saac, and of Ja’cob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of E’gypt unto the land of the Ca’- naan-ites, and the Hit’tites, and the Am/6r-ites, and the Pér’iz- zites, and the Hi’vites, and the Jéb/u-sites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of is’ra-el, unto the king of E’gypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hé’brews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. 19 4 And I am sure that the king of E’g¥pt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite E’é¥pt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the £-gy¥p’- tians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 22 But every woman shall bor- row of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the £-gyp’tians. 54 CHAPTER 4 1 Rod of Moses. 6 His leprous hand. 14 Aaron’s appointment. 21 His message to Pharaoh. ND _ Mo’ses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The God of your/t ee. 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and MOo’ses fled from before it. 4 And the LORD said unto M6’- ses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of A’bra-ham, the God of I’saac, and the God of Ja’cob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 § And the LORD said further- more unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. ; 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour if upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood up- on the dry land. . 10 ¢ And Mo’ses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 73 EXODUS, 5 be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 3 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against M6’ses, and he said, Js not Aar’on the Lé’vite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokes- man unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18 4] And MO6’ses went and re- turned to Jéth’ré his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in E’gypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jéth’ré said to M6’ses; Go in peace. 19 And the LORD said unto MOo’ses in Mid’i-an, Go, return into E’gypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 20 And Mo’ses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of E’gypt: and Md’ses took the rod of God in his hand. 21 And the LORD said unto MO’ses, When thou goest to re- turn into E’éypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pha’- raoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pha’raoh, Thus saith the LORD, Is‘ra-el is my son, even my firstborn: Moses returns to Egypt; meets Aaron 12 Now therefore go, and I will 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. 24 4 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zip-p6’rah took a4 sharp stone, and cut off the fore- skin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 27 §¥ And the LORD said to Aar’on, Go into the wilderness to meet M6o’ses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And MOo’ses told Aar’on all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29 ¢ And Mo6’ses and Aar’on went and gathered together all the pets of the children of Is’- ra-el: 30 And Aar’on spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto M6’ses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Is’- ra-el, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and wor- shipped. CHAPTER 5 55 1 Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron. 5 Israel's tasks increased. 20 Mur- murings against Moses and Aaron. ND afterward Mod’ses and Aar’on went in, and told Pha’raoh, Thus saith the LORD God of is’ra-el, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pha’rash said, Who is | the LORD, that I should obey his | voice to let Iis’ra-el go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let | Is’ra-el go. 76 Moses before Pharaoh. Tasks increased EXODUS, 6 3 And they said, The God of | both yesterday and to day, as the Hé’brews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 4 And the king of E’g¥pt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, MOo’ses and Aar’on, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pha’rash said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And Pha’rao6h commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And the tale of the bricks, ‘which they did make heretofore, | t ‘ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. : _ 9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. 10 {]And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their Officers, and they spake to the People, saying, Thus saith Pha’- raoh, I will not give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of E’gypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there Was straw. 14 And the officers of the chil- dren of {is’ra-el, which Pha’- taodh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demand- ed, Wherefore have ye not ful- filled your task in making brick heretofore? 15 4] Then the officers of the children of is’ra-el came and cried unto Pha’raoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people. 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ve are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LoRD. 18 Go therefore now, and work: for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 19 And the officers of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily ask. 20 4 And they met M6’ses and Aar’on, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pha’raoh: 21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pha’raoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. 22 And MOo’ses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil en- treated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? 23 For since I came to Pha’raoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people: neither pote thou delivered thy people at all. CHAPTER 6 56 1 The covenant renewed with Moses. 14 Genealogies. HEN the LORD said unto MO’ses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pha’raoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand Bee he drive them out of his and. 77 EXODUS, 6 2 And God spake unto MO’ses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: 3 And I appeared unto A’bra- ham, unto I’/saac, and unto Ja’- cob, by the name of God AIl- mighty, but by my name JE- HO’/VAH was I not known to them. 4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Ca’naan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Is’- ra-el, whom the E-£Yp’tians keep in bondage; and I have remem- bered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the chil- dren of is’ra-el, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the £-gyp’- tians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to youa God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the £-g¥p’tians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to A’bra- ham, to I’/saac, and to Ja’cob; and I will give it you for an heri- tage: I am the LORD. 9 J And Mo’ses spake so unto the children of Is’ra-el: but they hearkened not unto Mo’ses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pha’raoh |r king of £’éypt, that he let the eancren of Is’ra-el go out of his 2 And Mo’ses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the chil- dren of Is’ra-el have not heark- ened unto me; how then shall Pha’rash hear me, who am o uncircumcised lips? f A-bi’ht, God’s covenant renewed with Moses 13 And the LORD spake unto Mo’ses and unto Adar’on, and gave them a charge unto the chil- dren of is’ra-el, and unto Pha’- raoh king of E’gypt, to bring the children of fs’ra-el out of the land of £’éypt. 14 4 These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reu’ben the firstborn of Is’ra- el; Ha’noch, and Pal’/lu, Héz’- ron, and Car’mi: these be the families of Reu’ben. 15 And the sons of Sim’e-on; Jé-mii’el, and Ja’min, and O’had, and Ja’ chin, and Zo’har, and Sha’ul the son of a Ca’/naan-it- ish woman: these are the fam- ilies of Sim/e-on. 16 4 And these are the names of the sons of Lé’vi according to their generations; Gér’shon, and Ko’hath, and Mé-ra’ri: and the years of the life of Lé’vi were an hundred thirty and seven years. 17 The sons of Gér’shon; Lib’- ni, and Shi’mi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Ko’hath; Am/ram, and iz’har, and Hé’- bron, and WUz’zi-el: and the years of the life of K6’hath were an hundred thirty and three years. 19 And the sons of Mé-ra’ri; Ma’ha-li and Mi’shi: these are the families of Lé’vi according to their generations, 20 And Am’/ram took him Jéch’e-béd his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aar’on and M6’ses: and the years of the life of Am’ram were an hun- dred and thirty and seven years. 21 4 And the sons of iz’har; ASA and Né’pheg, and Zich’- 92 And the sons of Uz’zi-el; Mish’a-el, and El’za-phan, and Zith’ri. 23 And Aar’on took him £-lish’- e-ba, daughter of Am-min/a- dab, sister of Na-ash’on, to wife; and she bare him Na’dab, an b E-le-a’zar, and ith’a- mar. 78 Moses before Pharaoh. Rod and serpent 24 And the sons of Ko'rah; As’sir, and El’ka4-nah, and’‘A-bi’a- saph: these are the families of the K6r’hites. 25 And E-le-a’zar Aar’on’s son took him one of the daughters of Pu’ti-el to wife; and she bare him Phin’e-has: these are the heads of the fathers of the Lé’- vites according to their families. 26 These are that Aar’on and MO’ses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Is’ra-el from the land of E’sypt according to their armies. 27 These are they which spake to Pha’raoh king of £’&¥pt, to bring out the children of Is’ra-el from E’gypt: these are that Mo’ses and Aar’on. _ 28 4 And it came to pass on the _day when the LORD spake unto MO’ses in the land of E’gy¥pt, 29 That the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pha’raoh king of E’gypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And M6’ses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncir- cumcised lips, and how shall Pha’rach hearken unto me? 57 CHAPTER 7 1 Moses before Pharaoh. 8 Rod and serpent. 19 First plague. ND the LORD said unto MOo’ses, See, I have made thee a god to Pha’raoh: and Aar’on thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and A4r’on thy brother shall speak unto Pha’- raoh, that he send the children of is’ra-el out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pha’rach’s heart, and multiply my signs and sate wonders in the land of E’£y 4 But Pha’raoh shall not heark- en unto you, that I may lay my hand upon £’égypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Is’ra-el, out of the land of &’éypt by great judgments. EXODUS, 7 5 And the £-gy¥p’tians shali know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon E’gypt, and bring out the chil- dren of iIs’ra-el from among them. 6 And MO’ses and Aar’on did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. 7 And MO0’ses was fourscore years old, and Aar’on fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pha’raoh. 8 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses and unto Aar’on, saying, 9 When Pha’radh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aar’on, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pha’raoh, and it shall become a serpent. 10 § And MOo’ses and Aar’on went in unto Pha’raoh, and they did so as the LORD had com- manded: and Aar’on cast down his rod before Pha’raoh, and be- fore his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pha’rash also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of £’éypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aar’on’s rod swal- lowed up their rods. 13 And he hardened Pha’raoh’s heart, that he hearkened not un- to them; as the LORD had said. 14 { And the LORD said unto MOo’ses, Pha’radh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee Bats Pha’raoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hé’- brews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilder- 79 EXODUS, 8 ness: and, behold, hitherto thou ‘wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that isin mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the E-gyp’tians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. 19 ¥ And the LORD spake unto Md’ses, Say unto Aar’on, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of E’sypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of E’égypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. . 20 And Mod’ses and Aar’on did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pha’- raoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the &-£¥p’tians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of E’éypt. Bet 22 And the magicians of E’gypt did so with their enchantments: and Pha’raoh’s heart was hard- ened, neither did he hearken un- to them; as the LORD had said. 3 And Pha’raodh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24 And all the £-gyp’tians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of theriver. 25 And seven days were ful- filled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. Water turned to blood. Plague of frogs CHAPTER 8 1 Plagues of frogs, lice and flies. Pharaoh hardens his heart. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, Go unto Pha’raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy peo- He and upon all thy servants. 5 ¢ And the LORD spake unto MOd’ses, Say unto Aar’on, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod’ over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of E’gypt. 6 And A@r’on stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of £’g¥pt. 7 Andthemagicians didso with their enchantments, and brought Be frogs upon thelandof E’gypt. 8 § Then Pha’raoh called for Md’ses and Aar’on, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 9 And M6’ses said unto Pha’- raoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 58 32 80 Plagues of lice and flies 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And Mo’ses and Aar’on went out from Pha’radh: and MO0’ses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pha’raoh. ‘ 13 And the LorD did according to the word of Mo’ses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the elds. 14 And they gathered them to- gether upon heaps: and the land stank. 15 But when Pha’rath saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not un- to them; as the LoRD had said. 16 4 And the LoRD said unto Mo’ses, Say unto Aar’on, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that’it may become lice throughout all the land of E’gypt. 17 And they did so; for Aar’on stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of E’éypt. ; 18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. : 19 Then the magicians said un- to Pha’raoh, This is the finger of God: and Pha’raodh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 20 ¢ And the LorD said unto Mo’ses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pha’- raoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LorpD, Let my people zo, that they may serve me. — 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy 6 s EXODUS, 8 people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the £&-gyp’tians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of G6’shen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. 23 And I will put a division be- tween my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pha’raoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of E’sypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 4 And Pha’raoh called for Mo’ses and for Aar’on, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. 26 And Mod’ses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacri- fice the abomination of the E-gyp’tians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the E-gyp’tians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? _27 We. will go. three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us. 28 And Pha’raoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wil- derness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. 29 And Md’ses said, Behold, 1 go out from thee, and I will in- treat the LORD that the swarms of flies may ‘depart from Pha’- raoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pha’raoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 30 And Md’ses went out from Pha’raoh, and intreated the LORD. 31 And the Lorp did accord- ing to the word of Md’ses; and 81 EXODUS, 9 he removed the swarms of flies from Pha’raoh, from his serv- ants, and from his people; there remained not one. 32 And Pha’raoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. 59 CHAPTER 9 1 Plagues of murrain, boils and hail. 35 Pharaoh unrelenting. HEN the LORD said unto Md’ses, Go in unto Pha’- raoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hé’brews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4 And the LORD shall sever be- tween the cattle of Is’ra-el and the cattle of E’sypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Is’ra-el. _ 5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the LorD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of B’gypt died: but of the cattle of the children of is’ra-el died not one. 7 And Pha’raoh sent, and, be- hold, there was not one of the cattle of the Is’ra-el-ites dead. And the heart of Pha’radh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. ; 8 § And the LorD said unto Mo’ses and unto Aar’on, Take to -you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Mé’ses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pha’raoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of E’éypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of E’gypt. 82 Plagues of murrain and boils 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pha’- — raoh; and M6’ses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it be- came a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could not | stand before M6’ses because of the boils: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the b£-gyp’tians. 12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pha’raoh, and he heark- ened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto MO’ses. 13 § And the LORD said unto Md’ses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pha’- raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hé’- brews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself. against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in E’gypt since the foun- dation thereof even until now. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. | 20 He that feared the word of Plague of thunder and hail EXODUS, 10 the LORD among the servants of | was smitten: for the barley was Pha’raoh made his servants and|in the ear, and the flax was his cattle flee into the houses: | bolled. 21 And he that_regarded not} 32 But the wheat and the rie the word of the LORD left his| were not smitten: for they were servants and his cattle in the field. | not grown up. : 22 {| And the LORD said unto| 33 And Mo’ses went out of the Mo’ses, Stretch forth thine hand | city from Pha’raoh, and spread toward heaven, that there may | abroad his hands unto the LORD: be hail in all the land of £’é¥pt, | and the thunders and hail ceased, upon man, and upon beast, and | and the rain was not poured upon upon every herb of the field, | the earth. throughout the land of &’gypt. 34 And when Pha’rasth saw 23 And MO’ses stretched forth | that the rain and the hail and the his rod toward heaven: and the | thunders were ceased, he sinned LORD sent thunder and hail,|yet more, and hardened his and the fire ran along upon the | heart, he and his servants. ground; and the LORD rained| 35 And the heart of Pha’rash hail upon the land of £’éypt. was hardened, neither would he So there was hail, and fire|let the children of is’ra-el £03 mingled with the hail, very griev-|as the LORD had spoken by ous, such as there was none like | M6’ses. it in all the land of E’g¥pt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote through- out all the land of &’é¥pt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. ' 26 Only in the land of G6’shen, where the children of fis’ra-el were, was there no hail. 27 § And Pha’/raoh sent, and Called for M6’ses and A4r’on, and said unto them, I. have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. ; 29 And MO’ses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’S. 30 But as for thee and thy serv- ants, I know that ye will not yet i 0 fear the LORD God. which is escaped, which remain- 31 And the flax and the barley! eth unto you from the hail, and 83 , CHAPTER 10 60 1 Plagues of locusts and darkness. 27 Pharaoh’s heart still hardened. ND the LORD said unto M6’- ses, Go in unto Pha’raoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in E’gypt, and my signs which I have done among them: that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 3 And MO’ses and Aar’on came in unto Pha’raoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LorD God of the Hé’brews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast: 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that EXODUS, 10 shall eat every tree which grow- eth for you out of the field: 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy serv- ants, and the houses of all the £-g¥p’tians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pha’raoh. 7 And Pha’raéh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LorD their God: knowest thou not yet that E’Zypt is de- stroyed? 8 And MO’ses and Aar’on were brought again unto Pha’raoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Mo’ses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our. daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.: 10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look toit; for evil is before you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pha’raoh’s pres- ence. 12 4 And the LoRD said unto Mo’ses, Stretch out thine over the land of E’&ypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of E’éypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And M6’ses stretched forth his rod over the land of &’sypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land ali that day, and ail that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of B’éypt, and Plaques of locusts and darkness rested in all the coasts of E’gypt: — very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of E’/£ypt. 16 § Then Pha’raoh called for Mo’ses and Aar’on in haste; and | he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pha’- raoh, and intreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of E’é¥pt. 20 But the LorpD hardened Pha’radh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Is’ra-el go. | 21 4 And the LORD said unto MO’ses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of E’sypt, even darkness which may be hand | felt elt. 22 And Mo’ses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; an there was a thick darkness in all the land of B’gypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the chil- dren of Is’ra-el had light in their dwellings. 24 { And Pha’rach called unto MO’ses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your fiocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 84 Death of the firstborn threatened 25 And MO’ses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God: and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 27 § But the LORD hardened Pha’radh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pha’ra6h said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Mo’ses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. 61 CHAPTER 11 1 Israel to borrow jewels. 4 Death of the firstborn threatened. FAND the LORD said unto Mé’- ses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pha’raoh, and upon E’gypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man bor- row of his neighbour, and_ every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the E-gyp’tians. Moreover the man f0’ses_ was very great in the land of £’gypt, in the sight of Pha’raoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people. j 4 And MO’ses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of £/é¥pt: 5 And ail the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pha’raoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great 8 EXODUS, 11, 12 cry throughout all the land of E’gypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. ‘ 7 But against any of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a differ- ence between the &-gyp’tians and Is’ra-el. \ 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pha’radh in a great anger. 9 And the LORD said unto Mé’- ses, Pha’raoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. ! 10 And M6’ses and Aar’on did all these wonders before Pha’- radh: and the LORD hardened Pha’rach’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Is’ra-el go out of his iand. CHAPTER 12 62 1 New year changed. 3 Passover instituted. 29 Firstborn slain. . JANN the LORD spake unto MOo’ses and AAr’on in the land of E’gypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 4 Speak ye unto all the con- gregation of Is’ra-el, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without 5 EXODUS, 12 Institution of the passover blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take if out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Is’ra-el shall kill it in the evening. And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire il 4 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of £’é¥pt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of E’gypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods ' of E’gypt I will execute judg- ment: I am the LORD 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy. you, when smite the land of E’gypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordi- nance for ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever 86 I| bason; eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Is’ra-el. 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. | 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of E’gypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your gen- erations byan ordinance for ever. 18 § In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twenti- eth day of the month at even. | 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congre- | gation of Is’ra-el, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. “20 Ye shall eat nothing leaven- ed; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. | 21 § Then M6’ses called for all the elders of is’ra-el, and said unto them, Draw out and take you_a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. | 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip if in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the LORD wiil pass through to smite the E-g¥p’tians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass. over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 24 And ye shall observe this Firstborn slain. thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say un- to you, What mean ye by this ‘service? ' 27 That ye shall say, It zs the ‘sacrifice of the LORD’S passover, who passed over the houses of ‘the children of Is’ra-el in E’éypt, when he smote the E-gyp’tians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. p 28 And the children of Is’ra-el went away, and did as the LORD had commanded MOo’ses and Aar’on, so did they. 29 ¥ And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of E’eypt, from the firstborn of Pha’- taoh ‘that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. : 30 And Pha’raoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the &-gyp’tians; and there was a great cry in E’gYpt: for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 § And he called for M6’ses and Aar’on by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of is’ra-el; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 33 And the E-gyp’tians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. Y 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. Israelites thrust out EXODUS, 12 35 And the children of is’ra-el did according to the word of Mo’ ses; and they borrowed of the E-gyp’tians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the E-gyp’tians, so that they lent un- to them such things as they required. And they spoiled the E-gyp’tians. 37 § And the children of Is’ra- el journeyed from Ra-mé’sés to Stc’coth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of E’£ypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of E’gy¥pt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 ¥¢ Now the sojourning of the children of Is’ra-el, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of E’gy¥pt. 42 It is a night to be much ob- served unto the LORD for bring- ing them out from the land of E’gypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Is’ra-el in their gen- erations. 43 q And the LORD said unto MO’ses and Aar’on, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. ; 45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be 87 EXODUS, 13 eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone: thereof. 47 Ail the congregation of is’- ra-el shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is borni inthe land: forno uncircum- cised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the Selah that sojourneth among 730 Thus did all the children of Is’ra-el; as the LORD command- ed Mo’ses and Aar’on, so did ey. 51 And it came to pass the self- same day, that the LORD did bring the children of Is’ra-el out of the land of E’gypt by their armies. 63 CHAPTER 13 1 Keeping of the passover. 17 The exodus begun. 21 The piliar of cloud and also of fire. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Sanctify unto me all the first- born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of {s’ra-el, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 3 4 And M6’ses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from E’gypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. i 4 This day came ye out in the month A’bib. 5 q And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Ca’ndan-ites, and the Hit’tites, and the Am/6r-ites, and the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u-sites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with 88 Keeping of passover. Firstborn sanctified milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread shali be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 8 4 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of E’gypt. 9 And it shall befor a sign un- to thee upon thine hand, and fora memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of E’gypt. 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. Hag hd it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Ca’naan-ites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fa- thers, and shall give it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou. hast; the males shall be the LORD’S. 13 And every firstling of an ass’ thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it,’ then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 14 4 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What ts this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from E’éypt, from the house of bondage: 15 And it came to pass, wher born in the land of £’g¥pt, bot the firstborn of man, and the first- Israelites terrified at the Red Sea born of beast: therefore I sacri- fice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all pe firstborn of my children I re- eem. | 1o And it shall be for a token /upon thine hand, and for front- lets between thine eyes: for by strength ofhandtheLoRrD brought us forth out of £’é¥pt. 17 ¥ And it came to pass, when Pha’rach had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Phi- lis’tines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to E’sypt: 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Is’ra-el went up harnessed out of the land of £’gy¥pt. 19 And Mo’ses took the bones of Jo’seph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Is’ra-el, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 {| And they took their journey from Stic’coth, and encamped in E’tham, in the edge of the wil- derness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, toleadthemthe way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took-not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. 64 CHAPTER 14 1 Instructions to the Israelites. 21 Passage of the Red sea. 26 Pha- raoh’s army drowned. wAND the LORD spake unto MO6’ses, saying, _ 2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, that they turn and en- Camp before Pi’—ha-hi’roth, be- tween Mig’dol and the sea, over against Ba’al—zé’phon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pha’raoh will say of the! th EXODUS, 14 children of is’ra-el, They are en- tangled in the land, the wilder- ness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pha’rach’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pha’raoh, and upon all his host; that the £-gyp’tians may know thatI am the Lorp. And they did so. _5 § And it was told the king of k’gypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pha’raoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Is’ra-el go from serving us? And he made ready his char- iot, and took his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred cho- sen chariots, and all the chariots of E’gypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the LorD hardened the heart of Pha’raoh king of F’g¥pt, and he pursued after the children of Is’ra-el: and the children of Is’ra-el went out with an high hand. ; 9 But the £-g¥p’tians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pha’raoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi’/—ha-hi’roth, before Ba’al—zé’phon. 10 § And when Pha’rath drew nigh, the children of Is’ra-el lift- ed up their eyes, and, behold, the E-£yp’tians marched after them: and they were sore afraid: and the children of Is’ra-el cried out unto the LORD. | 11 And they said unto M6’ses, Because there were no graves in E’gypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? where- fore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of £’éypt? 12 /s not this the word that we did tell thee in £’z¥pt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the E-gyp’-tians? For it had been better for us to serve the £-£¥p’~ tians, than that we should die in e wilderness. 89 EXODUS, 15 13 § And Mo’ses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the £-gyp’tians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 § And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, that they go for- ward: 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the chil- dren of is’ra-el shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. - 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the E-gyp’tians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pha’raoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the £&-gyp’tians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pha’raoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 4 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of ts’ra-el, removed and went be- hind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the £-gyp’tians and the camp of fs’ra-el; and it was a cloud and darkness fo them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21 And Md’ses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. | 22 And the children of Is’ra-el went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters weve a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 4 And the E-gyp’tians pur- 90 Red Sea crossed. Egyptians drowned sued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pha’raoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the E-gyp’- tians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the E-gyp’tians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the £-gyp’tians said, Let us flee from the face of Is’ra-el; for the LORD fighteth for them against the E-gyp’tians. 26 4 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the E-gyp’tians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. | 27 And Mo’ses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the £-g¥p’tians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the £-£¥p’-) tians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pha’raoh that came into the sea after them; there remained noi so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Is’ra-e walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on theii right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Is’: ra-el that day out of the hand o the E-gyp’tians; and Is’ra-el saw the £-gyp’tians dead upon thi sea shore. LORD, and his servant M6’ses. CHAPTER 15 6! 1 Moses’ song. 23 Waters of Marat 27 Wells of Elim. HEN sang Mo’ses and th children of Is’ra-el this son. Songs of Moses and Miriam unto the LORD, and spake, say- ing, I will sing unto the LorD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: ‘the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salva- tion: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. 3 The LorD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. 4 Pha’raoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O LorRD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood up- right as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, Iwill pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the ‘spoil; my lust. shali be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy em. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 1 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy eeht hand, the earth swallowed 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. EXODUS, 15 14 The people shali hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take Helene: on the inhabitants of Pal- es- 15 Then the dukes of &’dom shall be amazed; the mighty men of M0’ab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the in- habitants of Ca’naan shall melt away. 16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanc- tuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established. \ 18 The LorD shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horse of Pha’radh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of is’ra-el went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 § And Mir’i-am the prophet- ess, the sister of Aar’on, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Mir’i-am answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 22 So MOo’ses brought Is’ra-el from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shir; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 § And when they came to Ma’rah, they could not drink of the waters of Ma’rah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Ma’ra 24 And the people ereenaiee against MOo’ses, saying, What shall we drink? |. 5 And he cried unto the 91 EXODUS, 16 LORD; him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved em, 26 And said, If thou wilt dili- gently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his command- ments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the £-gyp’tians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 27 4 And they came to E’lim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. 66 CHAPTER 16 1 Wilderness of Sin. 11 Sending of todo and manna. 32 An omer ep ND they took their journey from E’/lim, and all the con- gregation of the children of Is’- ra-el came unto the wilderness of Sin, which zs between E’lim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their depart- ing out of the land of E’gypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Is’ra-el mur- mured against MO’ses and Aar’- on in the wilderness: ? 3 And the children of Is’ra-el said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of E’gypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 { Then said the LORD unto MO’ses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, and the LORD shewed | Murmurings of the Israelites that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they ae daily. Mo’ses and Aar’on said unto ‘all the children of Is’ra-el, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of £’é}pt: 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmur- ings against the LORD: and what arewe,thatyemurmuragainstus? And M6’ses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you | in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your mur-| murings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against He but against the LORD. 9 ¢ And M6’ses spake unto Aar’on, Say unto all the congre- gation of the children of Is’ra-el, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aar’- on spake unto the whole congre- gation of the children of Is’ra-el, that they looked toward the wil- derness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. 11 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 12 I have heard the murmur- ings of the children of Is’ra-el: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. 13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there laya small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. _15 And when the children of Is’ra-el saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they 92 The sending of manna wist not what it was. And Mo’- ses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. 16 4 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. 17 And the children of Is’ra-el did so, and gathered, some more, some less. i 18 And when they did mete if with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man accord- ing to his eating. 19 And MO6’ses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. 20 Notwithstanding they heark- ened not unto Md’ses; but some of them left of it until the morn- ing, and it bred worms, and stank: and M6’ses was wroth with them. 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 22 4 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told M6’ses. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye wil! bake fo day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remain- eth over lay up. for you to be kept until the mornin 24 And they iaid it up till the morning, as MO’ses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm there 25 And Mé’ses ‘said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. : 26 Six days ye shall gather it; EXODUS, 17 but on the seventh day, which is ee a a in it there shall be "27 “@ And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 28 And the LORD said unto MOo’ses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? 29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh ay.. } 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 And the house of Is’ra-el called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 2 4 And M6’ses said, This is the thing which the LORD com- mandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread where- with I have fed you in the wilder- ness, when I brought you forth from the land of E’gypt. 33 AndM6’sessaid unto Aar’on, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations. 34 As the LORD commanded Md’ses, so Aar’on laid it up be- fore the Testimony, to be Kept. 35 And the children of is’ra-el did eat manna forty years, until they ¢ame to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Ca’/naan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. CHAPTER 17 67 1 Rock of Horeb smitien. 8 Battle with Amalek. 15 Moses’ altar. ye all the congregation of the children of {fs’ra-el journeyed from the wilderness of 93 EXODUS, 18 Sin, after their journeys, accord- ing to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Réph’‘i- dim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide with M6’ses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And MOd’ses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? | 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people mur- mured against MOo’ses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of E’égypt, to kill us and our children and our . cattle with thirst? 4 And MOd’ses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. 5 And the LORD said unto MO’- ses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Is‘ra-el; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest ened river, take in thine hand, and g 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in H6’- reb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And MO’ses did so in the sight of the elders of Is’ra-el. 7 And he called the name of the place Mas’sah, and Meér’i-bah, because of the chiding of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? 8 § Then came Am/a-lék, and fought with Is’ra-el in Réph’i- dim 9 And Mé’ses said unto Jésh’- u-a, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Am’a-lék: to mor- row I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine and. 10 So Joésh’u-a did as M6d’ses had said to him, and fought with Am/a-lék: and M6’ses, Aar’on, and Hair went up to the top of the lil. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses smites the rock for water MOo’ses held up his hand, that Is’ra-el prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Am’a-lék pre- vailed. 12 But Mo’ses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aar’on and Har stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Jdésh’u-a4 discomfited Am/a-lék and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the LORD said unto Md’ses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse if¢ in the ears of Josh’u-a: for I will ut- terly put out the remembrance of Am/a-lék from under heaven. 15 And Mo’ses built an altar, and calied the name of it Jé-hd’- vah-nis’si: 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Am’a-lék from generation to generation. CHAPTER 18 68 1 Visit of Jethro. 183 He counsels Moses and deparis. HEN Jéth’r6, the priest of Mid’i-an, MO’ses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Mo’ses, and for Is’ra-el his people, and_that the LORD had brought iIs’ra-el out of E’syopt; 2 Then Jéth’rd, M6’ses’ father in law, took Zip-pd’rah, Md’ses’ wife, after he had sent her back, And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gér’- shom; for he said, I have been an alien in-a strange ‘land: 4 And the name of the other was E-li-é’zér; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pha’raoh: 5 And Jéth’rd, M6’ses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto M6’ses into the wilder- 94 Jethro visits Moses and counsels him mess, where he encamped at the mount of God: 6 And he said unto M6’ses, I thy father in law Jéth’rd am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 7 4 And M6’ses went out to -qmeet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their pecttare and they came into the ent. 8 And Md’ses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pha’raoh and to the E-gyp’- tians for Is’ra-el’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. 9 And Jéth’r6 rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Is’ra-el, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the E-gyp’tians. 10 And Jéth’r6 said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the E-gyp’- tians, and out of the hand of Pha’rash, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the E-gyp’tians. _11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. 12 And Jéth’r6, Md’ses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aar’on came, and all the elders of Is’ra- el, to eat bread with M6’ses’ fa- ther in law before God. 13 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that MO’ses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by M6’ses from the morning unto the evening. j 14 And when M6’ses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What ts this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? | ‘ 15 And Mo’ses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: EXODUS, 18 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Mo’ses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing 1s too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, fo be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hun- dreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. : 22 And let them judge the peo- ple at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and Bey shall bear the burden with ee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So MOd’ses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Mo’ses chose able men out of allis’ra-el, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Md’ses, but 95 EXODUS, 19 every small matter they judged themselves. 27 4 And Mo’ses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land. 69 CHAPTER 19 1 Encampment at Sinai. 3 Moses on the mount. 19 God answers Moses from the mount. N the third month, when the children of Is’ra-el were gone forth out of the land of £’é¥pt, the same day came they info the wil- derness of Si’nai. . 2 For they were departed from Réph’i-dim, and were come fo the desert of Si’nai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Is’ra-el camped before the mount. 3 And M6o’ses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Ja’cob, and tell the children of Is’ra-el; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the &-gyp’tians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. | ; 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a pe- culiar treasure unto me above all people: forall the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Is’ra-el. 7 4 And M6’ses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD com- manded him. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And MO’ses returned the words of the people unto the LORD. 9 And the LORD said unto Mo’- ses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And M0’ Israel at Sinat. Moses on the mouni ses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 10 4 And the LORD said unto MOo’ses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to mor- row, and let them wash their third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the, sight of all the people upon mount Si/nai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds| unto the people round about, say-. ing, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: who-, soever toucheth the mount shall, be surely put to death: | 13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether} it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet sound- eth long, they shall come up to. the mount. 14.4 And M6’ses went down from the mount unto the people, : and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. | 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 16 4j And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and light- nings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17 And M6o’ses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Si’nai was alto- gether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, M6’ ses spake, and God answered by a voice. 06 The commandments given 20 And the LORD came down upon mount Si’/nAai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Mo’ses wf to the top of the mount; and M6’ses went up. ' 21 And the LORD said unto -Mo’ses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through ‘unto the LORD to gaze, and ‘taany of them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 23 And MO6’ses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Si/nai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify at. 24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aar’on with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them. 25 So Md’ses went down unot the people, and spake unto them. 70 CHAPTER 20 1 The commandments given. 22 Idola- try forbidden. 24 The aliar. ND God spake all these words, saying, 21 am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of E’gypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that ts in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God ama jealous God, visiting the iniq- uity of the fathers upon the chil- dren unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; EXODUS, 20 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou ‘shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: where- fore the LORD blessed the sab- bath day, and hallowed it. 12 § Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not kill. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. 18 § And all the people saw the thunderings, and the light- nings, and the noise of the trum- pet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto MO’ses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Mo’ses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his 7 97 EXODUS, 21 fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Mo’ses drew near unto Ai thick darkness where God 2 “q And the LORD said unto MO’ses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Is’ra-el, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 § An altar of earth thou ’ shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offer- ings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. nd if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. 71 CHAPTER 21 1 Setting forth the judgments. 17 Laws for cursers of parents. 28 Law for & an ox that gores. OW these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 2 If thou buy an Hé’brew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. | 3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. f 4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her mas- ter’s, and he shall go out by if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; i will not go out free: Setting forth the judgments 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his through with an aul; shail serve him for ever. And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the men- servants do. strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt de- ceitfully with her. 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with pee after the manner of daugh- er 10 If he take him another wife: her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. 11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money. 12 § He that smiteth aman, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand: then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come pre- sumptuously upon his neigh- bour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine’ Eee ae he may die. 5 9 And he that smiteth his lathe, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 ¢ And he that stealeth a’ man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17 4 And fhe that curseth his father, or his mother, shall sure- ly be put to death. 18 § And if men strive to- gether, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, ae he die not, but keepeth his e : 98 the woman’s ‘be punished: servant’s tooth, or Further setting forth of judgments 19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to he thoroughly healed. 20 4 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he con- linue a day or two, he shall not for he is his money. 22 ¥ If men strive, and hurt a ‘woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as husband will lay apon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 Eve for eye, tooth for tooth, jand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound ‘or penne: stripe for stripe. 26 § And if a man smite the bye of his servant, or the eye of | ‘is maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s 27 And if he smite out his man- his maid- servant’s tooth; he shall let him z0 free for his tooth’s sake. 28 § If an ox gore a man ora woman, that they die: then the a shall be surely stoned, and his esh shall not be eaten; but the ywner of the ox shall be quit. 29 But if the ox were wont to dush with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his|t owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also Shall be put to death. 30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he. shall Bive for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, EXODUS, 22 according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 32 If the ox shall push a man- servant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33 4 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; j 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. 35 4 And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide. 36 Or if it be known that the ox hatheused to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. CHAPTER 22 72 1 Further setting forth of the judgments. 20 Law for idolatry. 25 Law of USUTY. F a man shall steal an ox, ora sheep, and kill it, or sell its he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 4 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. : 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his heft. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double. 5 4 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shali he make restitution. 99 EXODUS, 22° 6 4 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 4 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods. 9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which an- other challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shail pay double unto his neigh- bour. 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 11.Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 Y And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof be| me with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. | ’ 6 | And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and | Concerning idolatry, oppression and usury lie with her, he shall surely en= dow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refusal to give her unto him, he s pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 4 Thou shalt not suffer a) pe to live. 9 4 Whosoever lieth with a bance shall surely be put to death. 20 4 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD! only, he shall be utterly de- stroyed. 21 4 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for, ye were strangers in the land of E’éypt. 22 4 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their crys| 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fa-| therless. 25 {If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by’ thee, thou shalt not be to him as an. usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 1 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge,) thou shalt deliver it unto him by, that the sun goeth down: 27 For that is his covéring| only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep?! and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28 4 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 4 Thou shalt not delay fo) offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto! 30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. , 100 ‘unto me: Three annual feasts ordained 31 4 And ye shall be holy men neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 73 CHAPTER 23 1 Judgments concluded. 14 Three » feasts. 20 Promise of an Angel. HOU shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand -with the wicked to be an un- vhateth thee lying under righteous witness. 2 4 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 4 Neither shalt thou counte- nance a poor man in his cause. 4 4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou seé the ass of him that his bur- den, and wouldest forbear to ‘help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 6 Thou shalt not wrest the ‘judgment of thy poor in his cause. 4 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. 8 9 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 ¥ Also thou shait not op- press a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye ‘were strangers in the land of 1 E’eypt. 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in \ the fruits thereof: 11 But the seventh year thou «shalt let it rest and lie still; that ‘the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vine- \ yard, and with thy oliveyard. | 12 Six days thou shalt do thy EXODUS, 23 work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 14 ¢ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month A’bib; for in it thou camest out from E’gypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingather- ing, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leav- ened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. 19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk. 20 4 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgres- sions: for my name is in him. 22 Butif thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go be- fore thee, and bring thee in unto the Am/6r-ites, and the Hit’tites, 101 EXODUS, 24 and the Pér’iz-zites, and the Ca/naan-ites, the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u-sites: and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt. not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. 25 And ye_ shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26 ¥ There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. 27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. 28 And I will send hornets be- fore thee, which shall drive out the Hi’vite, the Ca’naan-ite, and the Hit’tite, from before thee. 29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. ) 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and in- herit the land. 31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Phi-lis’tines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 32 Thoushaltmake no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. 74 CHAPTER 24 1 Moses builds an altar. 9 Ascends the mount. 18 Forty days and nights in the mount. Moses builds an altar ND he said unto MO’ses, Come up unto the LorD, thou, and Aar’on, Na’dab, and A-bi/hi, and seventy, of the elders of is’ra-el; and worship ye afar off. 2 And Mo’ses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 3 4 And Mo’ses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 4 And M6’ses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of is’ra-el. 5 And he sent young men of the children of Is’ra-el, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. 6 And Mo’ses took half of the blood, and put if in basons: and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audi- ence of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. 8 And M6’ses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. 9 § Then went up Mo’ses, and Aar’on, Na’dab, and A-bi’ht, and seventy of the elders of fs’ra-el: _10 And they saw the God of Is’ra-el: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 11 And upon the nobles of the children of fs’ra-el he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 102 The tabernacle and its furniture 12 § And the LorD said unto Mo’ses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which have written; that thou mayest teach them. f 13 And M6’ses rose up, and his minister Joésh’u-a: and Md’ses went up into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, be- hold, Aar’on and Har are with ‘vou: if any man have any mat- ters to do, let him come untothem. 15 And MOo’ses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called un- to Mo’ses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Is’ra-el. 18 And Mé’ses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and MO6’ses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 75 CHAPTER 25 4 The tabernacle and its furniture. he table. 31 The candlestick. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _2 Speak unto the children of {s’ra-el, that they bring me an offering: of every man _ that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scar- let, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, 5 And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood, ‘ 6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet in- cense, 23 EXODUS, 25 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all . the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make 7. 10 9 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and with- out shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 103 EXODUS, 26 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Is’ra-el. 23 § Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cu- bits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and over- lay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons there- of, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway. 31 4 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: beaten work shall the candle- stick be made: of his shaft, and!/b his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six branches shalt come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branch- es of the candlestick out of the other side: 33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candle- stick, 34 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 35 And there shail be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candle- stick. 36 Their knops and _ their branches shall be of the same: all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he. make it, with all these vessels. 40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount. CHAPTER 26 76 1 The tabernacle curtains. 14 Cover- ang. 15 Boards. 31 Veil for the ark TV OCREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and lue, and purple, and scarlet: 104 The table and the golden candlestick . | The curtains and the boards with cherubims of cunning | work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain _ shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the _ curtains shall have one measure. | The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the cou- pling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another. 6 And thou shait make fifty. taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: oo it shall be one tabernacle. 7 § And thou shalt make cur- tains of goats’ hair to be a cover- ing upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make. t 8 The length of one curtain Shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cu- bits: and the eleven curtains Shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops, on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that re- maineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that re- EXODUS, 26 maineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins. 15 ¢ And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up. 16 Ten cubits shail be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 17 Two tenons shail there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for ail the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side south- ward. 19 And thou shait make forty sockets of silver under the twen- ty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards: 21 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. | 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. 25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of 105 EXODUS, 27 silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 26 4 And thou.shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the taber- nacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward. 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fash- ion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount. 31 ¢ And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood over- laid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 33 { And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the] b holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candle- stick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 37 And thou shalt make for the The veil and the altar hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. CHAPTER 27 77 1 Furniture of the tabernacle. 9 The court. 18 Its measure. 20 Oil for the lamp. ND thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and- the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt over- lay it with brass. t 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof. And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with rass. 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shail they make it. 9 § And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: 10 And the twenty pillars there- of and their twenty sockets shail 106 The priesthood established be of brass; the hooks of the pei and their fillets shall be of ver ‘11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 ¥ And for the breadth of the court on the west side shail be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. i 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And on the other side shail be hangings fifteen cubits: their ale three, and their sockets 16 “a And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets our. 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 4 The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 Ail the vessels of the taber- nacle in all the service thereof, ‘and all the pins thereof, and all ay pe of the court, shall be 0 “q Ane thou shalt command the children of is’ra-el, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always 21 In the tabesiacls of the con- gregation without the veil, which is before the testimony, “Aaron EXODUS, 28 and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shail be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Is’ra-el. CHAPTER 28 78 1 The priesthood established. 15 The breastplate of twelve precious stones. 31 The sacred vestments. ND take thou unto thee Aar’on thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Is’ra-el, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aar’on, Na’dab and A-bi’ht, E-le-a’zar and Ith’a-mdar, Aar’on’s sons. 2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aar’on thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aar’on’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. 4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breast- plate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aar’on thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. 5 And they shall take gold, and Haat and purple, and scarlet, and e 64 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoul- derpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, o} blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx 107 EXODUS, 28 stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Is’ra-el: 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. 11 With the work of an engrav- er in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Is’ra-el: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memcrial un- to the children of Is’ra-el: and Aar’on shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 13 ¥ And thou shalt make ouches of gold; | i4 And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 15 4 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of. fine twined linen, shait thou make it. ; 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt set in it set- tings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a Car- buncle: this shall be the first row. 18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamona. 19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their in- closings. 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of fs’- ra-el, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a The breastplate signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 22 4 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. | 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of | the two wreathen chains thou) shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder-' pieces of the ephod before it. 26 § And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. ; 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 29 And Aar’on shall bear the names of the children of Is’ra-el in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memo- rial before the LORD continually. 30 4 And thou shalt putin the breastplate of judgment the U’rim and the Thim’mim; and they shall be upon Aar’on’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aar’on shali bear the judgment of the children of Is’ra-el upon his heart before the LORD continually. 31 4 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 108 | The sacred vestments "32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: ‘it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, ‘as it were the hole of an haber- geon, that it be not rent. 33 G And beneath upon the ‘hem of it thou shalt make pome- granates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the ‘hem thereof; and bells of gold -petween them round about: 34 A golden bell and a pome- ' granate, a golden bell and a pome- -granate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be upon Aar’on to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he ‘die not. 36 § And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon ‘it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37 And thou shalt put it on a ‘blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the ‘mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aar’on’s forehead, that Aar’on may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Is’ra-el shall hallow in all their holy gifts; ‘and it shall be always upon his forehead; that they may be ac- ‘cepted before the LORD. ) 39 F And thou shalt embroider ‘the coat of fine linen, and thou «shalt make the mitre of fine linen, -and thou shalt make the girdle of / needlework. 40 4 And for Adr’on’s_ sons thou shalt make coats, and thou «shalt make for them girdles, and ‘bonnets. shalt thou make for | them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them ‘upon Aar’on thy brother, and his “sons with him; and shalt anoint ‘them, and consecrate them, and ‘sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. | 42 And thou shalt make them EXODUS, 29 linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 43 And they shall be upon Aar’- on, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to min- ister in the holy place: that they bear not iniquity, and die: ié shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. CHAPTER 29 79 1 Consecration of priests. 36 Various offerings. 45 God’s promise to be among the Israelites. ND this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hal- low them,.to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aar’on and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 5 And thou shalt take the gar- ments, and put upon Aar’on the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breast- plate, and gird him with the curi- ous girdle of the ephod: ; 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour 7f upon his head, and anoint him. 8 And thou shalt bring his sons; and put coats upon them. 2 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aar’on and his sons, an put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aar’on and his sons. 109 EXODUS, 29 10 And thou shalt cause a bull- ock to be brought before the tab- ernacle of the congregation: and Aar’on and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bull- oOck before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put i¢ upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering. 15 § Thou shalt also take one tam; and Aar’on and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle i¢ round about upon the altar. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: itis a burnt offering unto the LORD: it 7s a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 19 § And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aar’on and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put if upon the tip of the right ear of Aar’on, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. Consecration of the priest 21 And thou shalt take of th blood that zs upon the altar, an of the anointing oil, and sprinkl it upon Aar’on, and upon his gar ments, and upon his sons, anc upon the garments of his son: with him: and he shall be hal. lowed, and his garments, and hi: sons, and his sons’ garment: with him. 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, anc the fat that covereth the inwards and the caul above the liver, anc the two kidneys, and the fat tha is upon them,and the right shoul- der; for it is a ram of consecra- tion: 23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the un- leavened bread that is before the LORD: 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aar’on, and in the hands of his sons and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offer- ing, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aar’on’s con- secration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offer- ing, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aar’on, and of that which is for his sons: 28 And it shall be Aar’on’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of fs’ra-el: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of is’ra-el of the sac- rifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. 110 ' . The altar of incense EXODUS, 30 | madi snc a TS 0 { And the holy garments of | oil; and the fourth part of an hin Aar’on shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. | 30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congrega- tion to minister in the holy place. 31 { And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aar’on and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aar’on, and to his sons, accord- ing to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 9 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 390 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: 40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten of wine for a drink offering. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and ac- cording to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an . offering made by fire unto the LORD. | 42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 43 And there I will meet with the children of Is’ra-el, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. p 44 And I will sanctify the taber~ nacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aar’on and his sons, to min- ister to me in the priest’s office. 45 § And I will dwell among the children of Is’ra-el, and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of £’gypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. CHAPTER 30 80 1 The altar. 11 Ransom money. 17 The laver. 22 The incense. yee thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown Lit EXODUS, 30 of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make if; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. ‘ 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and over- jay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 7 And Aar’on shall burn there- on sweet incense every morn- ing: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Adéar’on lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual in- cense before the LORD through- out your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange in- cense thereon, nor burnt sacri- fice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering there- on. 10 And A@r’on shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. 11 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 12 When thou takest the sum of the children of {s’ra-el after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. The laver and the incens 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when thez give an offering unto the LORD. to make an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Is’ra-el, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Is’ra-el before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. | 17 4 And the LORD spake unto MO6’ses, saying, . | 18 Thou shalt also make a’ laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tab- ernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. | 19 For Aar’on and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 When they go into the taber-' nacle of the congregation, they’ shall wash with water, that they: die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn’ offering made by fire unto the LORD: 21 So they shail wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute: for ever to them, even to him and to ‘his. seed throughout their generations. 22 4] Moreover the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, | 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shek- els, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred Shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an in: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the 112 The anointing oil and holy perfume apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, : 27 And the table and all his ves- sels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt offer- ing with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. { 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aar’on and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister un- to me in the priest’s office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the com- position of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34 4 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Take unto thee sweet Spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; fthese sweet spices With pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according tothe composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 38 Whosoever shall make like EXODUS, 31 unto that. to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. CHAPTER 31 81 1 Tabernacle workmen. 12 The sab- bath a sign. 18 Two tables of stone. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, Z See, I have called by name Bé-zal’e-el the son of U’ri, the son of Har, of the tribe of Jia’dah: 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowl- edge, and in all manner of work- manship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of tim- ber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him “A-hd'li- ab, the son of A-his’a-mach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; 7 The tabernacle of the con- gregation, and the ark of the tes- timony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furni- ture of the tabernacle, 8 And the table and his furni- ture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, 10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aar’on the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office, 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have com- manded thee shall they do. 12 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto_the children of Is’ra-el, saying, Ver- ily my sabbaths ye shall keep: 8 113 EXODUS, 32 for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 14 Ye shall .keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for who- soever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: who- soever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of is’ra-el shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Is’ra-el for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 18 9 And he gave unto M6’ses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Si/nai, two tables cf testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. 82 CHAPTER 32 1 The molten calf. 19 Moses breaks the tables. 25 The idolaters slain. ND when the people saw that M6’ses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together un- to Aar’on, and said unto him,Up, make us gods, which shall go be- fore us; for as for this MO’ses, the man that brought us up out of the land of E’gypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aar’on said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your eae and bring them unto 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were The molten cal} in their ears, and brought then unto Aar’on. 4 And he received them at thei: hand, and fashioned it with <¢ graving tool, after he had a it a molten calf: Gee they said: These be thy gods, O Is’ra-el which brought thee up out of the land of E’gypt. 5 And when Aar’on saw it, Ey built an altar before it; and Aar’- on made proclamation, and said To morrow is a feast to the morrow, and offere ings, and brought peace offer: ings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose ur ee play. 7 4 And the LORD said unt¢ Mo’ses, Go, get thee down; foi thy people, which thou brought: est out of the land of E’gypt have corrupted themselves: 8 Theyhaveturnedasidequickls out of the way which I com; manded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacri: ficed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Is’ra-el, whick have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the LorD said unte Mo’ses, I have seen this people and, behold, it is a stiffneckec people: | 10 Now therefore let me alone that my wrath may wax ho’ against them, and that I may consume them: andI will make re thee a great nation. 1 And M6’ses besought the aes his God, and said, LORD why doth thy wrath wax hoi against thy people, which thot hast brought forth out of the lanc of E’gypt with great power, anc with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the £-&¥p’- tians speak, and say, For mischie! did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and tc consume them from the face oi the earth? Turn from thy fierce 114 ath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 RememberA’bra-ham, I’saac, ‘and Is’ra-el, thyservants,to whom thou swarest by thine own self, ‘and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I ave spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people. 15 § And M6’ses turned, and Bent down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. '16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Josh’u-a heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Md’ses, Thereisanoiseof war inthe camp. 18 And he said, Jt is not the voice of them that shout for mas- tery, neither is if the voice of them that cry for being over- come: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 ¥ And it came to pass, as Soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and M6’ses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed if upon the water, and made the children of fs’ra-el drink of it. ; 21 And M6’ses said unto Aar’- on, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? 22 And A4ar’on said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. | f oses’ anger at the people’s idolatry EXODUS, 32 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Md’ses, the man that brought us up out of the land of E’gypt, we wot not what is be- come of him 24 And I mid unto them, Who- soever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and poet came out this calf. 5 ¥¢ And when M6’ses saw that ine people were naked; (for Aar’on had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies :) 26 Then M6/ses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’S side? let him come untome. And all the sons of Lé’vi gathered themselves to- gether unto him. 27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of fs’ra-el, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Lé’vi did according to the word of MO’ses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 For M6’ses had said, Con- secrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a bless- ing this day. 30 ¥ And it came to pass on the morrow, that M6’ses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Mo’ses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, ee have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 115 EXODUS, 33 33 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aar’on made. 83 CHAPTER 33 1 The tabernacle moved. 9 God talks _ with Moses. 12 Moses prays for God’s presence. ND the LORD said unto M6’- ses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of E’gypt, unto the land which I sware unto A’bra-ham, to I’saac, and to Ja’cob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel be- fore thee; and I will drive out the Ca’/naan-ite, the Am/6r-ite, and the Hit’tite, and the Pér’iz-zite, the Hi’vite, and the Jéb’u-site: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I con- sume thee in the way. 4 4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said unto MO’ses, Say unto the children of Is’ra-el, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, ue I may know what to do unto ee. 6 And the children of Is’ra-el stripped themselves of their orna- ments by the mount HO’reb. 7 And MOo’ses took the taber- nacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and The tabernacle movec called it the Tabernacle of thi congregation. nd it came t pass, that every one which sough’ the LORD went out unto the tab: ernacle of the congregation, whick was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, wher MOo’ses went out unto the taber. nacle, that all the people rose up and stood every man at his ten’ door, and looked after M6’ses until he was gone into the taber- nacle. 9 And it came to pass, as M6’ses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, ané¢ stood at the door of the taber- saa feet, the LORD talked with 0’se 10 nea all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand af the taber- nacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 1 And the LORD spake untc MOo’ses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Josh’u-a, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 4 And M6’ses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if 1 have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. ’ 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou 116 \ The tables of the law renewed goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. ; 17 And the LORD said unto MOd’ses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. 84 CHAPTER 34 1 The tables renewed. 10 God’s cove- nant. 28 Moses brings the tadles down from the mount after forty days. ND the LORD said unto M6’- ses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto | I mount Si’nai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shail come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout ail the mount; neither let the flocks nor Bers feed before that mount. 4 4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first: and EXODUS, 34 MO’ses rose up early in the morn- ing, and went up unto mount Si’nai, as the LORD had com- manded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 And the LORD passed by be- fore him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, | 7 Keeping mercy for thou- sands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And MO’ses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is 5 stiff- necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. 10 Y And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, drive out before thee the Am/6r-ite, and the Ca’naan-ite, and the Hit’tite, and the Pér’iz- zite, and the Hi’vite, and the Jéb’u-site. 12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: i 13 But ye shall destroy their 117 EXODUS, 34 altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous od: 15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; | 16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. _ 17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month A’bib: for in the month A’bib thou camest out from E’gypt. 19 Ail that openeth the matrix | h is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem Aim not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. 21 4 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in har- vest thou shalt rest. 22 ¢ And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first- fruits of wheat harvest, and the ah of ingathering at the year’s 33° 4 Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear be- fore the LORD God, the God of Iis’ra-el. 24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the 118 Moses descends from the mount; his face shines LORD thy God thrice in the year. 795 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. 26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk 27 And the LORD said unto MO’ses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Is’ra-el. 28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and _ forty nights; he did neither eat bread, | nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the’ covenant, the ten commandments. talked with him. 30 And when Aar’on and all! the children of Is’ra-el saw M6/- ses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and,they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And Mo6’ses called unto them; and Adar’on and all the rulers of the congregation re- turned unto him: and M6’ses talked with them. 32 And afterward all the chil- dren of Is’ra-el came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Si’nai. 33 And fill Mo’ses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 34 But when M6’ses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Is’ra-el that which he was com- manded. Gifts for the tabernacle _ 35 And the children of is’ra-el | saw the face of Md’ses, that the skin of M0’ses’ face shone: and MoO’ses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 85 CHAPTER 35 1 Keeping the sabbath. 4 Tabernacle offerings. 30 Workmen ready. ND Mo’ses gathered all the | _ congregation of the children of is’ra-el together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath command- ed, that ye should do them. 2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations up- on the sabbath day. 4 4 And Mo’ses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Is’ra-el, saying, This is the thing which the LORD com- manded, saying, Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: who- Soever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, 6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ air, 7 And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood, ; 8 And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, 9 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. \ 10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded; ‘ 11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,” EXODUS, 35 12 The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering, 13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, 14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, 15 And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle, 16 The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, : 17 The hangings of thecourt,his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court, 18 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, 19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aar’on the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office. 20 4 And all the congregation of the children of Is’ra-el de- parted from the presence of Md’- ses. 21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. 22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD. 23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass 119 EXODUS, 36 brought the LORD’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 And all the Women that were |: wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair. ; 27 And the rulers’ brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; | : 28 And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 29 The children of is’ra-el brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had com- mended to be made by the hand of MO’ses. 30 ¥ And M6’ses said unto the children of is’ra-el, See, the ’ LORD hath called by name Bé- zal’e-el the son of Wie the son of Hiir, of the tribe of Jia’dah; 1 And he hath filled him with ee spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowl- edge, and in all manner of work- manship; ‘ j 32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and A-ho‘li-ab, the son of A-his’a- mach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, | The workmen receive the gifts even of them that do any work, and (ae those that devise cunning work. CHAPTER 36 1 Workmen receive the Oe 8 The work goes on. 35 The veil. HEN wrought Bé-zal’e-el and A-ho’li-ab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and under- standing to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had com- manded. 2 And Mo’ses called Bé-zal’e-el and A-h6’li-ab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: 3 And they received of M6’ses all the offering, which the chil- dren of Is’ra-el had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanc- tuary, came every man from his work which they made; 5 § And they_spake unto Mé6’- ses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. 6 And M6’ses gave command- ment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let -neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make ie and too much. 8 § And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scar- let: with cherubims of cunning work made he them. 120 | | 86. The work of the tabernacle 9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cu- bits: the curtains were allof one size. 10 And he coupled the five | curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. 11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: ‘likewise he made in the utter- ‘most side of another curtain, in | the coupling of the second. 12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he “in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the sec- ond: the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made fifty taches of ‘gold, and coupled the curtains ‘one unto another with the taches: So it became one tabernacle. 14 9 And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. i 15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cu- bits was the breadth of one cur- ‘tain: the eleven curtains were of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 17 And he made fifty loops up- on the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loopsmade heupon theedgeof the curtain whichcoupleththesecond. 18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that. 20 4. And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. 21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. — 22 One board had two tenons, EXODUS, 36 equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward: 24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, , 26 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 29 And they were coupled be- neath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. 30 And there were eight boards: and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets. 31 4 And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the taber- nacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward. 33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 ¢ And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cheru- bims made he it of cunning work. i21 EXODUS, 37 36 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and over- laid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. | 37 § And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; | 38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he over- laid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass. 87 CHAPTER 37 1 Furniture of the tabernacle. 17 The candlestick. 20 Oil and incense. ND_ Bé-zal’e-el made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. i 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. . 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 {And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length three- of, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the ofher end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. Furniture of the tabernacle covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 10 4] And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. 12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold. 17 4 And he made the candle- stick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flow- ers, were of the same: 18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower: and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so through- out the six branches going out of the candlestick, 20 And in the candlestick were 9 And the cherubims spread | four bowls made like almonds, out their wings on high, and|his knops, and his flowers: 122 Furniture of the tabernacle 21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it. 22 Their knops and _ their branches were of the same: ail of it was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made_ his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 § And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; i¢ was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown there- of, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 § And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure in- cense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. 88 CHAPTER 38 1 Furniture of the tabernacle. of the offerings. ND he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length 21 Sum thereof, and five cubits. the breadth thereof; if was four- Square; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns there- of on the four corners of it; the! EXODUS, 38 horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. 4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath un- to the midst of it. 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. 6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. 8 q And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which as-~ sembled aft the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 9 ¢ And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cu- bits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twen- ty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 13 And for the east side east- ward fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that 123 EXODUS, 39 hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. c 17 And the sockets for the pil- lars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. . 18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hang- ings of the court. 19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. 20 And all the pins of the taber- nacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 21 4 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the taber- nacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the com- mandment of Mo’ses, for the service of the Lé’vites, by the hand of ith’a-mar, son to Aar’on the priest. 22 And Bé-zal’e-el the son of U’ri, the son of Har, of the tribe of Ji’dah, made all that the LORD commanded Mo’ses. 23 And with him was A-hd’li- ab, son of A-his’a-mach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an em- broiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold that was occu- pied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congrega- The sum of the offerings tion was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and up- ward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hun- dred and fifty men. 27 And of the hundred talents. of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; for a socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about. CHAPTER 39 1 The priestly vestments. views and approves. ND of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made 29 32 Moses cloths of service, to do service — in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Adar’on; as the LORD commanded M@6’ses. 2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut i¢ into wires, to work if in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, 124 an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent The breastplate and in the fine linen, with cun- ning work. 4 They made _ shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled to- gether. ; k 5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD com- manded M0O’ses. 6 { And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Iis’ra-el. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of ts’ra-el; as the LORD command- ed MO’ses. 8 And he made the breast- plate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 0 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. Bah). 10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a ‘sardius, a topaz, and a car- buncle: this was the first row. 11 And the second row, emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 4 12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jas- per: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. 14 And the stones were ac- cording to the names of the chil- dren of is’ra-el, twelve, accord- ing to their names, like the en- gravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, an | bl EXODUS, 39 of ae work of pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate. 17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fas- tened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.: ¢ 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod in- ward. 20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod under- neath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 22 | And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of ue. 23 And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. 24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells be- tween the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about be- tween the pomegranates; 26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem: of the robe to 125 EXODUS, 40 minister in: as the LORD com- manded MO’ses. 27 4 And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aar’on, and for his sons, 28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, ; 29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 30 J And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten 7¢ on high upon the mitre; as the LORD com- manded MO’ses. 2 4 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, finished: and the children of Is’ra-el did accord- ing to all that the LORD com- manded MO’ses, so did they. 33 4 And they brought the tabernacle unto M6’ses, the tent, and ali his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets, 34 And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the veil of the covering, 35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat, 36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread, | 37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, 38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet in- cense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door, 39 The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his oot, 40 The hangings of the court, Tabernacle approved by Moses ae pillars, and his sockets, and hanging for the court gate, fhe cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation, 41 The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aar’on the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office. 42 According to all that the LORD commanded M6’ses, so the children of is’ra-el made all the work. 43 And MOd’ses did look upon ali the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and M6’ses blessed them. CHAPTER 40 90 1 Rearing of the tabernacle. 13 Sancti- fication of Aaron and his sons. 34 The covering cloud. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the con= gregation. 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the taber- nacle. 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congrega- tion and the altar, and shalt put water therein. | 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 126 Tabernacle reared. Aaron sanctified 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is there- in, and shalt hallow it, and ali the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, an all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 12 And thou shalt bring Aar’on and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 13 And thou shait put upon A4r’on the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. 14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: 15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood through- out their generations. 16 Thus did M6’ses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he. 17 4 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. 18 And Md’ses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars there- of, and reared up his pillars. 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above up- on it; as the LORD commanded MO6’ses. 20 § And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the EXODUS, 40 SPAN as haa be le REL TES veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded M0O’ses. 22 4 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, up- on the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded MO’ses. 24 ¢ And he put the candle- stick in the tent of the congrega- tion, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle south- wara. 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 26 ¢ And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congrega- tion before the veil: 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD command- ed MO’ses. 28 9 And he set up the hang- ing at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the con- gregation, and offered upon it . the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD com- manded MO’ses. 30 4 And he set the laver be- tween the tent of the congrega- tion and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 31 And MO’ses and Aar’on and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: 32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded M0’ses. . 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle an the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So MOd’ses finished the work. 34 4 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LorRD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Méd’ses was not able to enter into the tent of the congre- 127 LEVITICUS, 1 gation, because the cloud abode| taken up, thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the_taber- nacle, the children of is’ra-el went onward in all their journeys: 37 But if the cloud were not The law of burnt offering then they journeyec not till the day that it was taker up. 38 For the cloud of the Lorr was upon the tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night, ir the sight of all the house ot Is’ra-el, throughout all thei: journeys. THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED LEVITICUS 91 CHAPTER 1 1 The law of burnt offerings. 10 Flocks. 14 Fowls. ND the LorD called unto Mo’ses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, _2 Speak unto the children of _is’ra-el, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 3 If his offering be a burnt . sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own volun- tary will at the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation before the LORD. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offer- ing; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and _ the priests, Aar’on’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons of Aar’on the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 8 And the priests, Adar’on’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 10 4 And if his. offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. | 11 And he shall killit on the’ side of the altar northward be- fore the LORD: and the priests, Aar’on’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 13 But he shall wash the in- wards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 14 § And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lorp be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be yaune out at the side of the altar: 128: The law of the meat offering 16 And he shall pluck away ; “his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: 17 And he shall cleave it with _ the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and _ the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it 7s a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 92 CHAPTER 2 ' 1 The law of eae offering. 13 Salt of fe he offering. ND wish any will offer a ‘ meat offering unto the Lorp, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense _ thereon: _ 2 And he shall bring it to _Aar’on’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his hand- ful of the flour thereof, and of . the oil thereof, with all the frank- incense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, fo be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: - 3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aar’on’s and ‘his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 4 9 And if thou bring an obla- tion of a meat offering baken in the oven, if shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anoint- | ay with oil. 5 q And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it ' shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil, = =o | _ 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, _and pour oil thereon: it is a meat _ offering. 7 Fs ad if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fry- -ingpan, it shall be made of fine mecut with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meat LEVITICUS, 2, 3 offering that is made of ihere things unto the LORD: and when it ispresented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memo- rial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: if is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aar’on’s and his sons’: if is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by 11 No teat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire 12 4 As for the blation of the firstfruits, ye shali offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy first- fruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. : 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frank- incense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. CHAPTER 3 93 1 The law of peace offerings. 7 A lamb. ND if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall 9 129 LEVITICUS, 4 offer it without blemish before the LORD. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aar’on’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that zs upon the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 5 And Aé@ar’on’s. sons_ shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that zs on the fire: i¢ is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 6 4 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it with- out blemish. 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it, before the LORD. ) 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aar’on’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof sound about upon the altar. ; 9 And he shall offer of the sacri- fice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, ; 10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. ; 11 And the priest shall burn it The law of the peace offering upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. 12 { And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD. 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the con- gregation: and the sons of Aar’on shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the in- wards, 15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’S. 17 It shall be a_ perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. CHAPTER 4 04 1 The law of sin offerings. 13 Made for the congregation. AY the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, __ .2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand 130 The law of the sin offering upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shali put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the taber- nacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his in- wards, and his dung 12 Even the whole unote shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where pre ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13 And if the whole congre- gation of Is’ra-el sin through ig- norance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the command- ‘ments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; LEVITICUS, 4 14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the elders of the congre- gation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bull- ock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle if seven times before the LORD, even before the veil. 18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 19 And he shall take all his fat from him,.and burn if upon the altar. 20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering. so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an. atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation. 22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ig- norance against any of the com- mandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; 23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill 131 LEVITICUS, 5 the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a Sin offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and.put if upon the The law of the trespass offering the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offer- ing, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the horns of the altar of burnt offer- | altar ing, and shall pour out his blood ae the ae of the altar of burnt offeri 26 hd he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atone- ment for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 27 G And if any one of the common people sin through ig- norance while he doeth some- what against any of the com- mandments of the LORD con- cerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shali bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female wathe out blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. - 30 And the priest shali take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fatis taken| 4 O away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn if upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall _be forgiven him. 32 And if he bring a lamb fora sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 And the. priest shall take of 35 s And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sac- rifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shali burn them upon the aitar, according to the offer- ings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shali make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. CHAPTER 5 1 Law of peas. offerings. lege. 17 Ignorance. ND if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of if; if he do not utter ié, ee he shall bear his iniquity. 2 Or if a soul touch any un- clean thing, whether it be a car- case of an unclean beast, or acar- case of unclean cattle, or the car- case of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 3 Or if he touch the unclean- ness of man, whatsoever unclean- ness if be that a man shall be de- filed withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. r if a soul swear, pronounc- ing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shail pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of if, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: 6 And he shall bring his tres- pass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb ora kid of the goats, for a sin offer- ing; and the priest shall make an 95 14 Sacri- 132 Offerings for sins of ignorance atonement for him concerning his sin. | 7 And if he be not able to bring aiamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath commit- ted, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; ‘one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder 9 Aa ne shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a ‘sin offering. 10 And he ‘shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 11 | But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he ‘put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memo- rial thereof, and burn if on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: itis a sin offering. 13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering. 14 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without LEVITICUS, 6 blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of sil- ver, after the shekel of the sanc- tuary, for a trespass offering: 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17 4 And if a soul sin, and com- mit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist if not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a tres- pass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist if not, and it shall be forgiven him. 19 Itisa trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD. CHAPTER 6 06 1 Law for sins done wittingly. 24 Laws xe of sin offerings. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; 3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sin- ning therein: 4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5 Or all that about which he 133 LEVITICUS, 6 hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more there- to, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. _ 6 And he shall bring his tres- pass offering unto the LORD, a tam without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. 8 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 9 Command A4r’on and his Sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar ail night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall put off his gar- ments, and put on other gar- ments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning init; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn there- on the fat of the peace offerings. 13 The fire shall ever be burn- ing upon the altar; it shall never £0 out. eae 14 4 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aar’on shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. 15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is | hol upon the meat offering, and shall | | The law of the burnt offering burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD. 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aar’on and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the con- gregation they shall eat it. 17 It shall not be baken with leaven, I have given it unto them for their portion of my of- ferings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 18 All the males among the children of Aar’on shall eat of it. It shail be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy. 19 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, ‘ 20 This is the offering of Aar’on and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. 21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet sa- vour unto the LORD. 22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shail offer it: if is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt. 23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten. 24 ¥ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, : 25 Speak unto Aar’on and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most 0 y. 26 The priest that offereth it 134 Laws of various offerings for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the fiesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. ' 28 Butthe earthen vessel where- in it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 29 All the males among. the ‘priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. | 30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congrega- tion to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. (97 CHAPTER 7 1 Laws of the various offerings. 12 eset ro had 28 The priests’ por- ee oe this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. ! 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shail they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: 5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: itis a trespass offering. 6 § Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. Jenne : 7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that LEVITICUS, 7 maketh atonementtherewith shall have it. 8 And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. _9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest’s that offereth it. 10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aar’on have, one as much as another. 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiv- ing, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleav- ened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafersanointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 13 Besides the cakes, he shail offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanks- giving of his peace offerings. 14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the bleod of the peace offerings. 15 And the flesh of the sacri- fice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any.of it until the morning. 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: 17 But the remainder of the fiesh of, the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings he eaten at all on the third day, it shall: not be accepted, neither 135 LEVITICUS, 83 shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abom- ination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, ali that be tlean shall eat thereof. 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any un- clean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lorp, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 22 “| And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, ; _23 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. 26 Moreover ye shail eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. ‘ 27 Whatsoever soul if be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 3 .29 Speak unto the children of is’ra-el, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his ob- lation unto the LORD of the sac- rifice of his peace offerings. The portion of the priests 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD. | 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aar’on’s and his sons’. . 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. | 33 He among the sons of Aar’e on, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, shall nave the right shoulder for his: part. 34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Is’ra-el from off the sacrifices of their peace offer= ings, and have given them unto. Aar’on the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Is’ra-el. _ 35 4] This is the portion of the anointing of Aar’on, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by | fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest’s office; 36 Which the LORD command- ed to be given them of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their gener- ations. 37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacri- fice of the peace offerings; 38 Which the LORD command- ed M6’ses in mount Si’ndi, in the day that he commanded the chil- dren of Is’ra-el to offer their ob- lations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Si’ndi. CHAPTER 8 98 1 Consecration of Aaron and his sons. 14 Their offerings. 81 Place of consecration. 136 Consecration of Aaron and his sons ND the LorD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Take Ad@ar’on and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 3 And gather thou all the con- gregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 4 And Md’ses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assem- bly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 5 And Mo’ses said unto the con- gregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done. 6 And M6’ses brought Aar’on and his sons, and washed them with water. 7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound if unto him therewith. 8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the U’rim and the Thum/mim. 9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. : 10 And M@’ses took the anoint- ing oil, and anointed the taber- nacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. 11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 12 And he poured of the anoint- ing oil upon Aar’on’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. 13 And M6’ses brought Aar’on’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, LEVITICUS, 8 and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded M6’ses. 14 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aar’on and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. |. 15 And he slew it; and Md’seg took the blood, and put if upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and puri- fied the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make recon- ciliation upon it. 16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and MO’ses burned it upon the altar. : 17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded M6’ses. 18 § And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aar’on and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. | 19 And he killed it; and M6’ses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and MO6’ses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Mo’- ses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 22 4 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aar’on and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 23 And he slew it; and MO6’ses took of the blood of it, and put if upon the tip of Aar’on’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 24 And he brought Ad@r’on’s sons, and MO’ses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right 137 LEVITICUS, 9 hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and M6d’ses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kid- neys, and their fat, and the right shoulder: 26 And out of the basket of un- leavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on fhe fat, and upon the right shoul- er: 27 And he put all upon Aar’on’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offer- ing before the LORD. 28 And M6o’ses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offer- ing: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 29 And M6’ses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was M6’ses’ part; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 30 And Mod’ses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Adar’on and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ gar- ments with him; and sanctified Aar’on, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him. ; 31 4 And MO’ses said unto Aar’on and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aar’on and his sons shall eat it. 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the Aaron’s first offerings congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. 34 Ashe hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. 36 So Aar’on and his sons did all things which the LORD com- manded by the hand of M6’ses. CHAPTER 9 99 1 First offerings of Aaron. 23 The people blessed. 24 Fire comes upon the altar. ND it came to pass on the eighth day, that MO’ses call- ed Aar’on and his sons, and the elders of is’ra-el: 2 And he said unto Aar’on, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. | 3 And unto the children of Is’- ra-el thou_shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering: and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, with- out blemish, for a burnt offering; 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you. 5 ¢ And they brought that which Mo’ses commanded be- fore the tabernacle of the congre- gation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. ; 6 And MO’ses said, This is the thing which the LORD command- ed that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. J 7 And MO’ses said unto Aar’on, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offer- 138 Burning of Nadab and Abthu ing, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. 8 § Aar’on therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for him- self. 9 And the sons of, Aar’on brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. _11 And the flesh and the hide be burnt with fire without the camp. 12 And he slew the burnt offer- ing; and Aar’on’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the tar. 13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them up- on the burnt offering on the altar. 15 4 And he brought the peo- ple’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. 17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt if upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the peo- ple: and Aar’on’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 19 And the fat of the bullock LEVITICUS, 10 and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aar’on waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as MO’ses commanded. 22 And Aar’on lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offer- ing of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offer- ings. 23 And M6’ses and Aar’on went into the tabernacle of the congre- gation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. 24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and con- sumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. CHAPTER 10 1 Burning of Nadab and Abihu. Eating of holy things. ND Na’dab and A-bi’ht, the sons of Aar’on, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then MO6’ses said unto _Aar’- on, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aar’on held his peace. _ 4 And Mo’ses called Mish’a-el and El’za-phan, the sons of Uz’- zi-el the uncle ‘of Adar’on, and said unto them, Come near, car- ry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 100 12 139 LEVITICUS, 11 Eating of holy things 5 So they went near, and car-| wave breast shall they bring with ried them in their coats out of the camp; as MO’ses had said. 6 And MO’ses said unto Aar’on, and unto E-le=-a’zar and unto ith’a-mar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of fIs’ra-el, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did accord- ing to the word of M6’ses. 8 § And the LORD spake unto Aar’on, saying, 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the taber- nacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10 And that ye may put differ- ence between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Is’ra-el all the stat- utes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of M6’ses. 12 4 And M6o’ses spake unto Aar’on, and unto E-le-a’zar and unto ith’a-mir, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. 14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shail ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace oierings of the children of Is’ra-el. the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. ete 16 § And Mb6’ses__ diligently sought the goat of the sin offer- ing, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with &-le-a’zar and Ith’a-md4r the sons of Aar’on which were left alive, saying, 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the in- iquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. | 19 And Aar’on said unto M6’ses, Behold, this day havethey offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been ac- cepted in the sight of the LORD? 20 And when MO6’ses heard thai, he was content. CHAPTER i1 Of clean and unclean meats. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses and to Aar’on, say= ing unto them 2 Speak unto the children of Iis’ra-el, saying, These are the beasts which ye shail eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the 101 hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not 15 The heave shoulder and the the hoof; he is unclean unto you, 140 — not the hoof; .cheweth the not the hoof; Concerning clean and unclean meats 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth he is unclean unto you. 6 And. the hare, because he cud, but divideth he is unclean unto you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven- footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not that are in the waters: Beech, they are unclean to you. 9g These shall ye eat of all whatso- ever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shail be an abomination unto you: 11 They shall be even an abom- ination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. 13 § And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomina- tion: the eagle, ang the ossi- frage, and the osp 14 And the Suites ed the kite after his kind; 15 Every raven after his kind; 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 17 And the little owl, and the - cormorant, and the great owl, 18 And the swan, and the peli- can, and the gier eagle, 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abom- ination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every LEVITICUS, 11 flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, ang the grasshopper after his 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shail be an abomination unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be un- clean until the even. 25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on ail four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 28 And he that beareth the car- case of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. 29 4 These also shall be un- clean unto you among the creep- ing things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 32 And upon whatsoever apis of them, when they are dead, fall, it shall be unclean; ase it be any vessel of wood, or rai- ment, or skin, or sack, whatso- 141 LEVITICUS, 12 ever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. - 33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be un- clean; and ye shall break it. 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. 35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or Pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 37 And if any part of their car- case fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. ~ j 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be un- clean until the even. 40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; are an abomination, for they | d Concerning clean and unclean meats 43 Ye shall not make your- selves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any man- ner of creeping thing that creep- eth upon the earth. 45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of E’gypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This ts the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every liv- ing creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: 47 To make a difference be- tween the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. CHAPTER 12 102 1 Of the purification of women. 6 Their offerings. AND. the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, .2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, Saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. _4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six ays. 6 And when the days of her 142 Sions and treatment of leprosy purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pi- geon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tab- ernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath borna male or a female. 8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young Pl- geons; the one for the burnt offer- ing, and the other for a sin offer- ing: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. 103 CHAPTER 13 Signs and treatment of leprosy. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses and Aar’on, saying, 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aar’on the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: 5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, be- hold, if the plague in his sight be ata stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: LEVITICUS, 13 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be some- what dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: itis buta scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: 8 And if the priest see that, be- hold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pro- nounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. 9 4 When the plague of leprosy is in a mex, then he shall be brought unto the priest; y 10 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; 11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. 12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the lep- rosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; 13 Then the priest shall con- sider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: itis all turned white: he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appear- eth in him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; t 17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the 143 LEVITICUS, 13 priest shall pronounce him clean that nae the plague: he is clean. 18 4, The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat red- dish, and it be shewed to the priest; 20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair there- of be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be some- what dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague 23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; ang the priest shall pronounce him clean. 24 4 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; 25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pro- nounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pro- | Signs and treatment of leprosy nounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. | | 28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning. 29 4 If aman or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; 30 Then the priest shall see the plague: an ehold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. : 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up. him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: 34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; 36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean 37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is blac hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the 144 _ Signs and treatment of leprosy _ priest shall him clean. 38 {If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; 39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in _ the skin of their flesh be darkish _white; it is a freckled spot that _ groweth in the skin; he is clean. 40 And the man whose hair is ‘fallen off his head, he is bald; vet is he clean. _ 41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is fore- head bald: yet is he clean. 42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, 7f the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald fore- head, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; f _ 44 He is a leprous man, he ts unclean: the priest shall pro- -nounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the ‘plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Un- clean, unclean. 4 46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. _ 47 4 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; 48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 49 And if the plague be green- ish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or ‘in the woof, or in any thing o 10 pronounce LEVITICUS, 13 skin; it is a plague of leprosy; and shall be shewed unto the priest: 50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up if that hath the plague seven days: 1 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in askin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is un- clean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; 54 Then the priest shall com- mand that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: 55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that itis washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is un- clean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the gar- ment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin if be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be de- parted from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and f | shall be clean. 145 LEVITICUS, 14 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pro- nounce it unclean. | 104 CHAPTER 14 1 Law of cleansing lepers. of leprosy. Aa the LORD spake unto M6’ses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: We shall be brought unto the priest: d 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, 2 the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; i 4 Then shall the priest com- mand to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 5 And the priest shall com- mand that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: i 6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar. wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, an shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: 7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from 33 Signs the leprosy seven times, andjh shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. . 8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shail come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven ays. 9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair of his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even ali his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he 146 The law of cleansing lepers shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. 10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a_meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. 11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 12 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a tres- pass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offer- ing before the LORD: 13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt) offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering: it zs most holy: ; 14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the tres- pass offering, and the priest shail put if upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour if into the palm of his own left and: 16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: 17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the tres- pass offering: 18 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the \ a ry 7 , - Signs of léprosy in a house priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. 19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atone- _ ment for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and after- _ward he shall kill the burnt offer- mang: — __ 20 And the priest shall offer the i _ burnt offering and the meat offer- _ ing upon the altar: and the priest _ Shall make an atonement for him, take one lamb _and he shall be clean. _ 21 And if he be poor, and can- not get so much; then he shall for a trespass _ offering to be waved, to make an _ atonement for him, and one tenth _ deal of fine flour mingled with 4 a sy a meat offering, and a log of oil; _ 22 And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt Offering. __23 And he shall bring them on _the eighth day for his cleansing _ unto the priest, unto the door of _the tahernacle of the congrega- ' tion, before the LORD. _ 24 And the priest shall take the _lJamb of the trespass offering, and ' the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering _ before the LORD: ' 25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the ‘Priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, _and put if upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 26 And the priest shall pour of the ail into the palm of his own left hand: ; _ 27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that 7s in the left hand seven times before the LORD: 28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon ‘the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon a a ia \ LEVITICUS, 14 the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: _29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LorpD. 30 And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; 31 Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a_ burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. 32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. 33 ¥ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses and unto Aar’on, saying, 34 When ye be come into the land of Ca’ndan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession: 35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: f 36 Then the priest shall com- mand that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to¥see the house: 37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or red- dish, which in sight are lower than the wall; _ 38 Then the priest shall zo out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: 39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague 147 _ of those stones; LEVITICUS, 15 be spread in the walls of the house; : 40 Then the priest shall com- mand that they take away the stones in whiclt the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: 41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: 42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. 43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; 44 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. 45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry | - them forth out of the city into an unclean place. : 46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shali be unclean until the even. q 47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. 48 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon if, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the, house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, be- cause the plague is healed. 49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 80 And he shail kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: 531 And he shall take the cedar Cleansing leprous houses wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times; 52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: 53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. : 54 This is the law for all man- ner of plague of leprosy, an scall, 55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 56 And for a rising, and fora scab, and for a bright spot: 57 To teach when if is un- clean, and when if is clean: this is the law of leprosy. CHAPTER 15 105 Unclean issues and their cleansing. ND the LoRD spake unto Md’ses and to Aar’on, say- ing, 2 Speak unto the children of is’ra-el, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. 3 And this shall be his unclean- ness in his issue: whether his fiesh run with his issue. or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash, his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 1438 Unclean issues and their cleansing 7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. 10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: _and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 11 And whomsoever he touch- eth that hath the issue, and hath ‘not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 12 And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. _13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and Shall be clean. ? 14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle- doves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them un- to the priest: 15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, ‘and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. 16 And if any man’s seed of Copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. LEVITICUS, 15 17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of cop- ulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. 19 4 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and_ bathe himself in water, and be une clean until the even. 23 And if it be on her bed, on on any thing whereon she sitteth when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. : 26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separa- tion: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and 149 LEVITICUS, 16 bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LorpD for the issue of her un- cleanness. 31 Thus shall ye separate the children of is’ra-el from their uncleanness that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them 32 This ts the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; 33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. 106 CHAPTER 16 1 Priestly vestments and offerings. 20 The scapegoat. 29 Feast of expia- tions. JN the LORD spake unto MOo’ses after the death of the two sons of Aar’on, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 2 And the LORD said unto M6o’- ses, Speak unto A4ar’on thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 3 Thus shall Aar’on come into the holy place; with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. Priestly vestments and offerings | 4 He shall put on the holy | linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 5 And he shall take of the con- gregation of the children of Is’ra-el two. kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aar’on shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tab- ernacle of the congregation. 8 And A@ar’on shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And A&r’on shall bring the goat upon which the LORD’S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go fora scapegoat into the wilderness. 11 And Aar’on shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bul- lock of the sin offering which is for himself: 12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet in- cense beaten small, and bring it within the veil: 13 And he shall put the in- cense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the in- cense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 150 The scapegoat 14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of ne blood with his finger seven imes. _ 15 4 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the peorle, and bring his blood with- ‘in the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 16 And he _ shall atonement for the holy place, be- cause of the uncleanness of the children of is’ra-el, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for. _ the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, ‘that remaineth among them in the midst of their un- cleanness. 17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congre- gation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Is’ra-el. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lorp, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the! d goat, and put if upon the horns of the altar round about. 19 And he shall sprinkle of the | h blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of is’ra-el. 20 {And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy blace, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 21 And AAar’on shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Is’ra-el, and all their trans- gressions in alli their sins, put- make an: LEVITICUS, 16 ting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wil- derness. 23 And Aar’on shall come into the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offer- ing, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin offer- ing shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their ung. 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe is flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 29 4 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that so- journeth among you: 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest 151 LEVITICUS, 17 unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: 33 And he shall make an atone- ment for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 34 And this shall be an ever- lasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of {s’ra-el for all their sins once ayear. And he did as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 107 CHAPTER 17 1 The speiakiing of blood. 10 Eating of blood forbidden. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aar’on, and unto his sons, and unto all the chil- dren of_Is’ra-el, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 3 What man soever there be of the house of is’ra-el, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the con- gregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the taber- nacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man Shall be cut off from among his peop 5 To the end that the children of Is’ra-el may bring their sacri- fices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of. the congregation, unto the priest, Eating of blood forbidden and offer them for peace offer- ings unto the LORD. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle — | | | | the blood upon the altar of the - LORD at the door of the taber- — nacle of the congregation, and | burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD 7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whor- ing. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. 8 § And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Is’ra-el, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offer- ing or sacrifice, 9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. 0 { And whatsoever, man there be of the house of Is’ra-el, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any man- ner of blood; I will even set my face against ‘that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said_unto the children of is’ra-el, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shail any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of fs’ra-el, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of is’ra-el, Ye 152 Unlawful marriages and lusts shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And every soul that eateth _ that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. 108 CHAPTER 18 Unlawful marriages and lusts. AND the LORD spake unto MO6’ses, saying, | _.2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, I -am the LORD your God. 3 After the doings of the land of E’gypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Ca’naan, whither bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. 5S Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LoRD. 6 4] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their naked- ness: I am the LORD. 7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not un- cover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy fa- ther’s wife shalt thou not un- cover: it is thy father’s naked- ness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether LEVITICUS, 18 abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 10 The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. 11 The nakedness of thy fa- ther’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kins- woman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman. 14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s bro- ther, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou. shalt not uncover her nakedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wicked- ness. 18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. 19 Also thou shalt not ap- proach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the Jire to Mo/lech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. she be born at home, or born! 22 Thou shalt not lie with 153 LEVITICUS, 19 mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself there- with: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. i 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land it- self vomiteth out her inhabitants. 26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stran- ger that sojourneth among you: 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) 28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. ; 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. 109 CHAPTER 19 Sundry laws repeated. ND the LoRD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congrega- tion of the children of is’ra-el, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. 3 4 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: your God. , 4 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor I am the LORD!b Sundry laws repeated make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. 5 9 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. 6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the mor- row: and if ought remain until 1| the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. 8 Therefore. every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 9 4 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vine- yard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God. ; 11 § Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 q¢ And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 13 ¢ Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 4 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. 15 { Ye shall do.no unright- eousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: buf in righteous- ness shalt thou judge thy neigh- our. 16 § Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy 154 | - Sundry laws repeated people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neigh- _bour: I am the LORD. 17.4 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke th neighbour, and not suffer sin upon - 18 4 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou _ Shalt love thy neighbour as thy- self: I am the LORD. 19 ¥ Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee, _ 20 §| And whosoever lieth car- nally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an hus- band, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. ; 21 And he shall bring his tres- pass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. 22 And the priest shail make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering be- fore the LORD for his sin which LEVITICUS, 20 thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. ; 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cut- tings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LorD. 29 § Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 30 | Ye shall keep my sab- baths, and reverence my sance- tuary: I am the LORD. 31 4 Regard not them that have familiar spirits. neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. 32 4 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: Iam the LorpD. J 33 4 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwell- eth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of E’gypt: I am the LORD your he hath done: and the sin which | God hehath done shall be forgivenhim. 23 4 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as un- circumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal. 25 And in the fifth year shall ye €at of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase preter : I am the LORD your od. 26 9 Ye shall not eat any oO e 35 ¢ Ye shall do no unright- eousness in judgment, in mete- yard, in weight, or in measure. 36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shail ye have: _I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of E’£y¥pt. 37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judg- ments, and do them: I am the LORD. CHAPTER 20 110 1 Divers laws and ordinances. 7 Sanc- tification. 10 Adultery. 22 Obe- dience required with holiness. . ND the LorD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 155 LEVITICUS, 20 2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Is’ra-el, Whoso- ever he be of the children of Is’ra-el, or of the strangers that sojourn in Is’ra-el, that giveth any of his seed unto Mod’lech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto MOd/lech, to defile my sanc- tuary, and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do any way hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Mo’lech, and kill him not: 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with MOd‘lech, from among their people. 6 § And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 7 § Sanctify yourselves there- fore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. 8 And ye shall keep my stat- utes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. 9 4 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. 10 § And the man that com- mitteth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that com- mitteth adultery with his neigh- bour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. ; } 11 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of Divers laws and ordinances them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13 If a man also lie with man- kind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. | 14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: | they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they: that there be no wickedness among you. 15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and yeshall slay the beast. 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s naked- ness; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her naked- ness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath un- covered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath un- covered his uncle’s nakedness? they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 156 Laws.of the priesthood 21 And if a man shall take his _ brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall _ be childless. 22 4 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you | hol from other people. 25 Ye shali therefore put dif- ference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. 27 § A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shali surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood Shall be upon them. ill CHAPTER 21 1 Laws of priesthood. 13 Marriages. 17 Bilemishes. ND the LORD said unto 4 Mo’ses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aar’on, and say unto them, There shall mone be defiled for the dead among his people: 2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his LEVITICUS, 21 son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 4 But he shall not defile him- self, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 5 They shall not make bald- ness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 6 They shall be holy unto their God, and_not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be oly. 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away fron: her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lorp, which sanctify you, am holy. 9 4 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD. bg: 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. : widow, or a _ divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, 157 LEVITICUS, 22 these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. 16 4 And the LORD spake unto M0’ses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aar’on, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath on blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a biemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a Jame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 19 Or a man that is broken- footed, or brokenhanded, 20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Adar’on the priest shall come nigh to offer the offer- ings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of is God. 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctu- aries: for [the LORD do sanctify them. h 24 And Mo’ses told it unto Aar’on, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Is’ra-el. 112 CHAPTER 22 1 Laws concerning priests and offer- ings. 26 Age of sacrifice. 29 Law of eating sacrifice. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aar’on and to his sons, that they separate them- selves from the holy things of the children of is’ra-el, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hal- low unto me: I am the LORD. Laws concerning priests and offerings 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth un- to the holy things, which the children of Is’ra-el hallow unto the LORD, having his unclean- ness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. | 4 What man soever of the seed of Aar’on is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat | of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; 6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall after- ward eat of the holy things; be- cause it is his food. 8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself there- with: I am the LORD. 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, | shali not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 12 If the priest’s daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 13 But if the priest’s daughter be a widow or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her 158 ‘youth, Concerning the Lord’s feasts she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14 4 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the ‘priest with the holy thing. 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of house of is’ra-el, eat their holy things: is’ra-el, which they offer unto the LORD; 16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they t for I the LORD do sanctify them. “17 4 And the Lor spake unto MO’ses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aar’on, and to his sons, and unto all the chil- dren of {fs’ra-el, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the r or of the strangers in Is’ra-el, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. ’ 20 But whatsoever - hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whosoever offereth a Sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no biemish therein. ; 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, er having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that may- est thou offer for a freewill offer- ing; but for a vow it shali not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not offer unto the LEVITICUS, 23 LORD that which is bruised, of crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offer- ing thereof in your land. 25 Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; be- cause their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. 26 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 28 And whether ié be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD. 31 Therefore shail ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. 32 Weither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hal- lowed among the children of Ys’ra-el: I am the LORD which haliow you, 33 That brought you out of the land of E’gypt, to be your God: I am the LORD. CHAPTER 23 113 1 Concerning the Lord's feasts. 15 The Pentecost. 26 The day of atonement. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _. _2 Speak unto the children of Iis’ra-el, and say unto them, Con- cerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sab- bath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it 159 LEVITICUS, 23 is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. 4 4 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall oe no servile work therein. 9 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying 10 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first- fruits of your harvest unto the priest: 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 13. And the meat offering there- of shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. 14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: if shall be a statute for ever throughout all your your generations in dwellings. ts of passover and pentecost And ye shall count unto cia rom the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the first= fruits unto the LORD. 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blem- ish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offer- ings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first- fruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LorD for the priest. 1 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work there- in: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 22 4§ And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gath- er any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. 23 {| And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, } 24 Speak unto the children of 160 Feasts of atonement and tabernacles month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, memorial of blowing of trump- ets, an holy convocation, 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an ‘offering made by fire unto the LORD. 26 7 And the LORD spake unto ‘Mo’ses, saying, 27 Also on the tenth day of this ‘seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an Jholy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and ‘offer an offering made by fire ‘unto the LORD. 28 And ye shall do no work in \that same day: for it is a day of ‘atonement, to make an atone- ‘ment for you before the LORD ‘your God. ; 29 For whatsoever soul it be ‘that shall not be afflicted in that ‘same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. ; | 30 And whatsoever soul, it be ‘that doeth any work in that same ‘day, the same soul will I destroy ‘from among his people. 31 Ye shall do no manner of ‘work: it shall be a statute for ‘ever throughout your genera- ‘tions in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be unto you a sab- bath of rest, and ye shall afflict ‘your souls: in the ninth day of ‘the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate ‘your sabbath. 33 9 And the LORD spake unto ‘Mo’ses, saying, ; 34 Speak unto the children of fs’ra-el, saying, The fifteenth ‘day of this seventh month shall ‘be the feast of tabernacles for “geven days unto the LORD. 35 On the first day shall be an ‘holy convocation: ye shall do no “servile work therein. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering 11 a fs‘ra-el, saying, In the seventh LEVITICUS, 24 made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: 38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, an beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD, 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of good- ly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Ye shall dwell in_ booths seven days; all that are is’ra-els ites born shall dwell in booths: 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of is’ra-el to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of E’éypt: I am the LORD your God. 44 And M6’ses declared unto the children of Is’ra-el the feasts of the LORD. CHAPTER 24 114 i The oil and shewbread. 23 Concern- ing blasphemy. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Command the children of {s’ra-el, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the 161 LEVITICUS, 25 continually. ; 3 Without the veil of the testi- mony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aar’on order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD con- tinually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. 4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. 5 § And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. : 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LorD. 7 And thou shalt put pure frank- incense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memo- rial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD contin- ually, being taken from the chil- dren of is’ra-el by an everlasting covenant. 9 And it shall be Aar’on’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a ver- petual statute. i 10 § And the son of an Is’ra-el- it-ish woman, whose father was an E-gyp’tian, went out among the children of Is’ra-el: and this son of the is’ra-el-it-ish woman and a man of {s’ra-el strove to- gether in the camp; 11 And the Is’ra-el-it-ish wom- an’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD and cursed. And they brought him unto Md’ses: (and his mother’s name was Shél’o-mith, the daughter of Dib’ri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. 13 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, The shewbread. The sabbatical yea light, to cause the lamps to burn | let all that heard him lay thei hands upon his head, and let al the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak untc the children of is’ra-el, saying Whosoever curseth his God shal bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he 17 ¢ And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. 19 And if a man cause a blem- ish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so’ shall it be done to him again. 21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger,’ as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God. 23 4 And Mo’ses spake to the children of Is’ra-el, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the. children of Is’ra-el did as the: LORD commanded MO’ses. 115. CHAPTER 25 1 The seventh year sabbath. 8 Year| of jubile. 35 Redeeming the poor. : 47 Servants redeemed. AAD the LORD spake unto . MO’ses in mount Si/nai, saying, Re | 2 Speak unto the children of fs’- ra-el, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land 14 Bring forth him that hath| keep a sabbath unto the LORD. cursed without the camp; and 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy .162 | i, The year of jubile Be ae Uae Ee, field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the and. 6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourn- eth with thee, 7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. 8 4 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sab- baths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the. seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fif- tieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. | 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grates in it of thy vine un- dressed. eee 12 For itis the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the eld. 13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. _— LEVITICUS, 25 14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and accord- ing unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: 16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for ac- cording to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 17 Ye shall not therefore op- press one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. 18 4 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 20 And if ye shali say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old stove. 23 | The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourn- ers with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a re- demption for the land. 25 9 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none 163 ~ LEVITICUS, 25 to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus. unto the man to that he may - whom he sold it; t return unto his possession. 28 But if he be not able to re- store it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall re- turn unto his possession. 29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after itis sold; within a full year may he redeem it. 30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that 7s in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go|h out in the jubile. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. 32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Lé’vites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Lé’vites redeem at any time. 33 And if a man purchase of the Lé’vites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his pos- session, Shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Lé’vites are their possession among the children of Is’ra-el. 34 But the field of the suburbs] 4 of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 35 ¢Y And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt re- lieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God: Redeeming the pe oe thy brother may live wi t ee. 37 Thou shalt not give him t money upon usury, nor lend hi thy victuals for increase. I 38 I am the LORD your Go which brought you forth out , the land of £’gYpt, to give yout land of Ca’nadan, and to be yo, God. 39 | And if thy brother fh dwelleth by thee be waxen poc and be sold unto thee; thou sh: not compel him to serve as’ bondservant: 40 But as an hired servant, a7 as a sojourner, he shall i but shalt fe: 44 Both thy bondmen, and tt bondmaids, which thou sha have, shall be of the heathen th; are round about you; of the shall ye buy bondmen and bonc maids. 45 Moreover of the children ;¢ the strangers that do sojour among you, of them shall ye bu: and of their families that are wit you, which they begat in you land: and they shall be you possession. 47 J And if a sojourner o stranger wax rich by thee, ani thy brother that dwelleth by hit 164 in. if Blessings for obedience LEVITICUS, 26 wax poor, and sell himself unto| 2 4 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s amily: 48 After that he is sold he may pe redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: + '49 Either his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself. _50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was soid to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant ‘shall it be with him. 51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. 52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and ac- cording unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. late 53 And as a yearly hired servant ‘shall he be with him: and the ‘other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 54 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go ‘out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. 55 For unto me the children of ‘ts’ra-el are servants; they are ‘my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of E’éypt: I am the LORD your God. 116 CHAPTER 26 (1 Idolatry. 3 Keeping the command- ments. 14 Penalties for disobedience. WE shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither ‘rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to pow ' down unto it: for Iam the LORD your God. and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. 3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sow- ing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7 And ye shall chase your ene- mies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 AndI will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 13 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of £’éypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14 4 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; ‘ 15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do 165 LEVITICUS, 26 all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you ter- ror, consumption, and the burn- ing ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eatit. 17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will Punish you seven times more for your sins. Y 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits, 21 4 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according Penalties for disobedient en shall bake your bread in on oven, and they shall deliver yo; your bread again by weight: an: ye shall eat, and not be satisfied 27 And if ye will not for all thi hearken unto me, but walk con trary unto me; times for your sins. 29 And ye shall eat the fles] of your sons, and the flesh o your daughters shall ye eat. _ 30 And I will destroy your higt places, and cut down your im: ages, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctu- aries unto desolation, and I wil) not smell the savour of your sweet odours. to your Sins. 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 23 And if ye will not be re- formed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 24 Then will I also walk con- trary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shali be delivered into the hand of the enemy. the staff of your bread, ten wom- ye shall have 26 And when I have broken|b shall the land enjoy: her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your ene- mies’ land; ‘even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.: 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. | 36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faint-: ness into their hearts in the lands. of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword: and they shall fali when none pursueth. 37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and no power to stand efore your enemies. 38 And ye shall perish among 166 f vows and their redemption je heathen, and the land of your nemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left of you hall pine away in their iniquity 1 your enemies’ lands; and also 1 the iniquities of their fathers hall they pine away with them. 40 If they shall confess their iquity, and the iniquity of their athers, with their trespass which hey trespassed against me, and hat also they have walked con- rary unto me; 41 And that I also have walked ontrary unto them, and have rought them into the land of heir enemies; if then their un- ircumcised hearts be humbled, ind they then accept of the pun- shment of their iniquity: 42 Then will I remember my ‘covenant with Ja’cob, and also ny covenant with I’saac, and ilso my covenant with A’bra-ham will I remember; and I will re- member the land. 43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sab- jaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my Statutes. 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their ene- mies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to de- stroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of &’éypt_in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. 46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Is’ra-el in mount Si’- nai by the hand of MO’ses. 117 CHAPTER 27 1 Of vows and their redemption. Tithes may not be changed. Is’ra-el, When a man shall make a singu- lar vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 32 LEVITICUS, 27 ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of and say unto them, 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of shekel of the sanctuary. silver, after the 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 7 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall he fif- teen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it aud the exchange thereof shall be oly. 11 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: i 12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. 167 LEVITICUS, 27 13 But if he will at all redeem 24 it, then he shall add a fifth part | field thereof unto thy estimation. 14 4 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest Shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. \ 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he sanctify his field |b after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that re- main, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be re- deemed any more. ; 21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy Of vows and their redemptic In the year of the jubile ¢] Shall return unto him , shall add a fifth part of it thereto’ or if it be not redeemed, then i shall be sold according to thy estimation. | 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD. : 31 And if a man will at all re- deem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of unto the LORD, asa field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s. 22 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession: 23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estima- tion, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lorp. whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 34 These are the command- ments, which the LoRD com- manded Mo’ses for the children of Is’ra-el in mount Si’ndi. 168 THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED NUMBERS 118 CHAPTER 1 1 The numbering. 5 Princes and number of each tribe. 47 The Levites exempt. AND the LORD spake unto : MOo’ses in the wilderness of Si’ndi, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of E’gypt, saying, 2 Take ye the sum of ail the congregation of the children of Is’ra-el, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; 3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in is’ra-el: thou and Aar’on shall number them by their armies. 4 And with you there shall bea man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fa- ers. 5 4 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reu’ben; &-li’/zur the son of Shéd’e-ur. 6 Of Sim’e-on; Shé-li’mi-el the son of Zi-ri-shad’da-i. 7 Of Ja’dah; N&h’shdn the son of Am-min’a-dab. 8 Of is’sa-char; Né-than’e-el the son of Zi’ar. | 9 Of Zéb’u-ltn; &-li’ab the son of Hé’lon. 10 Of the children of Jé’seph: of E’phra-im; -lish’a-ma the son of Am-mi’/htid: of Ma-nas’- seh; Gd-mda'li-el the son of Pé- dah/’zur. a 11 Of Bén’ja-min; Ab’i-dan the son of Gid-e-0/ni. 12 Of Dan; A-hi-é’zér the son of Am-mi-shad’da-i. | 13 Of Ash’ér; Pa’gi-el the son of Oc’ran. 14 Of Gad; E-li’a-saph the son of Det’el. 15 Of Naph’ta-li; A-hi’ra the son of E’nan. 16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in is’ra-el. 17 { And M6’ses and Aar’on took these men which are ex- pressed by their names: 18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19 As the LORD commanded Mo’ses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Si’ndi. 20 And the children of Reu’ben, is’ra-el’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, ac- cording to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and up- ward, all that were able to go forth to war; 21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reu’- ben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 22 4 Of the children of Sim’e- on, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the num- ber of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Sim’- e-on, were fifty.and nine thou- sand and three hundred. ‘ 24 4 Of the children of Gad, 169 NUMBERS, 1 by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were abie to go forth to war; 25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26 {| Of the children of Ja’dah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ja’- dah, were threescore and four- teen thousand and six hundred. 28 § Of the children of is’sa- char, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twen- ty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of is’- sa-char, were fifty and four thou- sand and four hundred. 2 30 § Of the children of Zéb’u- lin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twen- ty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war: 31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zéb’- u-ltin, were fifty and seven thou- sand and four hundred. 32 J Of the children of J6’- seph, namely, of the children of E’phra-im, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twen- ty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of E’phra-im, were forty thousand and five hundred. : 34 4 Of the children of Ma- 170 Number of each trit of them, even of the tribe of Bén’: ja-min, were thirty and five thou- sand and four hundred. 38 § Of the children of Dan by their generations, after theis families, by the house of thei fathers, according to the numbei of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war: 39 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thou- sand and seven hundred. 40 § Of the children of Ash’ér, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the numbet of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ash’- ér, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. ) 42 4 Of the children of Naph’- ta-li, throughout their genera- tions, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 44 These are those that were numbered, which M6’ses and Yaptains of the tribes ‘\4r’on numbered, and the princes if is’ra-el, being twelve men: vach one was for the house of his athers. 45 So were all those that were 1umbered of the children of Is’- ’a-el, by the house of their fa- hers, from twenty years old and spward, all that were able to go orth to war in Is’ra-el; 46 Even all they that were num- yered were six hundred thou- sand and three thousand and five qundred and fifty. 47° But the Lé’vites after the tribe of their fathers were not ‘aumbered among them. “48 For the LoRD had spoken gnto MO0’ses, saying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Lé’vi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Is’ra-el: 50 But thou shalt appoint the Lé’vites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the ves- els thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. 51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Lé’vites shall take it down: and when the tab- ernacle is to be pitched, the Lé’- vites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. | 52 And the children of Is’ra-el shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout ‘their hosts. 53 But the Lé’vites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of {fs’ra-el: and the 'Lé’vites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 54 And the children of Is’ra-el did according to all that the BORD commanded MO’ses, so did ey. -and E-li/ab NUMBERS, 2 CHAPTER 2 119 1 Captains of tribes. 10 Order of the camps. ND the LORD spake unto . Mo’ses and unto Aar’on, saying; _2 Every man of the children of Is’ra-el shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Ja’dah pitch throughout their armies: and N&h’shon the son of Am-min’a-dab shall be captain of the children of Ja’dah. 4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall _be the tribe of is’sa-char and Né-than’e-el the son of Zi’ar shall be captain of the children of Is’sa-char. 6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, weve fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zéb’u-lun: the son of Hé’lon shall be captain of the children of Zéb/u-ltin. 8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Ja’dah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hun- dred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. 10 § On the south side shail be the standard of the camp of Reu’ben according to their ar- mies: and the captain of the chil- dren of Reu’ben shall be £-li’/zur the son of Shéd’e-ur. 11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five | hundred. 171 NUMBERS, 2 Order of the camz 12 And those which pitch by | thirty and five thousand and fom him shall be the tribe of Sim’e-| hundred. on: and the captain of the chil-| 24 All that were numbered c¢ dren of Sim’e-on shall be Shé-| the camp of £’phra-im were a lu’mi-el the son of Zu-ri-shad’-| hundred thousand and eigh da-i. thousand and an hundred 13 And his host, and those that | throughout their armies. _ An ‘were numbered of them, were|they shall go forward in th fifty and nine thousand and three | third rank. | hundred. 25_§| The standard of the cam; 14 Then the tribe of Gad: and | of Dan shall be on the north sid) the captain of the sons of Gad| by their armies: and the Captaiy Shall be E-li’a-sdph the son of | of the children of Dan shall bi evel. A-hi-6’zér the son of Am-mi. 15 And his host, and those that | shad’da-i. . were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reu’ben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their ar- mies. And they shall set forthin the second rank. 17 4 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Lé’vites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set for- ward, every man in his place by their standards. ; 18 4 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E’phra-im according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of E’phra-im shall be £-lish’- a-ma the son of Am-mi’htd. 19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 And by him shail be the tribe of Ma-nas’seh: and the captain of the children of Ma-nds’seh shall be Ga-ma’li-el the son of Pé-dah/’zur. 21 And his host, and those that Were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. i 22 Then the tribe of Bén’ja- min: and the captain of the sons of Bén’ja-min shall be Ab’i-dan the son of Gid-e-6’ni. E 23 And his host, and those that | 34 And the children of is’ra-el were numbered of them, were! did according to all that the 172 20 And his host, and those tha, were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand anc seven hundred. : 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Ash’ér, and the captain of the children oj Ash’ér shall be Pa’éi-el the sor of Oc’ran. - : 28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. | 29 ¥ Then the tribe of Naph’- ta-li: and the captain of the chii- dren of Naph’ta-li shall be A-hi’- ra the son of E’nan. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. | 31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hun- dred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shail go hindmost with their standards. 32 9 These are those which were numbered of the children of Is’ra-el by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps through- out their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. ~ 33 But the Lé’vites were not numbered among the children of Is’ra-el; as the LORD command- ed MO’ses. he Levitical families ‘ORD commanded MO6’ses: so aey pitched by their standards, ad so they set forward, every ne after their families, accord- ag to the house of their fathers. | 20 CHAPTER 3 “The Levitical families. 21 Their number and charges. 40 Freedom |. of the firstborn. THESE also are the genera- Z tions of Aadr’on_and Mo’ses the day that the LORD spake vith M6’ses in mount Si’nai. 2 And these are the names of he sons of Aar’on; Na’dab the irstborn, and A-bi’hu, E-le-a’zar, ind ith’a-mdr. 3 These are the names of the jons of Aar’on, the priests which were anointed, whom he conse- ated to minister in the priest’s yitice. \4 And Na’dab and A-bi’/ht died jefore the LORD, when they of- ered strange fire before the JORD, in the wilderness of Si’- aai, and they had no children: md -le-a’zar and_ ith’a-mar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aar’on their father. 5 ¢ And the LORD spake unto Mo’ses, saying, | 6 Bring the tribe of Lé’vi near, and present them before Aar’on the priest, that they may minister unto him. : 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. _8 And they shail keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of is’ra-el, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give the Le’- vites unto Aar’on and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Is’ra-el. 10 And thou shalt appoint ‘Aar’on and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh ‘nigh shall be put to death. NUMBERS, 3 11 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 12 And I, behold, I have taken the Lé’vites from. among the children of Is’ra-el instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Is’=- ra-el: therefore the Lé’vites shall be mine; 13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I> smote all the firstborn in the land of E’gypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in is’ra-el, both man and beast: mine shall they be: Iam the LORD. 14 4 And the LORD spake unto Mo’ses in, the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Lé’vi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shait thou number them. 16 And M6’ses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Lé’vi by their names; Gér’shon, and Ko’hath, and Mé-ra’r1. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gér’shon by their families; Lib’ni, and Shim/e-1i. 19 And the sons of K6o’hath by their. families; Am/’ram, , and iz’e-har, Hé’bron, and U2’zi-el. 20 And the sons of Mé-ra’ri by their families; Mah’li, and Mu’- shi. These are the families of the Lé’vites according to the house of their fathers. ; 21 Of Gér’shdn was the family of the Lib’nites, and the family of the Shim‘ites; these are the families of the Gér’shon-ites. 22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the num- ber of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. | i 23 The families of the Gér’- shon-ites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. 24 And the chief of the house ) 8 NUMBERS, 3 of the father of the Gér’shon- ites shall be E-li’a-saph the son of La’el. 25 And the charge of the sons of Gér’shén in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hang- ing for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof, 27 4 And of Kod’hath was the family of the Am/ram-ites,and the family of the Iz’e-har-ites, and the family of the Hé’bron-ites, and the family of the Uz’zi-el- ites: these are the families of the K6’hath-ites. 28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and up- ward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge | b of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons of Ko’hath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Ko’hath-ites shall be £-liz’a- phan the son of tz’zi-el. 31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof. 32 And &-le-a’zar the son of Aar’on the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Lé’vites, and Number and charges of the Levit servet, thereto, : 37 And the pillars of the cour round about, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords. 38 § But those that encam; before the tabernacle toward thi east, even before the tabernacli of the congregation eastward shall be Mo’ses, and Aar’on anc his sons, keeping the charge 0. the sanctuary for the charge o the children of is’ra-el;_ and thi — 39 All that were numbered o} the Lé’vites, which MO6’ses anc Aar’on numbered at the com. mandment of the LORD, through- out their families, all the males from a month old 1 thou shalt take the Lé’vites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of is’ra-el; ‘and the cattle of the Lé’vites instead of have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33 é6-ra’ri_was the fam- ily of the Mah’lites, and the family of the Mi’shites: these are the families of Mé-ra’ri. 34 And those that were num- bered of them, according to the b number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. month all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of is’ra-el, And M6’ses numbered, as the LORD commandeé him, all the firstborn among the children of Is’ra-el, 43 And all the firstborn males y the number of names, from a old and upward, of these that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand. 174 On moving the tabernacle two hundred and _ threescore and thirteen. 44 J And the LORD spake unto ‘Mo’ ses, Saying, 45 Take the Lé’vites instead of ‘ali the firstborn among the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, and the cattle of the Lé’vites instead of their cattle; ind the Lé’vites shail be mine: Tam the LORD. 46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred ‘and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Js‘ra-el, which are more than the Lé’vites; 47 Thou shalt even take five ‘shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) 48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd num- ber of them is to be redeemed, unto Aar’on and to his sons. 49 And Mo’ses took the re- ‘demption money of them that were redeemed by the Lé’vites: 50 Of the firstborn of the chil- dren of iIs’ra-el took he the money; a thousand three hun- ‘dred ana: threescore and _ five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 51 And M6’ses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Adar’on and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded MO6’ses. 121 CHAPTER 4 41 On moving the tabernacle. of the Levites. WD the LorD spake unto ~M6’ses and unto Adéar’on, saying, 2 Take the sum of the sons of K6’hath from among the sons of Lé’vi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 17 Service ‘were over and above them that | NUMBERS, 4 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Ko’/hath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: 5 4 And when the camp setteth forward, Aar’on shali come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and Shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 7 And upon the table of shew- bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover with- al: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snufidishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and ae put if upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue. and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, where- with they minister in the sanc- tuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar: 13 And they shali take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 14 And they shall put upon it ali the vessels thereof, where- with they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all 175 NUMBERS, 4 the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it. t 15 And when A4ar’on and his sons have made an end of cover- ing the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Ko’hath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of K6’hath in the tabernacle of the congrega- tion. 16 4 And to the office of E-le- a’zar the son of Aar’on the priest bertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, i anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 17 ¥ And the LORD spake unto M6’ses and unto Aar’on, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the K6’hath-ites from among the Lé’vites: 19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aar’on and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 21 ¥ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gér’sh6n, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gér’shon-ites, to | b serve, and for burdens: 25 And they shall bear the 17 and the|d Service of the Levite curtains of the tabernacle, ani the tabernacle of the congrega tion, his covering, and the cover ing of the badgers’ skins that i above upon it, and the hangin; for the door of the tabernacle o the congregation, | 26 And the hangings of thi court, and the hanging for thi door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle anc by the altar round about, anc their cords, and all the instru. ments of their service, and al that is made for them: so shal they serve. ‘ 27 At the appointment 0! Aar’on and his sons shall be al the service of the sons of the Gér’shon-ites, in all their bur- ens, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gér’shén in the tabernacle of the congre- gation: and their charge shail be under the hand of ith’a-mér the son of Aar’on the priest. 29 4 As for the sons of Mé-ri’- ri, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old Shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the ser- vice, to do the work of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instru- ments of the charge of their urden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Mé-ra’ri, 6 Service of the Levites - according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, under the hand of Ith’a- 'm&ar the son of Aéar’on the _ priest. _ 34 § And Mo’ses and Aar’on and the chief of the congregation ‘numbered the sons of the K6’- _hath-ites after their families, and after the house of their fathers. | 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the ‘tabernacle of the congregation: __36 And those that were num- -bered of them by their families were two thousand seven hun- dred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Ko’hath-ites, all that might do Service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which M6’ses and Aar’on did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Md’ses. 38 And those that were num- bered of the sons of Gér’shon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were num- bered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gér’shon, of all that might do service in the taber- nacle of the congregation, whom MOo’ses and Aar’on did number according to the commandment of the LORD. 42 * And those that were num- bered of the families of the sons of Mé-ra’ri, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the 42 NUMBERS, 5 service, for the work in the taber- nacle of the congregation, 44 Even those that were num- bered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Mé-ra’ri, whom M6’ses and Aar’on numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of M6’ses. 46 All those that were num- bered of the Lé’vites, whom MO’ses and Aar’on and the chief of Is’ra-el numbered, after their families. and after the house of their fathers, | 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were num- bered of them, were eight thou- sand and five hundred and four- score. 49 According to the command- ment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Mo’ses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they num- bered of him, as the LORD com- manded MO’ses. CHAPTER 5 1 Cleansing the camps. 5 Recompens- ing trespasses. 11 Trial of jealousy. AbD the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _2 Command the children of Is’ra-el, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whoso- ever is defiled by the dead: 3 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. | 4 And the children of fs’ra-el did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LorD spake unto M6’ses, so did the children of Is’ra-el, 122 177 NUMBERS, 5 5 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _6 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against Trial of jealousy thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remem- brance. 16 And the priest shall bring her ce, and set her before the the LORD, and that person be| LO guilty; 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give if unto him against whom he hath trespassed. 8 But if the man have no kins- man to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recom- pensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atone- ment shall be made for him. 9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of ts’ra-el, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 10 And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any a giveth the priest, it shall be 11 T And ie LORD spake unto MO’ses, sayin 12 Speak ato the children of fs’ra-el, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 13 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: | And or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: 15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shail pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense 7 ned the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; ' and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put if into the water: 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: | 19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: 20 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy hus- band, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband: 21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; 22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make fhy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: the woman shall say, A- mén’, a-mén’. | 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: 24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse 178 The law of the Nazarites ' shall enter into her, and become - bitter. 25 Then the priest shall take ‘the jealousy offering out of the -Wwoman’s hand, and shall wave | the offering before the LORD, and : (pier it upon the altar: 26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even ‘the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink ‘the water. _.27 And when he hath made ‘her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass ‘against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. 28 And if the woman be not ‘defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall con- ceive seed. 2 29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside fo an- other instead of her husband, ‘and is defiled; |.30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and “shall set the woman before the ‘LORD, and the priest shall ‘execute upon her all this law. | Then shall the man. be ‘guiltless from iniquity, and this ‘woman shall bear her iniquity. 123 CHAPTER 6 1 Law of the Nazarites. 22 Form of blessing the people. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of is’‘ra-el, and say unto them, hen either man or woman shall ‘separate themselves to vow a ‘vow of a Naz’a-rite, to separate ‘themselves unto the LORD: 3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and ‘shall drink no vinegar of wine, NUMBERS, 6 or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 4 All the days of his separa- tion shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow 6 All the days that he sep- arateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. 7 He shall not make himseif unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: be- cause the consecration of his God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separa- bi he is holy unto the LORD. 9 And if any man die very miidenls by him, and he hath defiled the Read of his consecra- tion; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for hi for that he sinned by the dead and shall hallow his head that same day. 12 And he shall consecrate un- to the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a tres- pass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, be- cause his separation was defiled. 13. 4 And this is the law of the WNaz’a-rite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he 179 NUMBERS, 7 shall be brought unto the door of ‘teat tabernacle of the congre- gatio 14 And he shall offer his offer- ing unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year with- out blemish for a_ sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, 15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. 16 And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: 17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offer- ing, and his drink offering. 18 And the Naz’a-rite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his sep- aration, and put if in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Naz’a-rite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: 20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the WNaz’/a-rite may drink wine. 21 This is the law of the Naz’- a-rite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he Form of blessing the people must do after the law of his) separation. 22 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aar’on and unto his sons, saying, On this wise. ye shall bless the children of Is’ra-el, saying unto them, 24 The LorD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make his face, shine upon thee, and be gracious | unto thee: 26 The LorpD lift up _ his! countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my’ name upon the children of’ is’ra-el; and I will bless them. | CHAPTER 7 124) 1 Offerings of the princes at the dedica-' pare of the altar. 89 God speaks to OS€S. ND it came to pass on the’ day that Md’ses had fully’ set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels’ thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 2 That the princes of is’ra-el,’ heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: | 3 And they brought their offer- ing before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4 And the LORD spake unto | MO’ses, saying, 5 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the’ tabernacle of the congregation; | and thou shalt give them unto the Lé’vites, to every man’ according to his service. 6 And Md’ses took the wagons sed the oxen, and gave them unto the Lé’vites. | 180 . : “Offerings of princes at dedication Of altar - NUMBERS, 7 | 7 Two wagons and four oxen|of the sanctuary; both of them he gave unto the sons of Gér’- -shon, according to their service: - 8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of \Mé-ra’ri, according unto their Service, under the hand of | Ith’a-mdr the son of Aar’on the priest. 9 But unto the sons of Ké’hath he gave none: because the ser- ‘vice of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. 10 {And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offer- ing before the altar. 11 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 4 And he that offered his offering the first day was Nah’- shon the son of Am-min’a-dab, of the tribe of Ji’dah: 13 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight there- of was an hundred and thirty Shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: 15 One young bullock, one ram, ‘one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 16 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 17 And fora sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ndh’shon the son of Am- min’a-dab. 18 4 On the second day Né- than’e-el the son of Zi’ar, Prince of Is’sa-char, did offer: 19 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight Whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bow! of Seventy shekels, after the shekel full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 20 One spoon of gold of ten Shekels, full of incense: 21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 22 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 23 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Neé-than’e-el the son of Ziu’ar. 24 § On the third day £-li’ab the son of Hé/lon, prince of the children of Zéb’u-lin, did offer: 25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 26 One golden spoon of ten Shekels, full of incense: 27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 28 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 29 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of E-li’ab the son of Hé’lon. _ 30 § On the fourth day E-li’zur the son of Shéd’e-ur, prince of the children of Reu’ben, did offer: f 31 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hun- dred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offer- ing: 32 One golden spoon of ten Shekeis, full of incense: 33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 181 NUMBERS, 7 34 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 35 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of £-li’zur the son of Shed/’e-ur. 36 { On the fifth day Shé-li’- mi-el the son of Zt-ri-shad’da-i, prince of the children of Sim/’e- on, did offer: ; 37 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: {40 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 41 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shé-li’mi-el the son of Zi-ri- shad’da-i. - | 42 9 On the sixth day E-li’a- saph the son of Deti’el, prince of the children of Gad, offered: 43 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hun- dred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 44 One golden spoon of ten Shekels, full of incense: 45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 46 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: ; 47 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of &-li’a-saph the son of Dei’el. 48 § On the seventh day f-lish’a-ma the son of Am-mi’- Offerings of princes at dedication of altar hud, prince of the children of { ] | E’phra-im, offered: 49 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them fuli of fine flour mingled with oil fora meat offering: 50 One golden spoon of ten Shekels, full of incense: | 51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 52 One kid of the goats for a. sin offering: | 53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of &-lish’a-ma the son of Am- mi/hiud. 54 § On the eighth day offered Ga-ma'li-el the son of Pé-dah’- zur, prince of the children of Ma-nas’seh: | | 55 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hun- dred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ga-ma/li-el the son of Pé- dah’zur. ; : 60 7 On the ninth day Ab’i- dan the son of Gid-e-0/ni, prince of the children of Bén’ja-min, offered: ; ‘ 61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy 182 | Offerings of princes at dedication of altar _shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: - 62 One golden spoon of ten _ shekels, full of incense: - 63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, _ for a burnt offering: _ 64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: _ 65 And for a sacrifice of peace | offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering | of Ab’/i-dan the son of Gid-e-6/ni. 66 4 On the tenth day A-hi- €’zér the son of Am-mi-shad’- | da-i, prince of the children of Dan, offered: } 67 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 68 One golden spoon of ten | Shekels, full of incense: | 69 One young bullock, one ‘tam, one lamb of the first year, ‘for a burnt offering: 70 One kid of the goats for a ‘sin offering: 71 And for a sacrifice of peace ‘offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the (first year: this was the offering ‘of A-hi-é’zér the son of Am-mi- 'shad/’da-i. |.72 4 On the eleventh day Pa’- ‘gi-el the son of Oc’ran, prince of the children of Ash’ér, offered: | 73 His offering was one silver (charger, the weight whereof was ‘an hundred and thirty shekels, ‘one silver bowl of seventy ‘shekels, after the shekel of the ‘sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a “meat offering: 74 One golden spoon of ten \Shekels, full of incense: 75 One young bullock, one ram, NUMBERS, 7 one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 76 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pa’gi-el the son of Oc’ran. _78 § On the twelfth day A-hi’ra the son of E’nan, prince of the children of Naph’ta-li, offered: 79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 80 One golden spoon of ten Shekels, full of incense: 81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of A-hi’ra the son of E’nan. 84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Is’ra-el: twelve chargers of sil- ver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 85 Each charger of _ silver weighing an hundred and thirty Shekels, each bowl seventy: ail the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred Shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 86 The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hun- dred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their 183 NUMBERS, 8 meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the. peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when MO’ses was gone into the tabernacle of the congre- gation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speak- ing unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. 125 CHAPTER 8 1 Lighting of the lamps. 5 Separation of the Levites. 23 Term of their Services. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, Saying, 2 Speak unto Aar’on, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Af@r’on did so; _ he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 4 And this work of the candle- stick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pat- tern which the LORD had shewed MO’ses, so he made the candle- stick. 5 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 6 Take the Lé’vites from among the children of Is’ra-el, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make them- selves clean. 184 Separation of the Levites 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oii, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Lé’vites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Is’ra-el to- gether: 10 And thou shalt bring the Lé’vites before the LORD: and the children of Is’ra-el shail puttheir hands upon the Lé’vites: 11 And Aar’on shall offer the Lé’vites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Is’ra-el, that they may execute the service of the LORD. 12 And the Lé’vites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Lé’vites. 13 And thou shalt set the Lé’- vites before Aar’on, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Lé’vites from among the children» of {s’ra-el: and the Lé’vites shall ' be mine. 15 And after that shall the Lé’- vites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and | offer them for an offering. 16 For they are wholly given’ unto me from among the children’ of Is’ra-el; instead of such as open every womb, even instead’ of the firstborn of all the children| of Is’ra-el, have I taken them u for myself. 18 And I have taken the Lé’- vites for all the firstborn of the children of Is’ra-el. “Concerning the passover 19 And I have given the Lé’-| vites as a gift to Aar’on and to _ his sons from among the children of Is’ra-el, to do_the service of the children of Is’ra-el in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of fs’ra-el: that there be no plague among the children of Is’ra-el, when the children of Is’ra-el come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20 And M6’ses, and Adar’on, and all the congregation of the ‘children of fs’ra-el, did to the Lé’vites according unto all that ‘the LORD commanded M6’ses concerning the Lé’vites, so did the children of Is’ra-el untothem. 21 And the Lé’vites were puri- ‘fied, and they washed their (clothes; and A4r’on offered them as an offering before the LORD; and A4r’on made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 And after that went the Lé’vites in to do their service in ‘the tabernacle of the congrega- d tion before Adar’on, and before ‘Ris sons: as the LORD had com- ‘manded MO’ses concerning the Lé’vites, so did they unto them. 23 § And the LORD spake unto ‘MO’ses, saying, | 24 This is it that belongeth un- ‘to the Lé’vites: from twenty and ‘five years old and upward they ‘shall go in to wait upon. the Service of the tabernacle of the ‘congregation: | 25 And from the age of fifty ‘years they shall cease waiting ‘upon the service thereof, and ‘shall serve no more: 26 But shall minister with their ‘brethren in the tabernacle of the congrégation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus ‘shalt thou do unto the Lé’vites touching their charge. 126 CHAPTER 9 1 Concerning the passover. ‘ directing cloud. 15 The NUMBERS, 9 7 the LORD spake unto .& MO’ses in the wilderness of Si/nai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Let the children of {s’ra-el also keep the passover at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: accord- ing to all the rites of it, and ac- cording to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. And Mo’ses spake unto the children of Is’ra-el, that they should keep the passover. 5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Si’/nai: according to all that the LORD commanded MO’ses, so did the children of Is’ra-el. 6 § And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Mo’- ses and before Aar’on on that ay: 7 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of aman: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his ap- pointed season among the chil- dren of Is’ra-el? 8 And MOd’ses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command con- cerning you. 9 ¢ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, : _10 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleaven- ed bread and bitter herbs, , 12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any 185 NUMBERS, 10 bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shali keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and for- beareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: be- cause he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed sea- son, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger shall so- journ among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; ac- cording to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 15 4 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testi- mony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appear- ance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of is’‘ra-el journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Is’ra-el pitched their tents. 18 At the commandment of the LorRD the children of Is’ra-el journeyed, and at the command- ment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. 19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of is’ra-el kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. 20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and accord- The directing cloud ing to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 21 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the taber- nacle, remaining thereon, the children of Iis’ra-el abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they jour- neyed. 23 At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of MO’ses. CHAPTER 10 1 Use of the trumpets. from Sinai to Paran. of Moses. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou may- est use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the jour- neying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Is’ra-el, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. 6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shail take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. — 7 But when the congregation 1S 127 1i Journey 33 Blessing 186 Journey from Sinai to Paran to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aar’on, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. 9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that op- presseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your glad- ness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offer- ings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: Iam the LORD your God. | 11 § And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Is’ra-el took their journeys out of the wilderness of Si’nai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pa’ran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the com- mandment of the LORD by the hand of MO’ses. 14 4 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the chil- dren of Ja’dah according to their armies: and over his host was apie the son of Am-min’a- ab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Is’sa-char was Né-than’e-el the son of Zi’ar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zéb’u-lin was E-li’ab the son of Hé’lon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gér’shoén and the sons of Mé- ra’ri set forward, bearing the tabernacle. NUMBERS, 10 18 4 And the standard of the camp of Reu’ben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was E-li’zur the son. of Shéd’e-ur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Sim/’e-on was Shé-li’mi-el the son of Zt-ri- shad’da-i. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was E-li’a- saph the son of Det’el. 21 And the K6’hath-ites set for- ward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tab- ernacle against they came. 22 4 And the standard of the camp of the children of E’phra-im set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Seu ane the son of Am-imi’- ud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Ma-nas’seh was Ga-ma’li-el the son of Pé- dah’zur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Bén’ja-min was Ab’/i-dan the son of Gid-e- 0’ni. 25 4 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was A-hi-é’zér the son of Am-mi- shad’da-i. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of, Ash’ér was Pa’zi-el the son of Oc’ran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naph’ta-li was A-hi’ra the son of E’nan. ( 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Is’ra-el accord- ing to their armies, when they set forward. f 29 § And Mo’ses_said unto H6’bab, the son of Ra-gii’el the Mid’i-an-ite, M6’ses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Is’ra-el. 187 NUMBERS, 11 30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou may- est be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 33 § And they departed from ‘the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went be- fore them in the three days’ jour- ney, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that M6d’ses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and them that hate thee flee before ee. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Is’ra-el. 128 CHAPTER 11 1 Lusting for fiesh. 10 Complaint of Moses. 16 The seventy elders. 31 Quails sent. pon when the people com- plained, it .displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Mo’ses; and when Mo’ses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. 3. And he called the name of the place Tab’e-rah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. 4 %4And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lust- ing: and the children of fs’ra-el also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? _ The people lust for flesh 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in E’gypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: ‘ 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna was as cor- iander seed, and the colour there- of as the colour of bdellium. 8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat 7¢ in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 10 § Then Mo’ses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Mé6’- ses also was displeased. 11 And Mo6o’ses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and where- fore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as @ nursing father beareth the suck- ing child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? 13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because if is too heavy for me. rf 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. : 16 4 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Is’ra-el, whom thou knowest to be the 188 © Quails are sent elders of the people, and officers over them;- and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, that they may stand there | with thee. 17 And I will come down and | talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 18 And say thou unto the peo- ple, Sanctify yourselves against | to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in E’gypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither | ten days, nor twenty days: 20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: | because that ye have despised the have wept before LORD which is among you, and him, saying, Why came we forth out of | E/é¥pt? 21 And M6’ses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hun- | Mo’ses, dred thousand footmen; and | thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for | them, to suffice them? 23 And the LORD said unto Is the LORD’sS hand waxed short? thou shait see now whether my word shall come to | pass unto thee or not. 24 4 And MOo’ses went out, and told the people the words of the and LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, set them round about the tabernacle. ,_25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, 4 189 NUMBERS, 11 and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave if unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was El’dad, and the name of the other Mé’dad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophe- sied in the camp. 27 And there ran a young man, and told M6’ses, and said, El’dad and Meé’dad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Jésh’u-a the son of Nun, the servant of MO’ses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Mb6’ses, forbid em. 29 And Mo’ses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LoRD’S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them! 30 And M6’ses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Is’ra-el. 31 4 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s jour- ney on the other side, roun about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. 32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gath- ered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. 33 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. NUMBERS, 12, 13 34 And he called the name of t that place Kib/roth—hat-ta’a- vah: because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 And the people journeyed from Kib’roth—hat-ta’a-vah unto Ha-zé/roth; and abode at Ha- zé’roth. 129 CHAPTER 12 1 Sedition of Miriam and Aaron. Miriam healed of leprosy. ND Mir’i-am and Aé€ar’on spake against M0o’ses be- cause of the E-thi-0’pi-an woman whom he had married: for he had married an _ E-thi-0’pi-an woman. _2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by M6’ses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard i?t, 3 (Now the man MOo’ses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) 4, And the LORD spake sud- denly unto Mod’ses, and unto Aar’on, and unto Mir’i-am, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. : And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aar’on and Mir’i-am: and they both came forth. 6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LorD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. ; 7 My servant M6’ses is not so, who is faithfulin all mine house. 8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant MO0’ses? 9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. 10 And the cloud departed from 10 Sedition of Miriam and Aaron off the tabernacle; and, behold, Mir’i-am became leprous, white as snow: and Adar’on looked upon Mir’i-am, and, behold, she was leprous. 11 And Aar’on said unto M6’=- ses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. | 12 Let her not be as one deadst of whom the flesh is half con- sumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb. 13 And Mo’ses_ cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. | 14 § And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, If her father had but spit. in her face, should she not- be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. And Mir’i-am was shut out! from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Mir’- i-am was brought in again. 16 And afterward the neoolee removed from Ha-zé’roth, and pitched in the wilderness of Pa’ran. CHAPTER 13 130) 1 Spies sent owt. 21 Their journey and report. ND the LorD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Ca’naan, which I give unto the children of Is‘ra-el: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And MOo’ses by the command- ment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Pa’ran: all those men were heads of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el. 4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reu’ben, Shams mut’a the son of Zac’cur. 5 Of the tribe of Sim’e-on, Sha’- phat the son of H6’ri. 6 Of the tribe of Ja’dah, ete the son of Jé-phitin’neh. 190 Spies sent to Canaan 7 Of the tribe of is’sa-char, Bet the son of JO’seph. x the tribe of E’phra-im, O-shé’a the son of Nun. | 9 Of the tribe of Bén’ja-min, -Pal’ti the son of Ra’phu. 10 Of the tribe of Zéb/u-lun, Gad’di-el the son of SO’di. 11 Of the tribe of Jo’seph, namely, of the tribe of Ma-nas’- seh, Gad’di the son of S@’si. 12 Of the tribe of Dan, Am’mi-el the son of Gé-mai'li. 13 Of the tribe of Ash’ér, Sé’- thur the son of Mi’chaél. 14 Of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, Nah’bi the son of Véph’si. 15 Of the tribe of Gad, Gé-i ‘el the son of Ma’chi. 16 These are the names of the men which MO6’ses sent to spy out the land. O-shé’a the son of Nin And Mo’ses called Jé- hésh’u-a. 17 § And Mo’ses sent them to spy out the land of Ca/naan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. 21 9 So they went up, and searched the land from the wil- derness of Zin unto Ré’hob, as ‘men come to Ha’math. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hé’bron; where A-hi’/man, Shé’shai, and Tal’mai, the children of A’nak, were. (Now Hé’bron was built seven years before Z06’an in Egypt.) NUMBERS, 13 23 And they came unto the brook of Esh’col, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegran- ates, and of the figs. 24 The place was called the brook Esh’col, because of the cluster of grapes which the chil- dren of Is’ra-el cut down from thence. 25 And they returned from soca of the land after forty day 26 “a And they went and came to MOo’ses, and to Aar’on, and to all the congregation of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, unto the wilder- ness of Pa’ran, to Ka’desh; and brought back word urto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honeys; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are wailed, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of A’nak there. 29 The Am/a-lék-ites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hit’tites, and the Jéb’u-sites, and the Am/6r-ites, dwell in the moun- tains: and the Ca’naan-ites dwell He thee sea, and by the coast of or ‘A 30 rer Caleb stilled the Peo- ple before MO’ses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it 31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children o Is’ra-el, saying, Theland, through which we have gone to search. it, is a land that eateth up the in- 191 NUMBERS, 14 habitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of A’nak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. 131 CHAPTER 14 1 The people murmur. 13 Moses intercedes. 26 God’s sentence. ND all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of is’- ra-el murmured against Md’ses and against Adr’on: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of E’gypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into E’/gypt? 4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into E’gypt. 5 Then MO6’ses and Aar’on fell on their faces before all the as- sembly of the congregation of the children of is’ra-el. 6 § And Josh’u-a the son of Nun, and Ca’leb the son of Jé- phin’neh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Is’- ra-el, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. | 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed People murmur at spies’ evil report from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones, And the glory of the LORD ap- peared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the chil-| dren of is’ra-el. 11 § And the LORD said unto MO6’ses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? 12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 3 § And M6’ses said unto the | LORD, Then the E-gyp’tians- shall | hear zt, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 ¥¢ Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my LORD be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, 18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving in- iquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fa- thers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. 19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercys 192 God’s sentence on the people and as thou hast forgiven this Bag from E’gypt even until m0. ‘And the LorD said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my mir- acles, which I did in E’gypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Ca’leb, be- cause he had another spirit ‘with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; his seed shall possess it. _ 25 (Now the Am/a-lék-ites and the Ca’ndan-ites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 § And the LORD spake unto MO6’ses and unto Aar’on, saying, 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? have heard the murmurings of the children of Is’ra-el, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto thern, As fruly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 20 Your carcases shall fall in ‘this wilderness; and all that ‘were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, porch have murmured against and 30 Doubtless ye shall not come ‘into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell there- in, save Caleb the son of Jé- moon neh, and Josh’u-a the son 0 P31 But your little ones, which 13 NUMBERS, 14 ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 32 But as for you, your car- cases, they shall fall in this wii- derness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil con- gregation, that are gathered to- gether against me: in this wil- derness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men, which M6/- ses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the con- gregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. 38 But Jdsh’u-a the son of Nun, and Ca’leb the son of Jé- phin’neh, which were of the men. that went to search the land, lived still. 39 And MO’sestold thesesayings unto all the children of Is’ra-el: and the people mourned greatly. 40 ¢ And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, say- ing, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. 41 And MOo’ses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the com- mandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper. 42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 193 NUMBERS, 15 43 For the Am/a-lék-ites and the Ca’naan-ites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the. LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you. 44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and MO’ses, departed not out of the camp. 45 Then the Am/’a-lék-ites came down, and the Ca’naan-ites which dwelt in that hiil, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hor’mah. 132 CHAPTER 15 1 Laws for offerings for observance in Canaan. 32 Punishment of a Sab- bathbreaker. ND the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 3 And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offer- ing, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the BORD: of the herd, or of the flock: _4 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt of- fering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 6 Or for a ram, thou shalt pre- pare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin‘of oil. 7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or Laws for offerings for a sacrifice in performinga vONt or peace offerings unto the ° "Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three. tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. | 10 And thou shalt pring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made De fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 11 Thus shall it be done for one. bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye. do to every one according to their, number. 13 All that are born of the, country shall do these things. after this manner, in offering an. offering made by fire, of a sweet. savour unto the LORD. And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among | you in your generations, and will. offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as_ ye do, so he shall do. 15 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. 16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the Ay inte that sojourneth with tT q And Ba LORD spake unto MO’ses, sayin 18 Speak ania the children of Is‘ra-el, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, 19 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD. 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshing- floor, so shall ye heave it. 1 Of the first of your dough ye 194 | Punishment of a Sabbathbreaker shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations. 22 4 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these command- ments, which the LORD hath spoken unto M0’ses, 23 Even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Md’ses, from the day that the LORD commanded Mo’ses, and henceforward among your gener- ations; — 24 Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congrega- tion, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet sa- vour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink of- fering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. : 25 And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congre- gation of the children of Is’ra-el, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LoRD, for their ignorance: 26 And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of is’ra-el, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people weve in ignorance. 27 4 And if any soul sin through ‘ignorance, then_he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. é 28 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sin- neth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 29 Ye shail have one law for him that sinneth through igno- rance, both for him that is born among the children of Is’ra-el, and for the stranger that sojourn- eth among them. 30 | But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stran- NUMBERS, 16 ger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. _32 § And while the children of Is’ra-el were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Md’ses and Adar’on, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 35 And the LORD said unto M6’ses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congrega- tion shall stone him with stones without the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD command- ed MO’ses. 37 ¢ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _38 Speak unto the children of is’ra-el, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the command- ments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye useto goa whoring: 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 41 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: Iam the LORD your God. CHAPTER 16 133 1 The rebellion of Korah. 31 The punishment. 41 Ravages of the plague. 195 NUMBERS, 16 OW Ko’rah, the son of {z’- har, the son of Kod’hath, the son of Lé’vi, and Da’than and A-bi’ram, the sons of E-li ab, and On, theson of Pé’leth, sons of Reu’ben, took men: 2 And they rose up before M6’- ses, with certain of the children of Is’ra-el, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: 3 And they gathered them- selves together against M6’ses and against Aar’on, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congre- gation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congrega- tion of the LORD? j 4 And when M6’ses heard it, he fell upon his face: And he spake unto K6’rah and unto all his company, say- ing, Even to morrow-the LORD will shew who are his, and/t who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. 6 This do; Take you censers, K6’rah, and all his company; 7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ve take too much upon you, ye sons of Lé’vi. : 8 And MO’ses said unto K6’rah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Lé’vi: 9 Seemeth it but a_ small thing unto you, that the God of Is‘ra-el hath separated you from the congregation of fs’ra-el, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Lé’vi with thee: The rebellion of Korah 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aar’on, that ye murmur against him? 12 4 And Mo’ses sent to call Da’than and A-bi’ram, the sons of E-li’ab: which said, We will not come up: . 13 Js it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilder- ness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 15 And MO6’ses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Re- spect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of em. 16 And M06’ses_ said unto K6’rah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aar’on, to morrow: 17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LorD every man his censer, two hun- dred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aar’on, each of you his censer. 18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation with MO’ses and Aar’on. 19 And Ko’rah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation. 20 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses and unto Aar’on, saying, 21 Separate yourselves from and seek ye the priesthood also? | among this congregation, that I 196 Punishment of Korah | ind consume them in a mo- yO. ee they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with alli the con- gregation? |_23 J And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congrega- tion, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of KO0’rah, Da’than, and A-bi’ram. 25 And Mo’ses rose up and went unto Da’than and A-bi’/ram; and the elders of is’ra-el fol- lowed him. 26 And he spake unto the con- gregation, saying, Depart, I ‘pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27 So they gat up from the ‘tabernacle of K0o’rah, Da’than, and A-bi’ram, on every side: ‘and Da’than and A-bi’ram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little chil- dren. ; 28 And Mo’ses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for J have. not done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the com- mon death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of 1 men; then the LORD hath not sent me. 30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye _ shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. 31 § And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them : 32 And the earth opened her NUMBERS, 16 mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, an the men that appertained unto K6’- tah, and their goods. 33 They, and all that apper- tained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Is’ra-el that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up aiso. ' 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 § And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, Saying, 37 Speak unto E-le-a’zar the son of Aar’on the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hal- lowed. 38 The censers of these sin- ners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hal- lowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Is’ra-el. nd E-le-a’zar the priest took the brasen censers, where- with they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Is’ra-el, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aar’on, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Ko’rah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by thehand of MO’ses. 41 § But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Iis’‘ra-el murmured against M6’- ses and against Aar’on, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. 42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against M6’ses and against Aar’- 197 . NUMBERS, 17 on, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LoRD appeared. 43 And Md’ses and Adar’on came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 4 And the LORD spake unto MO6’ses, saying, 5 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 § And Mo’ses said unto Aar’on, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. 47 And Aar’on took as M6’ses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atone- ment for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of K0’rah 50 And Aar’on returned unto Mo’ses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. 134 CHAPTER 17 1 The budding of Aaron’s rod. token against rebels. jake the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, .2 Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod. 10 A The budding of Aaron’s roa 3 And thou shalt write Aar’on’s name upon the rod of Lé’vi: fo: one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congrega- tion before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Is’ra-el, whereby they mur- mur against you. 6 4 And Mo’ses spake unto the children of is’ra-el, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aar’on was among their rods. 7 And M6’ses laid up the rods before the LORD in the taber- nacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow MO6’ses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aar’on for the house of Lé’vi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 9 And MOo’ses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of is’ra-el: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 {And the LORD said unto MO’ses, Bring Aar’on’srod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 4 11 And Mo’ses did so: as the LORD commandedhim, so did he. 12 And the children of, Is’ra-el spake unto M6’ses, saying, Be- hold, we die, we perish, we perish. 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? 198 of the altar: Lhe Levitical charge 135 CHAPTER 18 4 The Levitical charge. 9 Portion of the priests. 25 The heave offering. ND the LORD said unto Aar’- on, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy ‘sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Lé’vi, the tribe of thy | that ‘unto thee, thee : nd “with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. father, bring thou with | thee, they may be joined and minister unto but thou and thy sons 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. 4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the taber- nacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge that there be no wrath any more upon the chil- | dren of Is’ra-el. 6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Lé’vites from among the children of Is’ra-el: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the con- gregation. 7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s _ office for every thing of the altar, and within the veil; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s | d office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to eath. 8 ¢ And the LORD spake unto Aar’on, Behold, also. have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hal- lowed things of the children of NUMBERS, i8 Is’ra-el; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anoint- ing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be mast holy for thee and for thy sons. 10 In the most holy dlace shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee. 11 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Is’ra-el: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is cleanin thy house shall eat of it. . 12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. _13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shali bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. 14 Every thing devoted is’ra-el shall be thine. 15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man_ shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou re- eem. 16 And those that are to be re- deemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. ; 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the in 199 NUMBERS, 19 firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, fora sweet savourunto the LORD. 18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine. 19 Ail the heave offerings of the holy things, which the chil- dren of fs’ra-el offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 20 4 And the LORD spake unto Aar’on, Thou shalt have no in- heritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Is’ra-el. 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Lé’vi all the tenth in is’ra-el for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the taber- nacle of the congregation. .22 Neither must the children of Is’ra-el henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But the Lé’vites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a.statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of is’ra-el they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of is’ra-el, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LorD, I have given to the Lé’vites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Is’ra-el they shall have no inheritance. 25 §j And the LORD spake unto 0’ses, Saying, 26 Thus speak unto the La’- vites, and say unto them, When Tithes for the Levites ye take of the children of {s’ra-el] the tithes which I have given you from them for your inherit-| ance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LoRD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of is’ra-el: and ye shall give thereof the Lorp’s heave offering to Aar’on the priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall | offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, | even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Lée’- vites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the in- crease of the winepress. 31 And ye shail eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation, 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of is’ra-el, lest ye die. CHAPTER 19 1 The water of separation. for its use. 7 the LORD spake unto . Mo’ses and unto Aar’on, Saylng, 3 2 This is the ordinance of the law which the LorD hath com- manded, saying, Speak unto the children of Is’ra-el, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: 3 And ye shall give her unto 136 11 Laws 200 a. | | The water of separation -le-a’zar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her Bare his face: d fE-le-a’/zar the priest Efalt take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times: 5 And one-shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn 6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and after- ward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be un- clean until the even 8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 9 And a man that is clean shall 'gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congrega- tion of the children of Is’ra-el for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin. 10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of is’ra-el, and unto the stranger that sojourneth plone them, for a statute for ate ci He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. | 12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. 13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the NUMBERS, 19 LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Is’ra-el: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. 14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every open _ vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave,shall be unclean seven days. 17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: 18 And a clean person. shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle if upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean ateven. 20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congrega~ tion, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been Suaied upon him; he is unclea 21 Ana it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separa- tion shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of sepa- ration shall be unclean until even. 22 And whatsoever the un- clean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that 201 NUMBERS, 20 toucheth it shall be unclean until even. 137 CHAPTER 20 1 Miriam’s death. 7 The water of Meribah. 22 Aaron's death. HEN came the children of Is’ra-el, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Ka’desh; and Mir’i-am died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and _ they gathered themselves _ together against Mo’ses and against Aar’- on. : 3 And the people chode with Mo’ses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LorD! 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of E’éyYpt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 6 And MO’ses and Aar’on went from the presence of the assem- bly unto the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 7 “{ And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aar’on thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock be- fore their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 9 And Mo’ses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. Miriam’s death. Moses smites rock for water 10 And Mo’ses and Adar’on gathered the congregation to- gether before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ve rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 11 And Mo’ses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12 ¢ And the LORD spake unto M0’ses and Aadr’on, Be- cause ye believed me not, to sanctify me_in the eyes of the children of is’ra-el, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. key 13 This is the water of Mér’i- bah; because the children of Is’ra-el strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. 14 7 And Mo’ses sent. mes- sengers from Ka’desh unto the king of E’dom, Thus saith thy brother Is’ra-el, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 How our fathers went down into E’gypt, and we have dwelt in E’gypt a long time; and the E-gyp’tians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of £’s¥pt: and, behold, we are in Ka’desh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. 18 And E’dom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. : 19 And the children of is’ra-el 202 Plague of fiery serpents said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And E’/dom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus £’dom refused to give Is‘ra-el passage through his border: wherefore Is’ra-el turned away from him. 22 4 And the children of is’- ra-el, even the whole congrega- tion, journeyed from Ka’desh, and came unto mount Hor. 23 And the LORD spake unto Mo’ses and Aar’on in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of £’dom, “saying, 24 Aar’on shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Is’- ra-el, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Mér’i-bah. 25 Take Aar’on and E-le-a’zar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: | ‘ 26 And strip Aar’on of his garments, and put them wpon E-le-a’zar his son: and Aar’on shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 27 And Md’ses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hér in the sight of all the congregation. _ 28 And Md’ses stripped Aar’on of his garments, and put them upon E-le-a’zar his son; and Aar’on died there in the top of the mount: and Mo’ses and E-le-a’zar came down from the mount. 29 And when all the congrega- tion saw that Aar’on was dead, they mourned for Aar’on thirty days, even all the house of Is’ra-el. 138 CHAPTER 21 1 The fiery serpents. 9 The serpent of brass. 21 Israel's victories. NUMBERS, 21 ND when king A’‘rad the Ca/naan-ite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that is’ra-el came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Is’ra-el, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And is’ra-el vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then will utterly destroy their cities. d the LorRD hearkened to the voice of Is’ra-el, and de- livered up the Ca’naan-ites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hér’mah. 4 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of E’dom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. ; 5 And the people spake against God, and against MO’ses, Where- fore have ye brought us up out of &’é¥pt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Is’ra-el died. 7 § Therefore the people came to Mo’ses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Md’ses prayed for the people. ; 8 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Make thee a fiery ser- pent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And M6d’ses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. 10 4 And the children of Ig’- 203 NUMBERS, 21 ra-el set forward, and pitched in O/both. : 11 And they journeyed from O’both, and pitched at fj’e- ib’a-rim, i in the wilderness which as before Mo’ab, toward the sun- rising. 12 4. From thence they re- moved, and pitched in the valley of Za’red. 13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Ar’non, which is in the wilder- ness that cometh out of the coasts of the Am/’ér-ites: for Ar’non is the border of Mod’ab, between M6’ab and the Am’- or-ites. es 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LoRD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Ar’n6n, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of M6’ab. 16 And from thence they went to Bé’er: that is the well where- of the LORD spake unto MOd’ses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17 4 Then Is’ra-el sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: { 18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the law- giver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mat’ta-nah: 19 And from Mat’ta-nah to Na-ha‘li-el: and from N4a-ha’- li-el to Ba’moth: 20 And from, Ba’moth in the valley, that is in the country of Mo’ab, to the top of Pis’gah, which looketh toward Jésh’i- mon. 21 9 And fIs’ra-el sent mes- sengers unto Si/hon king of the Am/or-ites, saying, 22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards: we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along 204 ‘border: Israel’s victory over the Amorites by the king’s high way, until we: be past thy borders. _23 And Si’/hén would not suffer Is’‘ra-el to pass through his: but Si’hon gathered all his people together, and went out against Is’ra-el into the! wilderness: and he came to: Ja’haz,and foughtagainst Is’ra-el. | 24 And is’ra-el smote him. with the aps of the sword, and possessed his land from Ar’n6n | unto Jab’bok, even unto the children of Am’mén: for the) border of the children of Am’moén was strong. 25 And Is’ra-el took all these cities: and Is’ra-el dwelt in all the cities of the Am/’6r-ites, in Hésh’bon, and in all the vil- lages thereof. 26 For Hésh’bén was the city of Si/hon the king of the Am’ér- ites, who had fought against the former king of Mo’ab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Ar’non. 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come _ into Hésh’bon, let the city of Si/hén be built and prepared: 28 For there is a fire gone out of Hésh’bén, a flame from the city of Si/hon: it hath consumed Ar of M0o’ab, and the lords of the high places of Ar’non. 29 Woe to thee, Mo’ab! thou art undone, O people of Ché/- mosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, . into captivity unto Si/hon king of the Am/6r-ites. 30 We have shot at them; Hésh’bon is perished even unto Di’/bon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nd’phah, which reacheth unto Méd’e-ba. 31 4 Thus is’ra-el dwelt in the land of the Am/6r-ites. And Mo’ses sent to spy out Ja-a’zér, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Am/’6r-ites that were there. 33 4 And they turned and went up by the way of Ba’shan: and Og the king of Ba’shan went out ge ier Balak and Balaam against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Ed’re-i. _34 And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Si/hon king of the Am/’6r-ites, which dwelt at ‘Hésh’bon. 35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until ‘there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land. 1139 CHAPTER 22 1 Balak and Balaam. 22 The oppos- ing angel. 36 Balak entertains Ba- | laam. AND the children of Is’ra-el | set forward, and pitched in ‘the plains of MO6’ab on this side ‘J6or’dan by Jér’i-cho. ; | 2 4 And Ba’lak the son of Zip’- ‘por saw all that_Is’ra-el had ‘done to the Am’6r-ites. ’ | 3 And Md’ab was sore afraid ‘of the people, because they were many: and M6’ab was distressed | eee of the children of Is’- Ta-el. 4 And Mod’ab said unto the elders of Mid’i-an, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Ba‘lak the son of Zip’por was king of the M6’ab-ites at that time. 5 He sent messengers therefore unto Ba’laam the son of Beée’or to Pé’thér, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from E’gypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that “We may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. ; NUMBERS, 22 7 And the elders of M0’ab and the elders of Mid’i-an departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Ba’laam, and spake unto him the words of Ba’lak. 8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of M06’ab abode with Ba’/laam. 9 And God. came unto Ba’- laam, and said, What men are these with thee? 10 And Ba’laam said unto God, Ba‘lak the son of Zip’por, king of Mo’ab, hath sent unto me, saying, ( 11 Behold, there is a people come out of E’éypt, which cover- eth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; per- adventure I shall be able to over- come them, and drive them out. 12 And God said unto Ba’laam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. 13 And Ba’laam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Ba’lak, Get you into your land: for the LORD re- fuseth to give me leave to go with you. 4 14 And the princes of M6’ab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Ba’laam re- fuseth to come with us. 15 ¥ And Ba’lak sent yet again princes, more, and more honour- able than they. 16 And they came to Ba’/laam, and said to him, Thus saith Ba‘lak the son of Zip’por, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 17 For will promote thee unto -very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Ba’laam answered and said unto the servants of Ba’lak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I 205. NUMBERS, 22 cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also shere this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Ba’laam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. . 21 And Ba’laam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princesof M6’ab. 22 4 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. : 23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Ba’laam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Ba’laam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was _ no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Ba’laam: and Ba’laam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. 28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Ba’iaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? An angel opposes Balaam 29 And Ba’/laam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 30 And the ass said unto Ba’- laam, Am not IJ thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Ba’laam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 And Ba’laam said unto the angel of the Lorp, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it dis- please thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the Lorp said unto Ba’laam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Ba’laam went with the princes of Ba’lak. 36 § And when Balak heard that Ba’laam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of M6’ab, which is in the border of Ar’non, which is in the utmost coast. 37 And Ba/‘lak said unto Ba’- laam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? where- fore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? ’ 38 And Ba’laam said unto Ba’- lak, Lo, I am come unto thee: 206 Balak’s sacrifice and Balaam’s parable have I now any power at all to NUMBERS, 23 shall I defy, whom the LORD say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39 And Ba’‘laam went with Balak, and they came unto Kir’jath-ha’zoth. 40 And Ba‘lak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Ba’laam, and 4 pie princes that were with AL “And it came to pass on the morrow, that Ba’lak took Ba’- laam, and brought him up into the high places of Ba’al, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. 140 CHAPTER 23 Balak’s sacrifice and Balaam's parable. ND Ba/‘laam said unto Ba’- lak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me _ here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Ba‘lak did as Ba’laam had spoken; and Ba’‘lak and Ba’laam offered on every altara bullock and a ram. 3 And Ba’laam said unto Ba’- lak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Ba’laam: and he said unto him, I have pre- pared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bull- ock and a ram. 5 And the LORD put a word in Ba’laam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Ba’lak, and thus thou shalt speak. ; 6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of M6’ab. 5 7 And he took up his parable, and said, Ba’lak the king of Mo’- ab hath brought me from A’ram, out of the mountains of the east, saving, Come, curse me Ja/cob, and come, defy {is’ra-el. 8 How shall I curse. whom God hath not cursed? or how hath not defied? 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Ja’cob, and the number of the fourth part of Is’ra-el? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! 11 And Ba’lak said unto Ba’- laam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? 13 And Ba’lak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 4 And he brought him into the field of Z6’phim, to the top of Pis’gah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Ba’lak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16 And the LORD met Ba’/laam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Ba’lak, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of M6’ab with him. And Ba’lak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Ba’lak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zip’por: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do7f? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 207 NUMBERS, 24 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Ja’cob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Is’ra-el: the LORD his God is withhim, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 God brought them out of E/gypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchant- ment against Ja’cob, neither is there any divination against Is’‘ra-el: according to this time it shall be said of Ja’cob and of Is’ra-el, What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up him- self as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 ¥ And Ba’lak said unto Ba’- laam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Ba’laam answered and said unto Ba’lak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speak- eth, that I must do? 27 ¥ And Ba’lak said unto Ba’- laam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 28 And Ba‘lak brought Ba’laam unto the top of Pé’or, that looketh toward Jésh’‘i-m6n. 29 And Ba’laam said unto Ba’- lak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bull- ocks and seven rams. 30 And. Ba’lak did as Ba’laam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 141 CHAPTER 24 1 Baiaam prophesies in favour of Israel. 10 Balak’s anger. ND when Ba’laam saw that it £"X pleased the LORD to bless Is’ra-el, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, Balaam prophesies in favour of Israel but he set his face toward the wilderness. : ' 2 And Ba’‘laam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Is’ra-el abiding in_his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. - 3 And he took up his, parable, and said, Ba’laam the son of: Bé’or hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes. open: 5S How goodly are thy tents, O. Ja’cob, and thy tabernacles, O: Is’ra-el! “2 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes. which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of | his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than A’gag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God brought him forth out of: E’éypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and. pierce them through with his: arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down asa lion, and as a great lion: who. shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed | is he that curseth thee. 10 § And Ba’lak’s anger was. kindled against Ba’laam, and he. smote his hands together: and Ba’lak said unto Ba/’laam, [I called thee to curse mine ene-: mies, and, behold, thou hast al- together blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. ; 12 And Ba’laam said unto Ba’= 208 | Balaam’s prophecy ‘lak, Spake I not also to thy mes- sengers which thou sentest unto ‘me, saying, i 413 If Ba’lak would give me his ‘house full of silver and gold, cannot go beyond the command- ‘ment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto ‘my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 q And he took up his parable, and said, Ba’laam the son of Bé’or hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Al- mighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shali come a Star out of Ja’cob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Is’ra-el, and shall smite the corners of M6’ab, and destroy all the children of Shéth. 18 And E’dom shall be a pos- session, Sé’ir also shall be a pos- Session for his enemies; and Is’ra-el shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Ja’cob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 20 4 And when he looked on Am’a-lék, he took up his parable, and said, Am’a-lék was the first of the nations; but his latter end Shall be that he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Kén’- ites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, ed thou puttest thy nest in a 99 Nevertheless the Kén ‘ite shall be wasted, until As’shur pall carry thee away captive. 3 And he took up his parable, ind said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 14 NUMBERS, 25 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chit’tim, and shall afflict As’shur, and shall afflict E’bér, and he also shall perish I | for ever. 25 And Ba’laam rose up, and went_and returned to his place: and Ba’lak also went his way. CHAPTER 25 142 1 The camp at Shittim. 10 Phinehas given an everlasting priesthood. WD Is’ra-el abode in Shit’- tim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of M6’ab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the pecple did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And fIs’ra-el joined himself unto Ba’al—-pé’or: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against is’ra-el. 4 And the LORD said unto Mé’- ses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from fs’ra-el. And Mo’ses said unto the judges of Is’ra-el, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Ba’al—pé’or. 6 § And, behold, one of the children of iIs’ra-el came and brought unto his brethren a Mid’- i-an-it-ish woman in the sight of MO0’ses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Is’ra-el, who were weeping be- fore the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phin’e-has, the son of E-le-a’zar, the son of Aar’~ on the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand: _8 And he went after the man of Is’ra-el into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Is’ra-el, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Is’ra-el. © And those that died in the 209 NUMBERS, 26 plague were twenty and four thousand. 10 ¢ And the LORD spake unto mo ses, Saying, 1 Phin’e-has, the son. of Bele laaae the son of Aar’on the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of fs’ra- el, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I con- sumed not the children of Is’ra-el in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the cov- enant of an everlasting priest- hood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atone- ment for the children of Is’ra-el. 14 Now the name of the is’ra- el-ite that was slain, even that was slain with the Mid’1-an-it-ish woman, was Zim’ri, the son of Sa/lu, a prince of a chief house among the Sim/e-on-ites. 15 And the name of the Mid’1- an-it-ish woman that was slain was Coz’bi, the daughter of Zir; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Mid’i-an. 16 4 And ie LORD spake unto MO6’ses, sayin 17 Vex the “Mid’i-an-ites, and smite them: ; 18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have be- guiled you in the matter of Pé’or, and in the matter of Coz’bi, the daughter of a prince of Mid’i-an, their sister, which was slain in ne day of the plague for Pé’or’s sake. 143 CHAPTER 26 1 Israel is numbered. a Inheritance to be by lo ANP it came to det after the plague, that the LORD spake unto MOo’ses and unto E-le-a/zar the son of Aar’on the priest, say- ing, 2 Take the sum of all the con- gregation of the children of Is’- ra-el, from twenty years old and Numbering of Israe upward, throughout their fathers house, all that are able to go t war in Is’ra-el. i 3 And MOo’ses and E-le-a’zar thi priest spake with them in the plains of M6’ab by Jér’dan neai Jér’i-cho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people from twenty years old and up. ward; as the LORD commandec MO’ses and the children of Is’ ra-el, which went forth out of the land of &’gypt. 5 ¥ Reu’ben, the eldest son oi Is’ra-el: the children of Reu’ben: Ha’noch, of whom cometh the family of the Ha/’/noch-ites: oi Fel dus the family of the Pal’lu- ites: 6 Of Héz’ron, the family of the Héz’ron-ites: of Car’mi, the family of the Cdr’mites. 7 These are the families of the Reu’ben-ites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hun- dred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pal’lu: E-li’ab. 9 And the sons of E-li’ab; Né- mi/el, and Da’than, and A-bi’- ram. This is that Da’than and A-bi’ram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against MO’ses and against Aar’- on in the company of Ko’rah, when they strove against the LORD: 10 And the earth opened he mouth, and swallowed them ur together with K6’rah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a Sign. | 11 Notwithstanding the chil- dren of K6’rah died not. 12 4 The’sons of Sim’e-on afte their families: of Né-mi’el, the family of the Né-miiel-ites: of Ja’min, the family of the Ja’min- ites: of Ja’chin, the family o! the Ja’chin-ites: 13 Of Zé’rah, the family of the Zar’hites: of Sha’ ul, the family of the Sha’ul-ites. 14 These are the families of the 210 be | Numbering of Israel | thousand and two hundred. | 15 § The children of Gad after ‘their families: of Zé’phon, the ‘family of the Zé’phon-ites: of _Hag’gi, the family of the Hag’- 'gites: of Shu’ni, the family of the ‘shu/nites: ',16 Of O2z’ni, the family of the Oz’nites: of E’ri, the family of the E’rites: | / _17 Of A’rod, the family of the | A’rod-ites: of A-ré’li, the family of the A-ré’lites. 18 These are the families of the ‘children of Gad according to those that were numbered of ‘them, forty thousand and five ‘hundred. 19 {The sons of Ja’dah were fr and O’nan: and fr and O’nan died in the land of Ca’ndan. 20 And the sons of Ji’dah after their families were; of Shé/lah, the family of the Shé’- an-ites: of Pha'réz, the family of the Phar’zites: of Zé’rah, the family of the Zar’hites. _21 And the sons of Pha’réz were; of Héz’ron, the family of the Héz’ron-ites: of Ha’miul, the family of the Ha’mul-ites. | 22 These are the families of Ja’dah according to those that Were numbered of them, three- Score and sixteen thousand and five hundred. s '23 4 Of the sons of Is’sa-char lafter their families: of T6’la, the family of the T6’la-ites: of Pia’a, the family of the Pi’nites: | _24 Of Jash’ib, the family of | Jash’ub-ites: of Shim/rén, the family of the Shim’ron-ites. 25 These are the families of Is’sa-char according to those that ‘were numbered of them, three- score and four thousand and three hundred. E | 26 4 Of the sons of Zéb’u-lin after their families: of Sé’red, he family of the Sar’dites: of Elon, the family of the £’lon-ites: ‘of Jah’lé-el, the family of the Jah’lé-el-ites. ihe ' 27 These are the families of the NUMBERS, 26 yen la pn ab Fo _Sim’e-on-ites, twenty and two| Zéb’u-lun-ites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 28 | The sons of J6’seph after their families were Ma-nas’seh and E’phra-im. 29 Of the sons of Ma-nds’seh: of Ma’chir, the family of the Ma’chir-ites: and Ma’chir begat Gil’e-ad: of Gil’e-Ad come the family of the Gil’e-ad-ites. 30 These'are the sons of Gil’e- ad: of Jé-é’zér, the family of the Jé-é’zér-ites: of Hé’lék, the family of the Hé’lek-ites: 31 And of As’ri-el, the family of the As’ri-el-ites: and of Shé’- chem, the family of the Shé’- chem-ites: 32 And of Shé-mi’da, the fam- ily of the Shé-mi’da-ites: and of Hé’phér, the family of the Hé’- pher-ites. 33 ff And Zé-l6’phe-had the son of Hé’phér had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zé-16’phe-had were Mah'lah, and N6/’ah, Hoeg’lah, Mil’cah, and Tir’zah. 34 These are the families of M4a-nas’seh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 § These are the sons of E’phra-im after their families: of Shu’the-lah, the family of the Shu’thal-hites: of Bé’chér, the family of the Bach’rites: of Ta’~ han, the family of the Ta’hanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shu’the-lah: of E’ran, the family of the E’ran-ites. 37 These are the families of the sons of E’phra-im according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of J6’seph after their fam- ilies. 38 4 The sons of Bén’ja-min after their families: of Bé’la, the family of the Bé’la-ites: of Ash’= bel, the family of the Ash’bel-ites: of A-hi’ram, the family of the A-hi’ram-ites: 211 NUMBERS, 26 39 Of Shu’pham, the family of the Shu’pham-ites: of Hi’pham, the family of the Hi’pham-ites. Numbering of Israel hundred thousand and a thou- sand seven hundred and thirty. 52 ¢ And the LORD spake unto 40 And the sons of Bé’la were Oe saying, Ard and Na’a-man: of Ard, the family of the Ard’ites: and of WNa’a-man, the family of the Na’a-mites. 41 These are the sons of Bén’- ja-min after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 42 « These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shu’ham, the family of the Shu’ham-ites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 43 All the families of the Shu’- ham-ites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 2 44 © Of the children of Ash’ér after their families: of Jim/’na, the family of the Jim/’nites: of Jés’u-i, the family of the Jés’u- ites: of Bé-ri’ah, the family of the Bé-ri‘ites. 45 Of the sons of Bé-ri’ah: of He’bér, the family of the Hé’ber- ites: of MAl’chi-el, the family of the Mal’chi-el-ites.: 46 And the name of the daugh- ter of Ash’ér was Sa’rah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Ash’ér according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thou- sand and four hundred. F 48 | Of the sons of Naph’ta-li after their families: of Jah’zé-el, the family of the Jah’zé-el-ites: of Gi’ni, the family of the Gt’- nites: 49 Of Jé’zér, the family of the Jé’zer-ites: of Shil’lem, the family of the Shil’/lem-ites. 50 These are the families of Naph’ta-li according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 51 These were the numbered of the children of Is’ra-el, six Untc these the land shall be divided for an inheritance ac- cording to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inherit- ance: to every one Shall his in- heritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: accord- ing to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shail inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided be- tween many and few. 57 q And these are they that were numbered of the Le’vites after their families: of Gér’shon, the family of the Gér’shon-ites:| of K6o’hath, the family of the K6’hath-ites: of Mé-ra’ri, the family of the Mé-ra’rites. 58 These are the families of the Lé’vites: the family of the Lib’- nites, the family of the Hé’bron- ites, the family of the Mah’lites, the family of the Mi’shites, the family of the Ko’rath-ites. And KO’hath begat Am’ram. 59 And the name of Am’ram’s wife was Joch’e-béd, the daugh- ter of Lé’vi, whom her mother bare to Lé’vi in E’éypt: and she bare unto Am’ram Adar’on and Mo’ses, and Mir’i-am their sister. 60 And unto Aar’on was born Na’dab, and A-bi’ht, E-le-a’zar, and ith’a-mdar. 61 And Na’dab and A-bi’ht died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 62 And those that were num- bered of them were twenty anc three thousand, all males from é month old and upward: foi they were not numbered amons the children of is’ra-el, becauss there was no inheritance giver them among the children oi Is’ra-el. 63 4 These are they that were 212 The law of inheritance numbered by M6’ses and E-le-4’- zar the priest, who numbered the children of Is’ra-el in the plains pr M0’ab by Jér’dan near Jér’i- cho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Md’ses and Aar’on the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Is’ra-el in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LorD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Ca’leb the son of Jé-phtn/’neh, and Josh’u-a the son of Nin. 144 CHAPTER 27 i Law of inheritance. 18 Joshua to succeed Moses. es came the daughters of Zé-l6’phe-had, the son of Hé’phér, the son of Gil’e-dd, the son of Ma’chir, the son of Ma- mnas’seh, of the families of Ma- nas’seh the son of J6’seph: and these are the names of his daugh- ters; Mah’lah, No’ah, and Hég’- lah, and Mil’cah, and Tir’zah. 2 And they stood before M6’ses, and before E-le-a’zar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3 Our father died in the wil- derness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of K6’rah; but died in his own sin, and had no Sons. ' 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a Possession among the brethren of our father. : And MO6’ses_ brought their cause before the LORD. 6 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, A _7 The daughters of Zé-ld’phe- had speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their fa- NUMBERS, 27 ther’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of is’ra-el, saying, If aman die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Is’ra-el a_ statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 12 4 And the LORD said unto MO’ses, Get thee up into this mount Ab’a-rim, and see the land which I have given unto the chil- dren of Is’ra-el. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aar’on thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congrega- tion, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Mér’i-bah in Ka’desh in the wilderness of Zin. 15 4 And Md’ses spake unto the LORD, saying, 16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in be- fore them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 18 § And the LORD said unto Mo’ses, Take thee Jésh’u-a the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 213 NUMBERS, 28 19 And set him before E-le-a’zar | the priest, and before all the con- gregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of is’ra-el may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before E-le-a’zar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of U’rim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the chil- dren of Is’ra-el with him, even all the congregation: 22 And M6’ses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Josh’u-a, and set him before E-le-a’/zar the priest, and before ali the congregation: 23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of M6’ses. 145 CHAPTER 28 1 eines of offerings. 11 Feasts. 6 Firstfruits. ND iy LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, _2 Command the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer Observance of offerings 7 And the drink offering thereof shail be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the” holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD’ for a drink offering 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offer-. ing of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt, offer if, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 9 4 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: 10 This is the burnt offering of. every sabbath, beside the contin- ual burnt offering, and his drink. offering. 11 4 And in the beginnings of your mouths ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year with- out spot; 12 And three tenth deals of, flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram; 13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto. a bullock, and the third part of an: hin unto a ram, and a fourth pari of an hin unto alamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the in the morning, and the other | year lamb shalt thou offer at even; 5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, min- gled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt offer- ing, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacri- fice made by fire unto the LORD. a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink of the LORD. 17 And in the fifteenth day of 214 and, two tenth deals of flour for a } Solemn feasts and their offerings this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. __18 In the first day shall be an ‘holy convocation: ye shall do no | manner of servile work therein: _ 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering ‘unto the LORD; two young bull- ocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: : _.20 And their meat offering shall ‘be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall. ye offer ‘for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram; | 21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, through- ‘out the seven lambs: 22 And one goat for a sin offer- ing, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. 24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice “made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offer- ing, and his drink offering. 25 And on the seventh day ye ‘shall have an holy convocation: ‘ye shall do no servile work. 26 J Also in the day of the first- fruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have ‘an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: 27 But ye shall offer the burnt ‘offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, ‘one ram, seven lambs of the first year; | 28 And their meat offering of ‘flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth deal unto one throughout the seven lamb, lambs; NUMBERS, 29 30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. 31 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings. CHAPTER 29 146 Solemn feasts and their offerings. a in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convoca- tion; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trump- ets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt of- fering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: 3 And their meat offering shali be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 5 And one kid of the goats fora sin offering, to make an atone- ment for you: 6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 7 4 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein: 8 But ye shall offer a burnt of- fering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shali be unto you without blemish: 9 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 10 A several tenth deal for one lamb,throughoutthesevenlambs: 215 NUMBERS, 29 11 One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin of- fering of atonement, and the con- tinual burnt offering, and the meat offering Of it, and their drink offerings. 12 ¢ And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ve shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LoRD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be with- out blemish: 14 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams, 15 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs: 16 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the con- tinual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 17 4 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young. bull- ocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 18 And their meat offering and their drink offering for the bull- ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the contin- ual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 20 4 And on the third day eleven builocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish; 21 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bull- ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: _22 And one goat for a sin offer- ing; beside the continual burnt Solemn feasts and their offerings offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 23 ¥ And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: 24 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the buil- ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their | number, after the manner: 25 A a sin offering; beside the contin- ual burnt offering, his meat offer- ing, and his drink offering. 26 4 And on the fifth day nine. bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: ‘ | 27 And their meat offering and | their drink offerings for the bull- ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: _28 And one goat for a sin offer- ing; and his drink offering. 29 ¥ And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen | lambs of the first year without, blemish: 30 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bull-, ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 31 And one goat for a sin offer- ing; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and’ his drink offering. 32 4 And fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: } 33 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bull- ocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their: number, after the manner: _34 And one goat for a sin offer- ing; 216 _beside the continual burnt. offering, and his meat offering, on the seventh day. seven bullocks, two rams, and. _beside the continual burnt. offering, his meat offering, and ‘nd one kid of the goats for ' shall do no servile work therein: 36 But ye shall offer a burnt _ offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: ‘one bullock, one ram, seven jambs of the first year without blemish: f 37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, | shall be according to their num- ber, after the manner: | 38 And one goat for a sin offer- ing; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 39 These things yeshall do un- to the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your free- will offerings, for your burnt offer- ‘Ings, and for your meat offerings, ‘and for your drink offerings, and ‘for your peace offerings. 40 And_MO’ses told the chil- ‘dren of Is’ra-el according to al that the LORD commanded ‘Mo’ses. 147. - CHAPTER 30 1 Concerning a maid’s vow. 9 That of a widow. : ND Mod’ses spake unto the heads of the tribes concern- ing the children of is’ra-el, say- ing, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded. 2 If aman vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind ‘his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth; 4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. ,» But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not | Concerning vows of maids and widows NUMBERS, 30 any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LorD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she had at all an hus- band, when she vowed, or ut- tered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; And her husband heard if, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds where- with she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disal- lowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LorRD shall forgive her. 9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, 1| wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her hus- band’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath; 11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows Shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then what- soever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concern- ing the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her. : 13 Every vow, and every bind- ing oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. 14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 217 NUMBERS, 31 15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity. ; 16 These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Mo’ses, between a man and his wife, be- tween the father and his daugh- ter, being yet in her youth in her father’s house. 148 CHAPTER 31 1 The Midianites conquered. 19 Pu- rification of soldiers. 25 Division of * the spoils. jae the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, ¥ 2 Avenge the children of Is’- ta-el of the Mid’i-an-ites: after- ward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 3 And Mo’ses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Mid’i-an- ites, and avenge the LORD oi Mid’i-an. ; 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Is’- ra-el, shall ye send to the war. 5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of iIs’ra-el, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And M6’ses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phin’e-has the son of f-le-a’zar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his and. 7 And they warred against the Mid’i-an-ites, as the LORD com- manded Mo’ses; and they slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Mid’i-an, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, E’v1, and Ré’kem, and Ziir, and Har, and Ré’ba, five kings of Mid’i-an: Ba‘laam also the son of Bé/’or they slew with the sword, 9 And the children of_ Is’ra-el took all the women of Mid’i-an captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, 218 The Midianites conquered | and all their flocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their | goodly castles, with fire. 11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 12 And they brought the cap- tives, and the prey, and the spoil, | unto Mod’ses, and E-le-a’zar the) priest, and unto the congregation | of the children of Is’ra-el, unto’ the camp at the plains of Mo’ab, pase are by Jér’dan near Jér’-| i-cho. 13 ¢ And M@6’ses, and E-le-a’zar}| the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to! meet them without the camp. 14 And M6’ses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the’ captains over thousands, and) captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. : 15 And Mo’ses said unto them, | Have ye saved all the women ive? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Is’ra-el, through the! counsel of Ba’laam, to commit! trespass against the LORD in the| matter of Pé’or, and there was a| plague among the congregation! of the LORD. 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath! known man by lying with him.,! 18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by) lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 19 And do ye abide without| the camp seven days: . ever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 20 And purify all your raiment; and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood. | 21 4 And £-le-a’zar the pries| said unto the men of war which = Division of the spoil went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded M6’ses; 2 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 23 Every thing that may abide ‘the fire, ye shall make if go ‘through the fire, and it shall be clean: | purified nevertheless it shall be with the water of “separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go | through the water. 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ‘ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 25 4 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 26 Take the sum of the prey ‘that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and E-le-a’zar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who ‘went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 28 And levy a tribute unto the ‘LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of NUMBERS, 31 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thou- sand persons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and pal thousand and five hundred sheep 37 And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; o which the LORD’S tribute was threescore and one. 40 And the persons were six- teen thousand; of which the LORD’S tribute was thirty and two persons. 41 And Mo’ses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’S heave offering, unto E-le-a’zar the Reet as the LORD commanded five hundred, both of the persons, | M6’ -and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: 29 Take it of their half, and ‘give it unto E-le-a’zar the priest, ‘for an heave offering of the LORD. 4 30 And of the children of is’- ‘ra-el’s half, thou shalt take one ‘portion of fifty, of the persons, ‘of the beeves, of the asses, and ‘of the flocks, of ali manner of beasts, and give them unto the Lé’vites, which keep the charge ‘of the tabernacle of the LORD. 31 And Mod’ses and E-le-a’zar ‘the priest did as the LORD com- manded MO’ses. i 32 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hun- ‘dred thousand and seventy thou- ‘sand and five thousand sheep, 42 chad of the children of Is’ra- el’s half, which MOo’ses divided from the men that warred, 43 (Now the haif that per- tained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thou- sand and five hundred sheep, AEaibin And thirty and six thousand eeves 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46 And sixteen thousand per- sons;) } 47 Even of the children of Is’ ra-el’s half, Mo’ses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Lé’vites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded MO’ses. 48 § And the officers which 219 NUMBERS, 32 were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Mo’ses: = — 49 And they said unto M6’ses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. ‘ 51 And Md’ses and E-le-a’zar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands. and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thou- sand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for him- self.) 54 And M6’ses and E-le-a’zar | th the priest took the gold of. the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, for a memorial for the chil- dren of Is’ra-el before the LORD. 149 ##CHAPTER 32 Reuben and Gad inherit east of Jordan. OW the children of Reu’ben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Ja’zér, and the land of Gil’e-ad, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reu’ben came and spake unto M6’ses, and to E-le- 4’zar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, Saying, ; 3 At’a-roth, and Di’bon, and Ja’zér, and Nim’rah, and Hésh’- bon, and E-le-a’‘leh, and Shé’- bam, and Né’bo, and Bé’on, Inheritance of Reubenites and Gadites 4. Even the country which the LORD smote before the congre- gation of is’ra-el, 7s a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: 5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jor’dan. 6 4 And Mo’ses said unto the children of Gad and to the chil- dren of Reu’ben, Shall brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? 7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of, the children of is’ra-el from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Ka’desh—bar’- ne-a to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Esh’col, and saw | the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of is’ra-el, that they should not go into the | land which the LORD had given them. 10 And the LORD’S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of E’sypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto A’bra-ham, unto Ii’saac, and unto Ja’cob; because they have not wholly followed me: 12 Save Ca’leb the son of Jé- phtn’neh the Kén’ez-ite, and Jésh’u-a the son of Num: for they have wholly followed the LORD. 13 And the LORD’S anger was kindled against is’ra-el, and he made them wander in the wil- derness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. f 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an in- crease of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD. toward Is’ra-el. 220 your | Reubenites and Gadites to help other tribes 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and _ye shall destroy all this people. —jittle ones, and 16 q And they came near unto him, and said, We will buiid sheepfolds here for our cattle, _and cities for our little ones: _.17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children _of Is’ra-el, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the in- habitants of the land. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of ts’ra-el have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jor’dan, or forward; because our inherit- ance is fallen to us on this side Jéor’dan eastward. : 20 ¢ And Mod’ses_ said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jér’dan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then after- ward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before fs’ra-el; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. 23 But if ye will not do so, be- hold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build you cities for your folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. | 25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuw’ben spake unto Mo’ses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord com- mandeth. 26 Our little ones, our wives; our flocks, and all our, cattle, shall be there in the cities of | Gil’e-ad: NUMBERS, 32 27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So concerning them M6’ses commanded E-le-a’zar the priest, and Josh’u-4 the son of Nin, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el: 29 And M6’ses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reu’ben will pass with you over Jor’dan, every man armed to battle, before the Lorpb, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gil’e- ad for a possession: 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Ca’naan. 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reu’ben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jér’dan may be ours. 33 And Mod’ses’ gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reu’- ben, and unto half the tribe of Ma-nas’seh the son of J6’seph, the kingdom of Si’/hén king of the Am/6r-ites, and the kingdom of Og king of Ba’shan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. i 34 ¥ And the children of Gad built Di/bdn, and At’a-roth, and Ar’0-ér, " es 35 And At’roth, Shd’phan, and Ja-a’zér, and Jég’be-hah, 36 And Béth-nim’rah, and Béth-ha’ran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Rew’ben built Hésh’bon, and E-le-a’/lch, and Kir-jath-a’im, i 38 And Né’bé, and Ba’al-meé’- on, (their names being changed,) 221 NUMBERS, 33 and Shib’mah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of Ma’- - Chir the son of Ma-nas’seh went to Gil’e-ad, and took it, and dis- possessed the Am/6r-ite which was in it. i 40 And MOo’ses gave Gil’e-ad unto Ma’chir the son of Ma- nas’seh; and he dweit therein. 41 And Ja’ir the son of Ma- nas’seh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Ha’voth—ja‘ir. 42 And No’bah went and took Ké’nath, and the villages thereof, and called it N6’bah, after his own name. 150 CHAPTER 33 1 The wilderness journeys. 50 Ca- naanites to be expelled. Eee are the journeys of the children of Is’ra-el, which went forth out of the land of E’gypt with their armies under the hand of Md’ses and Aar’on. 2 And M6’ses wrote their go- ings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these are _ their journeys according to their goings out. And they departed from Ra-mé’ses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Is’ra-el went out with an high hand in the sight of all the £-é¥p’tians. 4 For the &-gyp’tians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD exe- cuted judgments. 5 And the children of fs’ra-el removed from R4&-mé/ses, and pitched in Stic’coth. 6 And they departed from Stic’coth, and pitched in £’tham, which is in the edge of the wil- derness. 7 And they removed from E’tham, and turned again unto Pi/-ha-hi’roth, which is before The wilderness journeys Ba’al—zé’phon: and they pitched before Mig’dol. 8 And they departed from be- fore Pi’—ha-hi’roth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of E’tham, and pitched in Ma’rah. 9 And they removed from Ma’- rah, and came unto E/lim: and in E’/lim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there. 10 And they removed from E’/lim, and encamped by the Red sea. 11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. 12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, an encamped in Doph’kah. 13 And they departed from Denne and encamped in ‘lush. 14 And they removed from A’lush, and encamped at Réph’i- dim, where was no water for the people to drink. 15 And they ‘departed from. Réph’i-dim, and pitched in the wilderness of Si’nai. 16 And they removed from the desert of Si’nai, and pitched at Kib/roth—hat-ta’a-vah. 17 And they departed from Kibiroth hat wee and en- camped at H4-zé’roth. 18 And they departed from Ha-zé’roth, and pitched in Rith’mah. | 19 And they departed from Rith’mah, and pitched at Rim’- mon—pa’rez. 20 And they departed from Rim’mon-—pa’rez, and pitched in Lib’/nah. 21 And they removed from Lib’nah, and pitched at Ris’sah. 22 And they journeyed from Ae and pitched in Ké-hél’- a- 23 And they went from Ké- hél’a-thah, and pitched in mount Sha’pher. 222 | The wilderness journeys 24 And they removed from mount Sha’pher, and encamped in Har’a-dah. 25 And they removed from | Har’a-dah, and pitched in Mak- hé’loth. . 26 And they removed from ~Mak-hé’/loth, and encamped at | Ta’hath. 27 And they departed from Ta’- hath, and pitched at Ta’rah. 28 And they removed from ‘Ta’/rah, and pitched in Mith’cah. 29 And they went from Mith’- ‘cah, and pitched in Hash-m6’- nah. 30 And they departed from Hash-m0o’nah, and encamped at Mo-sé’roth. 31 And they departed from M6-sé’roth, and pitched in Bén’- e—ja’a-kan. 32 And they removed from Bén’e—-ja’a-kan, and encamped at Hor’—ha-gid’gad. 33 And they went from Hé6r’- ha-zid’gad, and pitched in Jot’- ba-thah. 34 And they removed from Jot’ba-thah, and encamped at E-bro’nah. 35 And they departed from E-bro’/nah, and encamped at f/zi-on—-ga’bér. 36 And they removed from |i B’zi-on—ga’bér, and_ pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Ka’desh. 37 And they removed from Ka’desh, and pitched in mount as in the edge of the land of k’ 38 And Aar’on the priest went up into mount Hor at the’ com- mandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of is’ra-el were come out of the land of E’sypt, in the first day of the fifth month. 39 And Aar’on was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And king A’rad_ the Ca’- naan-ite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Ca’naan, NUMBERS, 33 heard of the coming of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el. 41 And they departed. from mount Hor, and pitched in Zal- mo’nah. 42 And they departed from CATA TC and pitched in Pti’- "43 "And they departed from Pi’-~ non, and pitched in O’both. 44 And they departed from O’both, and pitched in Ij’e—ab’- a-rim, in the border of M6’ab. 45 And they departed from irae and pitched in Di’bon- a £ e 46 And they removed from Di’/bon—gad, and encamped in Al’/mon—dib’la-tha’im. _47 And they removed from Al’mon-dib’la-tha’im and pitch- ed in the mountains of Ab’a-rim, before Né’bo. 48 And they departed from the mountains of Ab’a-rim, and pitched in the plains of M0o’ab by Jér’dan near Jér’i-cho. 49 And they pitched by Jér’- dan, from Béth—jés’i-moth even unto A’bel—shit’tim in the plains of M6’ab. 50 4 And the LORD spake unto M6’ses in the plains of Mo’ab Me Jor’dan near Jér’i-ch6, say- ST Speak unto the children of Is’‘ra-el, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jor’- dan into the land of Ca’naan; 52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: _53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. And ye _ shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’ s inheritance shall be 223 NUMBERS, 34 in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. | 55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants-of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let | remain of them shail be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. 56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. 151 CHAPTER 34 1 Borders of Canaan. 16 Princes to partition it. ND the LORD spake unto MO0’ses, saying, 2 Command the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Ca’naan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an in- heritance, even the land of Ca’naan with the coasts thereof :) 3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of &’dom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: - 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of A-krab’bim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Ka’desh— bar’ne-a, and shall go on to Ha’zar—ad’dar, and pass on to Az’mon: 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Az’mon unto the river of E’éypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor: 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Ha’math; and the Borders of Canaan goings forth of the border shall be to Zé’dad: 9 § And the border shall go on to Ziph’ron, and the goings out of it shall be at Ha’zar—é’nan: this shall be your north border. 10 And ye shall point out your. east border from H4A4’zar—-é’nan to Shé’pham: 11 And the coast shall go down from Shé’pham to Rib’lah, on the east side of A’in; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chin’ne-réth eastward: 12 And the border shall go down to Jér’dan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. 13 And Mo’ses commanded the children of Is’ra-el, saying, This is the land which ye shall in- herit by lot, which the LorD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: 14 For the tribe of the children of Reu’ben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their in- heritance; and half the tribe of | Ma-nas’seh have received their | inheritance: 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inherit- ance on this side Jér’dan near Jér’i-ch6 eastward, toward the | sunrising. 16 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: E-le-a’zar the priest, and Josh’u-a the son of Nin 18 And ye _ shall take ‘one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Ju’- dah, Ca’leb the son of Jé- phun/neh. 20 And of the tribe of the chil- dren of Sim’e-on, Shé-mi’el the son of Am-mi’hid. 224 The Levitical cities 21 Of the tribe of Bén’ja- min, E-li’dad the son of Chis’lon. 22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Buk’ki the son of Jog’li. 23 The prince of the children of Jo’seph, for the tribe of the children of Ma-nas’seh, Han’- ni-el the son of E’phod. 24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of E’phra-im, Ké-mt’el the son of Shiph’tan. 25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zéb’u-lun, E-liz’a-phan the son of Pdr’nach. 26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Is’sa-char, Pal’ti-el the son of Az’zan. 27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ash’ér, A-hi’- hud the son of Shél’o-mi. 28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naph’ta-li, Péd’a-hél the son of Am-mi’hid. 29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of is’ra-el in the land of Ca’/naan. 152 CHAPTER 35 1 The Levitical cities. 6 Refuge cities. Laws of murder. ND the LORD spake unto Mo’ses in the plains of MO6’ab by Jor’dan near Jér’i-cho, saying, 2 Command the children of Is’ra-el, that they give unto the Lé’vites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Lé’vites suburbs for the Cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the sub- urbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Lé’- vites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thou- sand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the 15 NUMBERS, 35 south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thou- sand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the sub- urbs of the cities. 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Lé’vites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Le’vites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Is’ra-el: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Lé’vites according to his inheritance which he in- heriteth. 9 4 And ye: LORD spake unto MO’ses, sayin 10 Speak Gas the children of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jor’dan into the land of Ca’naan; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the aveng- er; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the con- gregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. Nis 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jdér’dan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Ca’/naan, which shall be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of is’ra-el, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among 225 | NUMBERS, 36 them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 16 And if he smite him with an instrument “of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. ? 17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith be may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 18 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, where- with he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer ‘shall surely be put to death. 19 The revenger of blood him- self shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he ‘shall slay him. 20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; 21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote Aim shall surely be put to death; for he is a mur- derer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him 22 But if he thrust him sud- denly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone, where- with a man may die, seeing him not, and cast if upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: _24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of Laws concerning murder the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: 28 Because he should have re- mained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of wit- | nesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. : 32 And ye shall take no satis- faction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 33 So ye shall not peur the land wherein ye are: lood it defileth the land: ate the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of fs’ra-el. CHAPTER 36 153 1 Law of female inheritance. 5 Mar- riage within the tribe. ND the chief fathers of the £'% families of the children of ' Gil’e-ad, the son of Ma’chir, the son of Ma-nas’seh, of the families | of the sons of J6’seph, came’ near, and spake before MO’ses, | 226 Laws of inheritance and marriage and before the princes, the chief ptbers of the children of Is’- Ta-@i: _ 2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Is’ra-el: and “my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zé-ld’/phe-had our brother unto his daughters. _ 3 And if they be married to any ‘of the sons of the other tribes of ‘the children of is’ra-el, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fa- ‘thers, and shall be put to the “inheritance of the tribe where- “unto they are received: so shail it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. i a. 4 And when_the jubile of the ‘children of Is’ra-el shall be, ‘then shall their inheritance be ‘put unto the inheritance of the ‘tribe whereunto they are re- “ceived: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inherit- ance of the tribe of our fathers. 5 And M6o’ses commanded the ‘children of is’ra-el according to ‘the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of J6’seph ‘Bath said well. : |.6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concern- ‘ing the daughters of Zé-16’phe- ‘had, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their ‘father shall they marry. DEUTERONOMY, 1 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of is’ra-el remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Is’ra-el shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Is’ra-el, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Is’ra-el may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to an- other tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el shali keep himself to his own inheritance. 10 Even as the LORD com- manded M06’ses, so did the daughters of Zé-16’phe-had: 11 For Mah‘lah, Tir’zah, and Hoeg’lah, and Mil’cah, and NOo’ah, the daughters of Zé-16’phe-had, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons: : 12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Ma- nas’seh the son of J6’seph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 13 These are the command- ments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of M6’ses unto the children of is’ra-el in the plains of Moab by Jor’dan near Jér’i- cho. 3 THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED DEUTERONOMY 154 CHAPTER 1 Pa’ran, and To’phel, and La’- 1 Speech of Moses in the plains of | ban, and Ha-zé’roth, and Diz’a- oab. 34 God’s anger for Israel’s unbelief. hab. 2 (There are eleven days’ Bp HESE be the words which | journey from H6’reb by the way Mo’ses spake unto all is’-| of mount Sé’ir unto Ka’desh— fra-el on this side Jor’dan in the | bir’ne-a.) wilderness, in the plain over 3 And it came to pass in the against the Red sea, between! fortieth year, in the eleventh 227 DEUTERONOMY, 1 month, on the first day of the month, that Mo’ses spake unto the children of Is’ra-el, accord- ing unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them; 4 After he had siain Si/hon the king of the Am’6r-ites, which dwelt in Hésh’bon, and Og the king of Ba’shan, which dwelt at As’ta-roth in Ed’re-1: 5 On this side Jér’dan, in the land of Mé’ab, began MO’ses to declare this law, saying, 6 The LORD our God spake unto us in H6’reb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Am/’6r-ites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the Jand of the Ca’naan-ites, and unto Léb’a- non, unto the great river, the river Et-phra’tés. 8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, A’bra-ham, i’saac, and Ja’cob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 9 ¥ And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: 10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The LorRD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 2 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? 13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. Speech of Moses in plains of M oad 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, an nown, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and cap- tains over tens, and officers among your tribes. : 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 Ye shall not respect per- sons in judgment; buf ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judg- ment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 19 ¢ And when we departed from HO6’reb, we went through all that great and terrible wilder- ness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Am/6r- ites, as the LORD our God com- manded us; and we came to Ka’desh—bar’ne-a. 20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Am/6r-ites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess if, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 22 4 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we _ shall come. 23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: 24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came 228 God’s anger for Israel’s unbelief unto the valley of Esh’col, and searched it out. 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought if down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. 26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: | 27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the “LORD hated us,.he hath brought ‘us forth out of the land of ‘E’éypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Am’6r-ites, to destroy us. 28 Whither shall we go up? ‘our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is DEUTERONOMY, 1 poe nel he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath hous followed the LORD. 37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But Josh’u-a the son of Nitin which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Is’ra-el to inherit it. 39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess greater and taller than we; the | it. cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the An’a-kims there. ~ 29 Then I said unto you, ‘Dread not, neither be afraid of them. - 30 The LorD your God which goeth before you, he shali fight for you, according to all that he ‘did for you in E’gypt before your eyes; 31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the “LoRD thy God bare thee, as a 'man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. 32 Yet in this thing ye ‘did not believe the LORD your God, | 33 Who went in the way be- ‘fore you, to search you out a ‘place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you, by what way ve should go, and ina cloud by day. 34 And the LORD heard the “voice of your words, and was -wroth, and sware, saying, 35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil genera- tion see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, 36 Save Ca/leb the son of Jé- 40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hili. 42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptu- ously up into the hill. 44 And the Am/‘6r-ites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Sé/ir, even unto Hor’mah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 46 So ye abode in Ka’desh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. 229 DEUTERONOMY, 2 155 CHAPTER 2 1 Speech of Moses continued. 35 Sihon is subdued. HEN we turned, and took our journey into the wilder- ness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Sé‘ir many days. 2 And the LORD spake unto me, saying, ; 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your breth- ren the children of E’sau, which dwell in Sé’ir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Séir unto E’sau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wil- derness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of E’sau, which dwelt in Sé‘ir, through the way of the plain from £/lath, and from £/zi-on— ga’bér, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of MO/ab. 4 9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the M6d’ab-ites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a posses- sion. 10 The E’mims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and | Moses recounts incidents of wandering many, and tall, as the An’a- ims; 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the An’a-kims: but the MO’ab-ites call them E£’mims. 12 The Ho’rims also dwelt in Séir beforetime; but the chil- dren of E’sau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Is’ra-el did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. 13 Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zé’red. And we went over the brook Zé’red. 14 And the space in which we came from Ka’desh—bdr’ne-a, until we were come over the brook Zé’red, was thirty and eight years; until all the genera- tion of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them. 15 For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed. 16 § So it came to pass, when all the men of war were con- sumed and dead from among the people, 17 That the LORD spake unto me, Saying, 18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Md’ab, this day: 19 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Am/’mon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Am’mén any posses- sion; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Am’mon-ites call them Zam- zum/’/mims 3 21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the An’a-kims; but the LORD destroyed them before - them; and they succeeded them, — and dwelt in their stead: 230 y Defeat of Sthon 22 As he did to the children of E’sau, which dwelt in Sé’ir, when he destroyed the H6’- rims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: 23 And the A/’/vims_ which dwelt in Ha-zé’rim, even unto Az’zah, the Caph’td-rims, which came forth out of Caph’tér, de- stroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 24 ¢ Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Ar’non: behold, I have given into thine hand Si’/hon the Am/6r-ite, king of Hésh’bon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26 | And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kéd’e- moth unto Si’/hén king of Hésh’- bon with words of peace, saying, 27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn oe the right hand nor to the eft. 28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat: and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet; ; 29 (As the children of E’sau which dwell in Séir, and the MOo/ab-ites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over J6r’dan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us. 30 But Si’hén king of Hésh’- bon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy Go hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. | 31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Si’/hon and his land before DEUTERONOMY, 3 thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32, Then S’vhon came out against us, he and ail his people, to fight at Ja’haz. 33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly de- stroyed the men, and _ the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to re- main: 35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and HELA of the cities which we ook. 36 From Ar’6-ér, which is by the brink of the river of Ar’non, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gil’e-ad, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God de- livered all unto us: 37 Only unto the land of the children of Am’mon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jab’bok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us. CHAPTER 3 1 Speech of Moses continued. Moses views the promised land. HEN we turned, and went up the way to Ba’shan: and Og the king of Ba’shan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Ed’re-1. 2 And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Si’/hon king of the Am’6r- 156 26 d|ites, which dwelt at Hésh’bon. 3 So the LORD our God de- livered into our hands Og also, the king of Ba’shan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. 4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city 231 f DEUTERONOMY, 3 which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Ar’g6b, the kingdom of 6g in Ba’shan. 5 All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars: beside unwalled towns a great many. 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Si’hén king of ‘Hésh’bén, utterly de- stroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. : S And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Am/6r-ites the land that was on this side Jér’dan, from the river of Ar’ndn unto mount Hér’- mon; 9 (Which Hér’mon the Si-dé’- ni-ans call Sir’i-c6n; and the Am/’6r-ites call it Shé/nir;) 10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gil’e-dd, and all Ba’- shan, unto Sal’chah and Ed’re-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in|I Ba’shan. of il 11 For only Og king of Ba’- shan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rab’bath of the children of Am/mon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. : 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Ar’6-ér, which is by the river Ar’non, and half mount Gil’e-ad, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reu’ben-ites and to the Gad ites. h 13 And the rest of Gil’e-ad, and all Ba’shan, being the king- dom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh; all the region of Ar’g6b, with all Ba’- shan, which was called the land of giants. 14 Ja’ir the son of Ma-nas’seh took all the country of Ar’géb unto the coasts of Gésh’u-ri Defeat of Og king of Bashan and Ma-ach’a-thi; and called them after his own name, Ba’- shan-ha’voth-ja’ir, unto this ay. 15 And I gave Gil’e-4d unto Ma’chir. 16 And unto the Reu’ben-ites and unto the Gad/ites I gave from Gil’e-dd even unto the river Ar’non half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jab’bok, which is the border of the children of Am’mén; 17 The plain also, and Jor’dan, and the coast thereof, from Chin’ne-réth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ash’d6th-pis’gah easte ward. 18 4 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of is’ra-el, all that are meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities whic have given you; 20 Until the LoRD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LorD your God hath .given them beyond Jér’dan: and then shali ye return every man unto his Possession, which I have given you. 21 4 And I commanded Jésh’- u-a at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LorD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lorp do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you. 23 And I besought the LorpD at that time, saying, 24 O Lord Gop, thou hast be- gun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven 232 Exhortation to obedience or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jér’dan, that goodly mountain, and Léb’a-non. 26 But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Get thee up into the top of Pis’gah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold if with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jér’dan. 283 But charge Jésh’u-a, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Béth—pé’6r. 157 CHAPTER 4 1 Moses’ exhortation. 41 Cities of refuge chosen. O OW therefore hearken, is’ra-el, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Ba’al—pé’or: for all the men that followed Ba’/al_pé’or, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as DEUTERONOMY, 4 the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? ; 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the-LORD thy God in Hé’reb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with dark- ness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ve heard a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he com- manded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 14 ¢ And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye 233 DEUTERONOMY, 4 might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. 15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in HO6’reb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 17 The likeness of any beast that zs on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: 19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even ali the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. 20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of E’gypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21 Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jér’dan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over J6r’dan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any | it thing, which the LorRD thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous od. 25 4 When thou shalt beget Exhortation to obedience children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger: 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over JOr’dan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LorD shall lead you. 28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with ali thy heart and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribula- tion, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; j 31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not for- sake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. 32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God cre- ated man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the 234 The covenant in Horeb DEUTERONOMY, 5 GOo’lan in Ba’shan, of the Ma- midst of another nation, by temp- tations, by signs, and by won- ders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in E’gypt before your eyes? 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of E’gypt; 38 To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou arf, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inher- itance, as if is this day. 39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. 40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his command- ments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. 41 | Then Md’ses severed three cities on this side J6r’dan toward the sunrising; ( 42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: ‘ ; 43 Namely, Bé’zér in the wil- derness, in the plain country, of the Reu’ben-ites; and Ra’moth in Gil’e-ad, of the Gad’/ites; and nas’sites. 44 4 And this is the law which MO’ses set before the children of Is’ra-el: 45 These ave the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judg- ments, which MO’ses spake unto the children of Is’ra-el, after they came forth out of E’Zypt, 46 On this side Jér’dan, in the valley over against Béth—pé’ér, in the land of Si’hon king of the Am’6r-ites, who dwelt at Hésh’- bon, whom M0’ses and the chil- dren of Is’ra-el smote, after they were come forth out of E’gypt: 47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Ba’- shan, two kings of the Am/’6r- ites, which were on this side Jér’dan toward the sunrising; 48 From Ar’6-ér, which is by the bank of the river Ar’nén, even unto mount Si’on, which is ‘mon, 49 And all the plain on this side Jér’dan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pis’gah. CHAPTER 5 158 1 The covenant in Horeb. 6 Moses repeats the commandments. ND Mod’ses called all is’ra-el, and said unto them, Hear, O is’ra-el, the statutes and judg- ments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. 2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in H6’reb. 3 The LORD made noi this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. 4 The LorD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, 5 (1 stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) Saying, 6 91 am the LorD thy God, 235 DEUTERONOMY, 5 which brought thee out of the pn Oe of E’gypt, from the house of on 7 Tho shalt have none other gods before mes 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any like- ness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth be- neath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in| me vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. i2 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. 13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daugh- ter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of E’/gypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. 16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the Moses repeats the commandments | land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 17 Thou shalt not kill, 18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 19 Neither shalt thou steal. 20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife. neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manser- vant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s. 22 | These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto 23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the | mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us| his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. 25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die 26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it. 28 And the LORD heard the | voice of your words, when ye 236 | Exhortation to obedience : | spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the | voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that ‘they have spoken. 29 O that there were such an ‘heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my com- mandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! 30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. 32 Ye shall observe to do there- fore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to e left. 33 Ye shall walk in all the “ways which the LORD your God “hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may pro- long your days in the land which ye shall possess. 159 CHAPTER 6 An exhortation to obedience. OW these ave the command- ments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the LorpD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; days may be prolonged. and that thy _ 3 4 Hear therefore, O Is’ra-el, and observe to do if; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as_ the Lorp God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. DEUTERONOMY, 6 4 Hear, O is’ra-el: the LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which f command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shali be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to A’bra-ham, to I’saac, and to Ja’cob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, 11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and welis digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; 12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of E’sypt, from the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; | 15 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 16 4 Ye shall not tempt the LorD your God, as ye tempted him in Mas’sah. 237 DEUTERONOMY, 7 Communion with the nations forbidden 17 Ye shall diligently keep the | vites, and the Jéb’u-sites, seven commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. J _18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, 19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. 20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? 21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pha’rath’s bondmen in E’gypt; and the LORD brought us out of B’sy¥pt with a mighty hand: 22 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon E’gypt, upon Pha’raoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he Sware unto our fathers. 24 And the LORD commanded us to do ali these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. 25 And it shall be our right- eousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath com- manded us. 160 CHAPTER 7 Communion with the nations forbidden. HEN the Lorp thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to pos- sess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hit’tites, and the Gir’ga-shites, and the Am/6r-ites, and the Ca’n4an-ites, and the Pér’iz-zites, and the Hi’- panes greater and mightier than ou; , 2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and ut- terly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 Neither shalt thou make| marriages with them; thy daugh- ter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy | son from following me, that they | may serve other gods: so will | the anger of the LORD be kindled | against you, and destroy thee) suddenly. ‘i 5 But thus shall ye deal with | them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their | images, and cut down their | groves, and burn their graven | images with fire. 6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the! LORD thy God hath chosen thee | to be a special people unto him- | self, above all people that are | upon the face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set his love | upon you, nor choose you, be- | cause ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: ute 8 But because the LORD loved | you, and because he would keep | the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the! LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you | out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pha’rach king | of E’gypt. . 9 Know therefore. that the | LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his com- mandments to a thousand gen- erations; 10 And repayeth them that | hate him to their face, to destroy | them: he will not be slack to. 238 the commandments, and | Blessings of obedience | him that hateth him, he will re- pay him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore re e statutes, and the judgments, ' which I command thee this day, to do them. 12 4 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judg- ments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the ‘mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: 13 And he will love thee, and | pless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, all people: upon thee; upon all them that hate thee. the people which the thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou shalt be blessed above there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 And the Lorp will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases thou knowest, lay them of £’gypt, which but will 16 And thou shalt consume all LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye ‘shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. 17 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? 18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto | Pha’raoh, and unto all b’gypt; 19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. DEUTERONOMY, 8 20 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. __ 21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. 22 And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. 23 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty de- struction, until they be destroyed. 24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them. 25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. ’ 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. CHAPTER 8 161 Moses further exhorts to obedience. LL the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember alli the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his command- ments, or no. 239 DEUTERONOMY, 9 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fa- thers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouthof the LORD doth manlive. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chas- teneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 7 For the LORD thy God bring- eth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pom- egranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it: a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and _ his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LorpD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of £&’sypt, from the house of bondage; Penalty of disobedience 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed thee in the wilder- ness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; {iad 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine | hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his cove- nant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, IJ tes- tify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God. CHAPTER 9 162 Moses recalls the rebellions of the chil« dren of Israel. EAR, O is’ra-el: Thou art to pass over Jér’dan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, 2 A people great and tall, the children of the An’a-kims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of A’nak! 3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. 240 Moses recalls Israel’s rebellions 4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LorD thy God hath cast them out from be- fore thee, saying, For my right- eousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these na- tions the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, A’bra-ham, Isaac, and Ja’cob. 6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people. 7 Y Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilder- hess: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD. 8 Also in H6’reb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you. 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of Stone, even the tables of the cov- snant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I feither did eat bread nor drink water: 10 And the LorRD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written accord- ing to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. 11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me 16 DEUTERONOMY, 9 the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant. 12 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of E’gypt have corrupted them- selves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. 13 Furthermore the Lorp spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and [I will make of thee a nation might- ier and greater than they. 15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. 16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you. 17 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes. 18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, be- cause of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickediy in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 19 For I was afraid of the anger and: hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lorp hearkened unto me at that time also. 20 And the LORD was very angry with Aar’on to have de- stroyed him: and I prayed for Aar’on also the same time. 21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and 241 DEUTERONOMY, 10 Restoration of the tables of the law ii a AON OT A eae a ee ground it very small, even until | tables of stone like unto the first, it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. 22 And at Tab’e-rah, and at Mas’sah, and at Kib’roth-hat- ta’a-vah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath. 23 Likewise when the LORD sent you from Ka’desh—bar’ne-a, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ve rebelled against the com- mandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 24 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. 25 Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; be- cause the LorD had said he would destroy you. 26 I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast re- deemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of B’sypt with a mighty hand. _27 Remember thy servants, A’bra-ham, Y’saac, and Ja’cob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wicked- ness, nor to their sin: 28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. 29 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. 163 CHAPTER 10 1 Restoration of the tables. exhortation by Moses. T that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two 12 An 242 and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. : 2 And I wili write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, ‘which the LoRD spake unto you in the! mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them unto me. | .5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me, | 6 4 And the children of Is’ra-el took their journey from Bé-é’- roth of the children of Ja’a-kan to Mé-sé’ra: there Aar’on died, and there he was buried, and E-le-a’zar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead. 7 From thence they journeyed unto Gtd’go-dah; and from Gid’go-dah to Jét’bath, a land of rivers of waters. 8 4 At that time the LORD sepa- rated the tribe of Lé’vi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 9 Wherefore Lé’vi hath neo part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his in- heritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. 10 And I stayed in the mount; according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. ; 11 And the LoRD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before ‘Moses exhorts to cbedience the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. i 12 4 And now, is’ra-el, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LorD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and ‘to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the LorD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? 14 Behold, the heaven and the eaven of heavens is the LORD’S ‘thy God, the earth also, with all ‘that therein is. 15. Only the LoRD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and ‘he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no ‘more stiffnecked. ; 17 For the LORD your God is ‘God of gods, and LORD of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a ter- rible, which regardeth not per- Sons, nor taketh reward: 18 He doth execute the judg- ment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 19 Love ye therefore the stran- Ber: for ye were strangers in the land of E’éypt. 20 Thou shalt fear the LorRpD thy God; him.shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. ; 21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, Which thine eyes have seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Wéypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars Of heaven for multitude. 164 CHAPTER 11 lt Moses exhorts to obedience. blessing and a curse. _26A 243 DEUTERONOMY, 11 ORs thou shalt love 4 the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his com- mandments, alway. 2 And know ve this day: for J speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastise- ment of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, 3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of E’gypt unto Pha’raoh the king of E’éypt, and unto all his land; 4 And what he did unto the army of E’gypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LorRD hath destroyed them unto thisday; 5 And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place; 6 And what he did unto Da’- than and A-bi’ram, the sons of E-li’ab, the son of Reu’ben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Is’ra-el: 7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did. 8 Therefore shail ye keep all the commandments which I com- mand you this day, that ve may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess It;- 9 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 4 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of E’gy¥pt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: DEUTERONOMY, 11 Blessings of obedience 11 But the land, whither ye go| 22 {For if ye shall diligently to possess it, is aland of hills and | keep all these commandments | valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: 12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 § And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command:you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, | 14 That I will give you the rain of your land in the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. 15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; 17 And then the LORD’S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you. 18 4 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. 244 his due season, | b which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to) cleave unto him; 23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater | nations and mightier than your- selves. 24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall | be yours: from the wiiderness and Léb’a-non, from the river, | the river Et-phra’tés, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast e. 25 There shall no man be able) to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said’ unto you. 26 4 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; 27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: | 28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 2 nd it shall come to pass, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gér’i-zim, and the curse upon mount E’bal. 30 Are they not on the other side Jér’dan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Ca’ndan-ites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gil’gal, beside the plains oi MO’reh? 31 For ye shall pass over Jér’- dan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. Various laws and judgments 32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day. 165 CHAPTER 12 1 Moses lays down certain laws and judgments. 17 Holy things to be eaten in a holy place. HESE are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high moun- tains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: 3 And ye_ shall overthrow their altars, and break their pil- lars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. 4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. ; 5 But unto the place which the LORD your God_ shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habi- tation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your free- will offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and_ your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shali not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you. DEUTERONOMY, 12 10 But when ye go over Jor’- dan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; 11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shali choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: 12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Lé’vite that is within your gates; for- asmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offer- ings in every place that thou seest: 14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. y 15 Notwithstanding thou may- est kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. _17 § Thou mayest not eat with- in thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy free- will offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: 18 But thou must eat them 245 DEUTERONOMY, 13 before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man- servant, and maidservant, and the Lé’vite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt re- joice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto. 19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Lé’vite as ene as thou livest upon the sok te When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, be- cause thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatso- ever thy soul lusteth after. 22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 24 Thou shalt not eat it; thou pues pour it upon the earth as ee Schau shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. 6 Only thy holy things. which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose: 27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LorD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured Treatment of idolaters out upon the altar of the LORD pre and thou shalt eat the esh. 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee - for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God. 29 4 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou suc- ceedest them, and dwellest in their land; 30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, say= ing, How did these nations serve their gods? even SO will I do likewise. 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 32 What thing soever I com- mand you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. CHAPTER 13 166 1 Idolaters to be put to death. 12 Idol- atrous cities to be destroyed. F there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast | not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: -for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 246 Idolatrous cities to be destroyed DEUTERONOMY, 14 4 Ye shall walk after the LORD | thy God hath given thee to your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall Serve him, and cleave unto im. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of E’éypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. 6 § If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers: 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, Neither shalt thou spare, neither Shalt thou conceal him: : 9 But thou shalt surely kill! him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of ali the people. : 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; be- cause he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of E’éypt, from the house of bondage. 11 And ail is’ra-el shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. 12 {If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LorpD hath | kn dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Bé’li-al, are gone out from among you, and have with- drawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not own: 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask dili- gently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; _15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon-thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lorp thy God, to keep all his command- ments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God. CHAPTER 14 167 1 No disfiguring mourning fer God’s children. 3 Of meats clean and une clean. 22 Of tithes. YE are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be 247 DEUTERONOMY, 14 a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. 3 ¢ Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead car- case. 9 4 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat: 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you. 11 { Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 14 And every raven after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 18 And the stork, and the heron Of clean and unclean meats after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 4 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shait not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk. 22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LorD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the FORD thy God hath blessed ee: 25 Then shalt thou turn if into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, _27 And the Lé’vite that is with- in thy gates; thou shalt not for- sake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 § At the end of three years thou shait bring forth all the 248 The year of release tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: 29 And the Lé’vite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall! eat and be satisfied; that the LoRD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. 168 CHAPTER 15 1 The seventh year and manner of re- lease. 12 Concerning an Hebrew servant. T the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release if; he shall not exact if of his neighbour, or he his brother; because it is called the LORD’S release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact if again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: 5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I com- _ mand thee this day. 6 For the LORD thy God bless- eth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many _ nations, but thou shalt not bor- row; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. 7 9 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut DEUTERONOMY, 15 thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 12 9 And if thy brother, an Hé’brew man, or an Hé’brew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. ‘ 13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: | 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of E’gypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: there- fore I command thee this thing to day. 16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; 17 Then thou shalt take an 249 DEUTERONOMY, 16 aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shail be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise? 18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. F 19 ¢ All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto | th the LoRD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the first- ling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if if be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shali eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shait pour ' jt upon the ground as water. 169 CHAPTER 16 1 Of the stated feasts. 18 Of judges and judgments. BSERVE the month of A’bib; and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of A’bib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of B£’/gypt by night. | 2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread there- with, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the The stated feasts land of E’gypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the ae of £’éypt all the days of y life. 4 And there shall be no leav- ened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. 5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth ee: 6 But at the place which the © LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of E’gypt. 7 And thou shalt roast and eat if in the place which the LORD thy God shali choose: and thou shalt turn in the morn- ing, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat un- leavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. 9 §| Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest fo put the sickle to the corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD. thy God with a tribute of a free- will offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: 11 And thou shalt rejoice be- fore the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Lé’vite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there. . 250, Divers injunctions 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a E’gypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 13 § Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: si, 14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man- servant, and thy maidservant, and the Lé’vite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. 15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, there- fore at shalt surely rejoice. 16 9§ Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: ) 17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LoRD thy God which he hath given thee. 18 { Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and | die they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 Thou shalt not wrest judg- ment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. 20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy DEUTERONOMY, 17 God, which thou shalt make bondman in| thee 22 ‘Neither shalt thou _set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. CHAPTER 17 170 1 Divers injunctions. 14 Choice of a ing. 16 His duties. HOU shait not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil favoured- ness: for that is an abomina- tion unto the LORD thy God. 2 9 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in trans- gressing his covenant, 3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; 4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, if be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Is’ra-el: 5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and _ shalt stone them with stones, till they 6 At the mouth of two wit- nesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shali not be put to death. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you. 8 § If there arise a matier too hard for thee in judgment, be- tween blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between 251 DEUTERONOMY, 18 stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Lé’vites, and un- to the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: 10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do accord- ing to all that they inform thee: 11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor fo the left. 12 And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LorD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Is’ra-el. : 13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously. 14 4 When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and _ shalt possess it, and shalt dwell there- in, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LorpD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. 16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to E’gypt, to the end that he should multi- ply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye His duties — shall henceforth return no more that way. 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. 18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Lé’vites: 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, fo the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may proiong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Is’ra-el. Choice of a king. CHAPTER 18 171 1 Of priestly dues. 9 Avoiding abomi- nations. 15 A promised Prophet. HE priests the Lé’vites, and all the tribe of Lé’vi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Is’ra-el: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. _2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their breth- ren: the LORD is their inherit- ance, as he hath said unto them. 3 9 And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5 For the LorD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name 252 Cities of refuge of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. | 6 {| And if a Lé’vite come from any of thy gates out of all Is’ra- el, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire, of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; . ; 7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Lé’vites do, which stand there before the LORD. 8 They shall have like por- tions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patri- mony. 3 9 § When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abomina- tions of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an_ observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. ; 12 For al! that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, an unto diviners: but as for thee, the LorD thy God hath not suffered thee so fo do. 15 § The LoRD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Ho’reb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD DEUTERONOMY, 19 my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their breth- ren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. : 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it pre- sumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. CHAPTER 19 172 1 Of refuge cities. 14 Landmarks. 16 Witnesses. EN the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God d| giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in. their cities, and in their houses; 2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. ey 4 ¢ And this is the case of the 253 DEUTERONOMY, 20 slayer, which shall flee thither, Concerning witnesses 14 § Thou shalt not remove that he may live: Whoso killeth | thy neighbour’s landmark, which his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; 5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: 6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. 7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee. 8 And if the LorRD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give untothy fathers; 9 If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do _ them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three: 10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an erences and so blood be upon thee. 11 7 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: 12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Is’ra-el, that it may go well with thee. they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. i5 § One witness shall not rise up against a man for any. iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. 16 YJ If a false witness rise up against any man to_ testify axalne him that which is “7 “Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; 18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, be- hold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified false- ly against his brother; 19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among | you. 20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. 21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. CHAPTER 20 1 Priests and officers in war. sieging cities. HEN thou, goest out to Y battle against thine en- emies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of E’gypt. 2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that 173 12 Bee 254 Priests and officers in war the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And_ shall say unto them, Hear, O is’ra-el, ye approach this day unto battle against ‘your enemies: let not your earts faint, fear not, and do ot tremble, neither be ye terri- fied because of them; ; 4 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5 q And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedi- cated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 6 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. 7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. 8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart. 9 And it shall be, when the Officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. | 10 4 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found there- in shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no Peace with thee, but will make DEUTERONOMY, 21 war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the LorpD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an in- heritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 17 But thou shalt utterly de- stroy them; namely, the Hit’- tites, and the Am/6r-ites, the Ca’naan-ites, and the Pér’iz- zites, the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u- sites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abomina- tions, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God. 19 4 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees there- of by forcing an ax against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege: ; 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. CHAPTER 21 174 1 Concerning uncertain murder. 10 Captive women. 18 Rebellious sons. 255 DEUTERONOMY, 21 F one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: _2 Then thy eiders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain 3 And it Shall bee that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawnintheyoke; 4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and _ shall Strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley: And ihe ‘priests the sons of Lé’vi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: 6 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is be- headed in the valley: 7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. 8 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Is’ra-el, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Is’ra-el’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. 9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 10 { When thou goest forth to War against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath de- livered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, 11 And seest among the cap- Concerning uncertain murder tives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. 14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her. 15 § If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him chil- dren, yous the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn sca | be hers that was hated: 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the first- born, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first- born is his. 18 § If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of | his city, and unto the gate of | his place; 20 And they shall say unto the | elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he | 256 Divers laws and ordinances DEUTERONOMY, 22 emeatey Pin) opment tye Perea NT EE SP Sa Ue aig Sh See rere will not obey our voice; he is a| be before thee in the way in any glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Is’ra-el shall hear, and fear. 22 § And if a man have com- mitted a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 175 CHAPTER 22 1 Divers laws and ordinances. Fringes upon the vesture. HOU shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy 12 -prother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy bro- ther’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. 4 4 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 5 | The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. 6 9 lf a bird’s nest chance to 17 tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: 7 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. 8 § When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. 9 4 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. : 10 § Thou shait not plow with an ox and an ass together. 11 §¢ Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together. 12 § Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thuself. 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: 15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: 16 And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virgin- ity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city 257 DEUTERONOMY, 23 shall take that man and chastise im; 19 And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Is’ra-el: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. 20 But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: 21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in {fs’ra-el, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. : 22 Y If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shali both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Is’ra-el. : 23 {If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die: the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you. 25 4 But if a man find a be- trothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; fhere is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter: 27 For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel Divers laws and ordinances cried, and there was none to save her. 28 {If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away ail his days. 30 § A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt. CHAPTER 23 Divers laws and ordinances. E that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD: even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the con- gregation of the LORD. 3 An Am/mon-ite or M6’ab- ite shall not enter into the con- gregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of E’gypt; and because they hired against thee Ba’laam the son of Bé’or of Pé’thér of Més- 0-p0-ta’mi-a, to curse thee. 5 Nevertheless the LorD thy God would not hearken unto Ba/laam; but the LorpD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. 7 4 Thou shalt not abhor an E’dom-ite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an &-&¥p’- tian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 176 258 Divers laws and ordinances 8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the con- \ gregation of the LORD in their | third generation. | 9 ¥Y When the host goeth forth ‘against thine enemies, then keep _ thee from every wicked thing. 10 (If there be among you “any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness' that -chanceth him by night, then ‘shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: | 11 But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash him- self with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. 12 4 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad: _ 13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: 14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. j 15 § Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shal! choose in one of ‘thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 4 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Is’ra-el, nor a sodomite of the sons of Is’ra-el. 18 Thou shalt not bring the ‘hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. : | | DEUTERONOMY, 24 19 4 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 20 Unto a stranger thou may- est lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 4 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and per- form; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 24 | When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn. CHAPTER 24 1 Divers laws and ordinances. pression of servants. HEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unclean- ness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give if in her hand, and send her out of his house. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. 3 And if the latter husband hate 177 14 Op- 259 DEUTERONOMY, 25 her, and write her a bill of di- vorcement, and giveth 7¢ in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her fo be his wife; 4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abom- ination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 5 4 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 § No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge. i 7 4 If_a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the chil- dren of is’ra-el, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shali die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. 8 4 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe dili- gently, and do according to all that the priests the Lé’vites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 09 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Mir’i-am by the way, after that ye were come forth out of E’gypt. 10 4 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. 12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: 13 In any case thou shalt de- liver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, Divers laws and ordinances and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. 14 § Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. - 16 The fathers shall not be- put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 ¢ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge: 18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in E’gypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: thereforel command thee to do this thing. 19 | When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean if afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of E’gypt: therefore I com- mand thee to do this thing. CHAPTER 25 1 Divers laws and ordinances. immodest woman. 178 C 11 The 13 Unjust weighis. 260 Divers laws and ordinances F there be a controversy be- tween men, and they come to judgment, that the judges y judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and con- demn the wicked. 1 2 And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten be- fore his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. | 3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. 4 4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when hetreadeth out the corn. 5 § If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her. 6 And it shall be, that the first- born which she beareth shail succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Is’ra-el. 7 And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Is’ra-el, he will not per- form the duty of my huspand’s brother. ; 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand fo it, and say, I like not to take her; 9 Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house. 10 And his name shall be DEUTERONOMY, 26 called in Is’ra-el, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 4 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: 12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. 13 4 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. 14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. 15 But thou shalt have a per- fect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God. 17 §¥ Remember what Am/’a- lék did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; 18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. 19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the re- membrance of under heaven; forget it. CHAPTER 26 179 1 Offering of firstfruits. 12 Of tithing. ND it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest there- ins Am/a-lék from thou shalt not 261 DEUTERONOMY, 26 2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket. out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, Syr’i-an ready to perish was my father, and he went down into E’gypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and popu- lous: i ; ; 6 And the &£-gyp’tians evil en- treated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: 7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: 8 And the LORD brought us forth out of E’gypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terrible- Hessen and with signs, and with won 9 Ana The hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou,.O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LoRD thy God: 11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto Offering of firstfruits. Tithing thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the L’évite, and the stranger that is among you. 12 § When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Lé’vite, the stranger, the fatherless, and: the widow, that they may eat, within thy gates, and be filled; 13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and’ also have given them unto the! Lé’vite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the! widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast’ commanded me: I have not! transgressed thy command- ments, neither have I forgotten them: 14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given | ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou | hast commanded me. | 15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people is’ra-el, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 16 ¥ This day the LorD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judg- ments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with ali thine heart, and with all thy soul. 17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his com- | mandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 18 And the Lorp hath avouched thee this day to be his | peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou 202 | An altar commanded. Curses from Ebal DEUTERONOMY, 27 shouldest keep all his com- mandments; 19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken. 180 CHAPTER 27 1 An altar commanded. 12 Mount of Blessing. 14 Curses from mount Ebal. AND Mo’ses with the elders of Is’ra-el commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I com- mand you this day. 2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jér’dan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: 3 And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised ee. 4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jor’dan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount &’bal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister. 5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron fool upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LorD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God: 7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God. 8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. ; 9 4 And Mo’ses and the priests the Lé’vites spake unto all Is’- ra-el, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Is’ra-el; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God. 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 11 ¢ And MO6’ses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gér’i-zim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jér’dan; Sim/’e-on, and Lé’vi, and Ju’dah, and Is’sa-char, and Jé’seph, and Bén’ja-min: 13 And these shall stand upon mount E’bal to curse; Reu’ben, Gad, and Ash’ér, and Zéb’u- lin, Dan, and Naph’ta-li. 14 ¢ And the Lé’vites_ shall speak, and say unto all the men of is’ra-el with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth i¢ in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed be he that _ per- verteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. I ; 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. 263 DEUTERONOMY, 28 Blessings of obedience 22 Cursed be he that lieth| 8 The LORD shall command with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent per- son. And ali the people shall say, Amen. 26 Cursed be he that confirm- eth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen. 181 CHAPTER 28 1 Blessings for obedience. 15 Cursings for disobedience. ND it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken dili- gently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3 Blessed shalf thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed Shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 2 the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ) 9 The LorRD shall establish thee an holy people unto him- self, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the command- ments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. 10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. | 11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or fo the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 15 4 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his com- mandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the 64 Curses for disobedience city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of ‘thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 20 The LORD shail send upon thee cursing, vexation, and re- buke, in all that thou settest ‘thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 22 The LORD shall smite thee 'with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and ‘they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the eth that is under thee shall be on ‘The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 25 The LorD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine en- emies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 27 The LorD will smite thee with the botch of E’éypt, and with the emerods, and with DEUTERONOMY, 28 the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 29 And thou shalt egrope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. 31 Thine ox shall be slain be- fore thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine en- emies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shail be given unto another people, and thine eyes. shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand. 33° The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: 34 So that thot shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. 36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor _ thy fathers have known; and there shait thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a 265 DEUTERONOMY, 28 byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, ‘till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded ee: 46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyful- ness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LorpD shall send against thee, in hung- er, and in thirst, and in naked- ness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. 49 The LorRD shall bring a nation against thee from far, Curses for disobedience from the end of ithe earth, as swiff as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt. not understand; 0 A nation of fierce counte- nance, which shail not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of - thy sheep, until he have de- stroyed thee. 52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, through- out all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. 53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LorD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: _ 54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his, eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and to- ward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: : 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine en- emies shall distress thee in all thy gates. 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the © husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her — daughter, 206 Echortation to obedience 57 And toward her young one ‘that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her chil- ‘dren which she shall bear: for ‘she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine pen shall distress thee in thy ga 58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD ‘THY GOD; 590 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continu- ‘ance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of E’éypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. 61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be de- stroyed. 62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multi- tude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. 63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; an ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. R 65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the ole of thy foot have DEUTERONOMY, 29 rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of y life: 67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart where- with thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 68 And the LORD shall bring thee into E’gypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. CHAPTER 29 182 1 Moses exhorts to obedience. 10 Cove- nant entered into. 29 Secret things are God's. HBESE are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Mod’ses to make with the children of Iis’ra-e! in the land of M6/ah, beside the covenant which he made with them in H6’reb. 2 4 And Md’ses called unto all Is’ra-el, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of &’éypt unto Pha’raoh, and un- d|to all his servants, and unto ail his land; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: 4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen — old upon thy foot. 267 DEUTERONOMY, 29 6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your od. 7 And when ye came unto this place, Si/hén the king of Hésh’- bon, and Og the king of Ba’- shan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: 8 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Rew’ben-ites, and to the Gad’ites, and to the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh. 9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. 10 4 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Is’ra-el,_ 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: 13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to A’bra-ham, to i’saac, and to Ja’cob. 14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; 15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this ay: 16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of &’gy¥pt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; 17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:) 268 Covenant between God and the people! 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; 19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 20 The LorD will not spare! him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in: this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his | name from under heaven. 21 And the LORD shall sep- arate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law: 22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall | Tise up after you, and the! stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they | see the plagues of that land, and | the sicknesses which the LORD | hath laid upon it; 23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, | and burning, that it is not sown, | nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the over- throw of Séd’om, and Gé-mor’- rah, Ad’mah, and Ze-bd’im, | which the LORD overthrew in| his anger, and in his wrath: 24 Even alli nations shall say, | Wherefore hath the LORD done | thus unto this land? what | meaneth the heat. of this great | anger? | 25 Then men shall say, Be- | cause they have forsaken the | covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made | with them when he brought | | A promise of mercies to the obedient them forth out of the land of E/sypt: _ 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: 27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are; written in this ook: 28 And the LoRD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as if is this day. 29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed beiong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. 183 CHAPTER 30 1 A promise of mercies. 15 Good and evil before ail. ND it shall come to pass, -when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set be- fore thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 And the LoRD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess its and he wiil do DEUTERONOMY, 30 thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6 And the LoRD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do ali his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the LORD thy God will! make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, a8 he rejoiced over thy father 10 if oa shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 11 4 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shail go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15 4 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to 269 DEUTERONOMY, 31 keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multi- ply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and wor- ship other gods, and serve them; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jér’dan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou. mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to A’bra-ham, to l’saac, and to Ja’cob, to give them. 184 CHAPTER 31 1 The people encouraged. charged. 24 to the Levites. 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Mo’ses went and spake these words unto all {s’- ra-el. 2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more £0 out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jér’dan. 3 The LoRD thy God, he will g0 over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from be- fore thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Jésh’u-a, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said. 4 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Si’hén and to Og, kings of the Am/ér-ites, and Josh’u-a, and said 14 Joshua Book of the law given The people encouraged unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. ; 5 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LorD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor for- sake thee. 7 {And Mo’ses called unto unto him in the sight of all is’ra-el, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, | neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. i 9 § And M6’ses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Lé’vi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of is’ra-el, 10 And M6’ses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, | 11 When all Is’ra-el is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shail choose, thou shalt read this law before all Is’ra-el in their hear- ing. 12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, | and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of | this law: 13 And that their children, — which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as | 270 The charge of Joshua long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jér’dan to _ possess it. 14 4 And the LORD said unto MOo’ses, Behold, thy days ap- proach that thou must die: call Josh’u-a, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, that I may give him a charge. And Mo’ses and Josh’- u-a went, and presented them- selves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 16 § And the LORD said unto Md’ses, Behold, thou shait sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? 18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. : ‘ 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of fs’ra-el: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of is’ra-el. 20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shali have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto DEUTERONOMY, 31 other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant, | 21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be for- gotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagina- tion which they go about, even now, before I have brought went into the land which I swa 22 “Mo” ses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of is’ra-el. And he gave Josh’u-a the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Is’ra-el into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee. 24 4 And it came to pass, when MO’ses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 That M0d’ses commanded the Lé’vites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death? 28 4 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have command- ed you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the 271 DEUTERONOMY, 32 LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 30 And Mo’ses spake in the ears of all the. congregation of Is’ra-el the words of this song, until they were ended. 185 CHAPTER 32 1 Song of Moses. 48 He is ordered to Nebo to die. IVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4. He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and purnout iniquity, just and right as he. 5 They have corrupted them- selves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a per- verse and crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and un- wise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? 7 4 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Ad’am, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Is’ra-el. 9 For the LORD’S portion is his people; Ja’cob is the lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 11 As an eagle stirreth up her The song of Moses nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: 12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; 14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Ba’shan, and goats, with the fat of kid- neys of wheat; and thou didst drink ie pure blood of the grape. 15 4 But Jésh’u-rin waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They provoked him to jeal- ousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods ,. whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 18 Of the Rock fhat begat thee thou art unmindful, and Hast forgotten God that formed ee. 19 And when the LORD saw if, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward_ generation, chil- dren in whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jeal- ousy with those which are nota people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 272 The song of Moses 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall con- sume the earth with her in- crease, and set on fire the foun- dations of the mountains. 23 I will heap mischiefs upon ‘them; I will spend mine arrows upon them 24 They ‘shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 26 I said, I would scatter them ‘into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave them- selves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all is. 28 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that ee would consider their latter en ' 30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LoRD had shut them up? 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies them- Selves being judges. . 32 For their vine is of the vine of Séd’om, and of the fields of Go-mor’rah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: : i 33 Their wine is the poison of Beeons, and the cruel venom of asp 34 fe not this laid up in store 18 DEUTERONOMY, 32 with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 35 To me belongeth venge- ance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 41 whet my _ glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. 43 Rejoice, O ye _ nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be mer- ciful unto his land, and to his people. 44 ¢ And Mo6’ses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and H6-shé’a the son of Nun. 45 And MO’ses made an end of speaxing all these words to all. Is’ra-el: 46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words 273 DEUTERONOMY, 33 which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall pro- long your days in the land, whither ye go over Jér’dan to possess it. 48 And the LORD spake unto MO’ses that selfsame day, saying, 49 Get thee up into this moun- tain Ab’a-rim, unto mount Né’bé, which is in the land of Mo/ab, that is over against J ér’i-chd; and behold the land of Ca’naan, which I give unto the children of Is’ra-el for a possession: 50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aar’on thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: 51 Because ye _ trespassed against me among the children of Is’ra-el at the waters of Mér’- i-bah—Ka’desh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Is’ra-el. 52 Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Is’ra-el. 186 CHAPTER 33 1 Moses blesses the tribes. of Israel. ND this is the blessing, wherewith MOo’ses the man of God blessed the children of Is’ra-el before his death. 2 And he said, The LORD came from Si’/nai, and rose up from Sé/ir unto them; he shined forth from mount Pa’ran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand weni a fiery law for them. 3 Yea, he loved the people: all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. . 4, MO’ses commanded usa law, 28 Safety 274 Moses blesses the tribes even the ae of the con- gregation of Ja’cob 5 And he was king in Jésh’u- run, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Is’ra-el were gathered together. . 6 § Let Reu’ben live, and not “ng and let not his men be few. 7 § And this is the blessing of Ja’dah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Ji’dah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. 8 { And of Lé’vi he said, Let thy Thim’/mim and thy U’rim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Mas’sah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Mér’i-bah; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowl- edse his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 10 They shall teach Ja’cob thy judgments, and Is’ra-el thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 11 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. of Bén’ja-min he shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 13 4 And of Jd’seph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, | 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for’ the precious things put forth by the moon, | 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for Moses dies on Mount Nebo the precious things of the lasting S; 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the bless- ing come upon the head of Jé’- seph, and upon the top of the head. of him that was separated from his brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of &’phra-im, and they are the thousands of Ma-nds’seh. 18 § And of Zéb’u-lin he said, Rejoice, Zéb’u-lin, in thy going out; and, Is’sa-char,in thy tents. 19 They shail call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteous- ness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 20 4 AndofGadhesaid, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the atm with the crown of the ead. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he exe- cuted the justice of the LoRrpD, and his judgments with Is’ra-el. _ 22 ¥ And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Ba’shan. i 23 4 And of Naph’ta-li he said, O Naph’ta-li, satisfied with fa- vour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. : ,24 § And of Ash’ér he said, Let Ash’ér be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his breth- ren, and let him dip his foot in oil: | 25 Thy shoes shail be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shail thy strength be. ‘ 26 §] There is none like unto DEUTERONOMY, 34 the God of Jésh’u-rin, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy ref- uge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy hem. 28 is‘ra-el then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Ja’cob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shali drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, O is’ra-el: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine ene- mies shali be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. CHAPTER 34 187 1 Moses on mount Nebo. 5 He views the land and dies. 9 Joshua suc- ceeds him. ND Mo’ses went up from the plains of M6’ab unto the mountain of Né’bo, to the top of Pis’gah, that is over against Jér’- i-cho. And the LoRD shewed him all the land of Gil’e-dd, unto Dan, 2 And all Naph’ta-li, and the land of E’/phra-im, and M4-nas’- seh, and all the land of Ja’dah, unto the utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jér’i-cho, the city of palm trees, unto Z0/ar. 4 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto A’bra-ham, unto I’saac, and unto Ja’cob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. 5 4 So Mé’ses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of M6’ab, according to the word of the LORD. 6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of M6’ab, over against - 275 JOSHUA, 1 Béth-pé’6r: but no man know- eth of his sepulchre unto this ay. 7 9 And M6’ses was an hun- dred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 8 § And the children of Is’ra-el wept for M6’ses in the plains of M6’ab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for MO’ses were ended. ° 9 9 And Joésh’u-4 the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wis- dom; for Mo’ses had laid his hands upon him: and the children Joshua ordered to cross Jordan of Iis’ra-el hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded M0’ses 10 § And there arose not a prophet since in Is’ra-el like unto M6’ses, whom the LORD knew face to face, 11 In all the signs and the won- ders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of E’gypt to Pha’raoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, ; 12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which ae shewed in the sight of all Is’ra-el. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA 188 CHAPTER 1 ‘4 Joshua ordered to cross Jordan. He prepares the people. 10 OW after the death ot Mo’ses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Josh’u-a the son of Nin, Mo’ses’ minister, saying, 2 Md’ses my servant is dead; ‘now therefore arise, go over this Jér’dan, thou, and all this peo- ‘ple, unto the land which I do give ‘to them, even to the children o Is’ra-el. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto MO6’ses. 4 From the wilderness and this Léb’a-non even unto the great river, the river Eu-phra’tés, all the land of the Hit’tites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Mo’ses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good cour- age: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the | land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which M6’ses my servant commanded thee: turn not from | it to the right hand or fo the left, | that thou mayest prosper whith- ersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest ob- | serve to do according to all that | is written therein: for then thou | shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good: success. : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou, dismayed: for the LORD thy God | is with thee whithersoever thou | goest. 10 § Then Jésh’u-a commanded | the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying; | Prepare you victuals; for within | 276 Spies sent to Jericho three days ye shall pass over this Jor’dan, to go in to possess the Tand, which the LORD your God ‘giveth you to possess it. 12 ¢ And to the Reu’ben-ites, and to the Gad’ites, and to half the tribe of Ma-nas’seh, spake Josh’u-a, saying, --13 Remember the word which ‘MO6’ses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The ‘LorD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in ‘the land which M6’ses gave you on this side Jér’dan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; 15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which M6’ses_ the LORD’S servant gave you on this side Jér’dan toward the sunrising. 16 § And they answered Jésh’- u-a, saying, All that thou com- mandest us we will do, and Whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. . 17 According as we hearkened unto MO’ses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with MO’ses. 18 Whosoever he be that doth febel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou command- est him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. 189 CHAPTER 2 It Spies sent to Jericho. 4 Rahab | conceals them. 12 Their covenant. AND Josh’u-a the son of Nin ) sent out of Shit’tim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go . . JOSHUA, 2 view the land, even Jér’i-cho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Ra’- hab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jér’i-ch6, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Is’ra-el to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jér’i-ch6é sent unto Ra’hab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when | it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly: for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jér’dan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8 4 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your ter- ror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of E’gypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Am/6r- ites, that were on the other side Jér’dan, Si/hon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there re- main any more courage in any 277 JOSHUA, 3 man, because of you: LORD your God, apehe above, and in earth be- neat 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear_unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kind- ness, that ye will also shew kind- ness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: 13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, an my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we wiil deal kindiy _ and truly with thee 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pur- suers meet you; and hide your- selves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and after- ward may ye go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy breth- ren, and all thy father’s house- hold, home unto thee. 19 And it shall be, that whoso- ever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his iood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whoso- ever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. for the he is God in | unto your words, so be it. The Israelites come to the Jordan 21 And she said, According And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pur- Suers were returned: and the pursuers sought them through- out all the way, but found them not. "23 € So the two men returned, and descended from the moun- tain, and passed over, and came to Jésh’u-a the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell And it shall | them 24 ake they said unto Jésh’u-a, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. CHAPTER 3 190 3 At the Jordan. 3 Directions for crossing. 14 The waiters divi ed. 17 The crossing. ND Jodsh‘u-a rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shit’tim, and came to Jor’=- dan, he and all the children of Is’ra-el, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Lé’vites bearing it, then ye shall tenors from your place, and go after it 4 Yet there shall be a space be- tween you and it, about two thou- sand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. : And Joésh’u-a said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you 6 And Joésh’u-a spake unto the 278 The Israelites cross the Jordan of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 7 9 And the LorD said unto Josh’u-a, This day wili I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Is’ra-el, that they may know that, as I was with Md’ses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the ‘Priests that bear the ark of the ‘covenant, saying, When ye are ‘come to the brink of the water of Jor’dan, ye shall stand still in J6r’dan. : : 9 4 And Josh’u-a said unto the children of is’ra-el, Come hither, ‘and hear the words of the LORD your God. } 10 And Josh’u-a said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from be- fore you the Ca’ndan-ites, and the Hit’tites, and the Hi’vites, and the Pér’iz-zites, and the Gir’ga-shites, and the Am‘6r-ites, and the Jéb’u-sites. 11 Behold, the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jor’dan. 12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of ‘Is’ra-el, out of every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, as ‘soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jér’- dan, that the waters of Jér’dan Shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. 14 ¢ And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jér’dan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; — 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jor’dan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jor’dan over- JOSHUA, 4 priests, saying, Take up the ark | floweth all his. banks all the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Ad’am, that is beside Zar’e-tan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passes over right against Jér‘i- cho. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lorp stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jér’dan, and ail the Is’ra-el-ites passed over on drv ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jér’dan. CHAPTER 4 191 1 The twelve stones of Jordan. 10 Crossing of the people. 20 Camp at Gilgal. AND it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jor’dan, that the LoRD spake unto Jésh’u-a, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, say- ing, Take you hence out of the midst of Jor’dan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then Josh’u-a called the twelve men, whom he had pre- pared of the children of Is’ra-el, out of every tribe a man: And Josh’u-a said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jor’dan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el: 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 279 JOSHUA, 5 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jor’dan were cut off before the ark of the cove- nant of the LORD; when it passed over Jér’dan, the waters of Jér’- dan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a_memorial unto the children of Is’ra-el for ever. 8 And the children of is’ra-el did so as Jésh’u-a commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jor’dan, as the LORD spake unto Jésh’u-a, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joésh’u-a set up twelve stones in the midst of Jér’dan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. 10 4 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jér’- dan, until every thing was fin- ished that the LORD commanded Jésh’u-a to speak unto the peo- ple, according to all that MO’ses commanded Josh’u-a: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reu’- ben, and the children of Gad, and | half the tribe of Ma-nas’seh, passed over armed before the children of Is’ra-el, as M6’ses spake unto them: 13 About forty thousand pre- pared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jér’i-cho. 14 4 On that day the LORD magnified Jésh’u-a in the sight of all fs’ra-el; and they feared him, as they feared Mo’ses, all the days of his life. 15 And the LORD spake unto Josh’u-a, saying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, 280 The camp at Gilgal that they come up out of Jér’dan. 17 Jésh’u-a therefore command- ed the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jér’dan. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jér’- dan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jér’dan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. 19 4 And the people came up out of Jér’dan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gil’gal, in the east border of Jér’i-cho. 20 And those twelve _ stones, which they took out of Jér’dan, did Josh’u-a pitch in Gil’gal. 21 And he spake unto the chil- dren of is’ra-el, saying, When your children shall ask their fa- thers in time to come, saying; What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your chil- dren know, saying, Is’ra-el came over this Jér’dan on dry land. 23 For the LorD your God dried up the waters of Jér’dan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. CHAPTER 5 192 1 A second circumcision. 10 Passover at Gilgal. 12 Manna ceases. ND it came to pass, when all the kings of the Am/6r-ites, which were on the side of J6ér’- dan westward, and all the kings of the Ca’naan-ites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jér’- dan from before the children of Is’ra-el, until we were passed Manna ceases over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el. 2 § At that time the LORD said unto Joésh’u-4, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Is’ra-el the second Passover kept. time. 3 And Josh’u-a made him sharp knives, and circumcised the chil- dren of [s’ra-el at the hill of the foreskins. j 4 And this is the cause why Josh’u-a did circumcise: All the people that came out of E’éypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wil- derness by the way as they came forth out of E’gypt, them they had not circumcised. Z 6 For the children of fIs’ra-el walked forty years in the wilder- ness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of E’gypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that flow- eth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Jésh’u-a circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 9 And the LORD said unto Jésh’u-a, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of Be Pe pate is called Gil’gal unto is d 104 Ant the children of Is’ra-el JOSHUA, 6 encamped in Gil’gal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jér’i-cho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow . after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 12 ¥ And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; nei- ther had the children of fs’ra-el manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Ca’/naan that year. 13 ¥ And it carn to pass, when Josh’u-a was by Jér’i-ché, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with ah sword drawn in his hand: and Josh’u-a went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Josh’u-a fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Jésh’u-a, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And J osh’/u-a So. CHAPTER 6 193 1 Siege oy ee 20 The walls fail. 2 Rahabdb is saved. OW 78 ér’i-cho was. straitly shut up because of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Josh’u-a, See, I have given into thine hand Jér’i-ché6, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven.priests shall bear 281 JOSHUA, 6 before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fail down flat, and the peo- ple shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6 4 And Jésh’u-a the son of Wun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD. 7 And he'said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. 8 4 And it came to pass, when Josh’u-a had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 9 § And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Jodsh’u-a4 had com- manded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the LORD com- passed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 4 And Josh’u-a rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went Siege of Jericho on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rere- ward came after the ark of the | LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and re- turned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Jésh’u-a said unto the people, Shout: for the LORD hath given you the city. 17 4 And the city shall be ac- cursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Ra’- hab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Is’ra-el a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trump- ets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.: 21 And they utterly destroyed ail that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and - ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 282 Rahab saved. Israel smitten at At 22 But Josh’u-a had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Ra’hab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and ieft them without the camp of is’ra-el. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 25 And Jésh’u-a saved Ra’hab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in is’ra-el even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Josh’- u-a sent to spy out Jér’i-cho. 26 4 And Josh’u-a adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jér’i-cho: he shall lay the foun- dation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the LORD was with Jésh’u-a; and his fame was poised throughout all the coun- y. 194 CHAPTER 7 1 Israel smitien at Ai. 16 Crime and death of Achan. UT the children of Is’ra-el committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for A’chan, the son of Car’mi, the son of Zab’di, the son of Zé’rah, of the tribe of Ja’dah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger or the LoRD was kindled against the children of is’ra-el. 2 And Josh’u-a sent men from Jér’i-ch6 to A’i, which is beside Béth—a’ven, on the east side of Béth’—el, and spake unto them, JOSHUA, 7 saying, Go up and view the coun- try. And the men went up and ‘viewed A’1. 3 And they returned to Jésh’- u-a, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men zo up and smite A’1; and make not all the people to labour thith- er; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of A’1. 5 And the men of A’i smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shéb’a-rim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 § And Jésh’u-4 rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Is’ra-el, and put dust upon their heads. 7 And Jdsh’u-a said, Alas, O Lord Gop, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jor’dan, to deliver us into the hand of the Am/6r-ites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jér’dan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when {Is’ra-el turneth their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Ca’ndan-ites and ail the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? 10 4 And the LORD said unto Josh’u-a, Get thee up; where- foreliest thou thus upon thy face? 11 ts’ra-el hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 283 JOSHUA, 8 _12 Therefore the children of is’ra-el could not stand before their enemies, buf turned their backs before their enemies, be- cause they were accursed: nei-|I ther will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Is’ra-el: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the fam- ilies thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shail come by households; and the household which the ea oe take shall come man by 15 And it shall be, that | ‘ic that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Is’ra-el. 16 4 So Josh’u-a rose up early in the morning, and brought is’ra-el by their tribes; and the tribe of Ji’dah was taken: . 17 And he brought the family of Ji’dah; and he took the fam- ily of the Zidr’hites: and he brought the family of the Zar’- hites man by man; and Zab’di was taken 18 And the brought his house- hold man by man; and A’chan, the son of Car’mi, the son of Zab’di, the son of Zé’rah, of the tribe of Jai’dah, was taken. 19 And Jésh’u-a said unto A’chan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Is’ra-el, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide i¢ not from me. Achan’s sin and death 20 And A’chan answered Jésh’- u-a, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Is’ra-el, and thus and thus have done: 21 When I saw_among the spoils a goodly Bab-y-l6’/nish garment, and two hundred shek- els of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 22 {So Josh’u-a sent messen- gers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, if was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Josh’u-a, and unto all the children of Is’ra-el, and laid a out before the LORD. And Joésh’u-a, and all Is’- pe with him, took A’chan the son of Zé’rah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the val- ley of A’chor. 25 And Joésh’u-a said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all is’ra-el stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of hisanger. Where- fore the name of that place was called, The valley of A’chor, unto this day. CHAPTER 8 195 1 Joshua encouraged. 3 Capture of Ai. 30 Joshua’s altar. ND the LORD said unto Josh’= u-a, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the peo< ple of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given 284 first: - fore them. The capture of At into thy hand the king of A’1, and his people, and his city, and his and: , And thou shalt do to AI and her king as thou didst unto Jér’- i-cho6 and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle there- of, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush os ne city behind it. 3 § So Joésh’u-a arose, and all _ the pele of Dect to go up against A’l: and Josh’u-a chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the | city, but be ye all ready: And I, and all the people that _ are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the therefore we will flee be- 7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will _ deliver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall See do. See, I have commanded + 5 Josh’u-a therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between _ Béth’-el and A’‘i, on the west side wot A’1: but Josh’u-a lodged that _ night among the people. 10 And Jésh’u-a rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Is’ra-el, before the people to A’I. 11 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and JOSHDUA, 8 came before the city, and pitched on the north side of A’i: now Jed ea was a valley between them an 12 ‘And he took about five thou- sand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beéth’-el and A’l, on the west side of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Josh’u-a went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 4 And it came to pass, when the king of A’i saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Is’ra-el to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, be- fore the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city. 15 And Josh’u-a and all Is’ra-el made as if they were beaten be- fore them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that were in A’i were called together to pur- sue after them: and they pursued after Josh’u-a, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in A’l or Béth’-el, that went not out after Is’ra-el: and they left the city open, and pursued after Is’ra-el. 18 And the LORD said unto Josh’u-a, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward A’i; for I will give it into thine hand. And Josh’u-a stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his. hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of A’1 looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people 285 JOSHUA, 9 that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Josh’u-a and all Is’ra-el saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they peed again, and slew the men A’t 22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of is’ra-el, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of A’Il they took alive, and brought him to josh’u-a. _24 And it came to pass, when Is’ra-el had made an end of slay- ing all the inhabitants of A’i in the field, in the wilderness where- in they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Is’ra-el- ites returned unto A’i, and smote it with the edge of the sword. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of A’1. 26 For Josh’u-a drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretch- ed out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabi- tants of A’1. 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city is’ra-el took for a prey unto themselves, accerding unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Josh’u-a. 28 And Josh’u-a burnt ‘A, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 29 And the king of A’ he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was Gown, Jésh’u-a commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. _ ; 30 § Then Josh’u-a built an Joshua builds an altar altar unto the LORD God of is’ra-el in mount E’bal, 31 As Mo’ses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Is’ra-el, as it is written in the book of the law of Md’ses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron; and they offered thereon burnt offer- ings unto the LORD, and sacri- ficed peace offerings. 32 4 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of MO’ses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Is’ra-el. 33 And all is’ra-el, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before ‘the - priests the Lé’vites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gér‘i-zim, and half of them over against mount E’bal; as Md6’ses the servant of the LorRD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Is’ra-el. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the bless- ings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Li6’ses commanded, which Josh’u-a read not before all the congregation of {fs’ra-el, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. CHAPTER 9 1 Gibeon’s crafty league. servantage to Israel. ND it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jor’dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Léb’a-non, the Hit’tite, and the Am/6r-ite, the Ca’naan- ite, the Pér’iz-zite, the Hi’vite, and the Jéb’u-site, heard thereof; 2 That they gathered them- 196 16 Their 286 The craftiness of the Gibeonites selves together, to fight with Jésh’u-a and with Is’ra-el, with one accord. } i 3 4 And when the inhabitants of Gib’e-on heard what Josh’- pa had done unto Jér’i-cho and o A’, 4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and ail the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 7 6 And they went to Jésh’u-a unto the camp at Gil’gal, and said unto him, and to the men of Is’ra-el, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. | 7 And the men of _Is’ra-el said unto the Hi’vites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 8 And they said unto Josh’u-a, We are thy servants. And Jésh’- u-a said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? | 90 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in E’gypt, 10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Am/6r-ites, that were beyond Jér’dan, to Si/hon king of Hésh’bon, and to Og king of Ba’shan, which was at|th _ Ash’ta-roth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 12 This our bread we took hot for our provision -out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, itis dry, and it is mouldy: JOSHUA, 9 13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. 15 And Josh’u-4 made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 16 4 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. ‘ _17 And the children of fs’ra-el journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gib’e-on, and Ché-phi’rah, and Bé-é’roth, and Kir’jath-jé a-rim. ‘ 18 And the chiidren of is’ra-el smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of is’ra-el. And all the con- gregation murmured against the princes. : 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Is’ra-el: now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto em. 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congrega- tion; as the princes had prom- ised them. . 22 4 And Joésh’u-a called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye be- guiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed, 287 JOSHUA, 10 and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 24 And they answered Jésh’u-a, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LorRD thy God commanded his servant M6’ses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the in- habitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out_ of the hand of the children of fs’ra-el, that they slew them not. 27 And Joésh’u-a made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congre- gation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. 197 CHAPTER 10 1 Conspiracy against Gibeon. 8 Joshua defeats the kings. 13 The sun stands still. 28 Further con- quests. OW it came to pass, when A-d0’/ni-zé’déc king of Jé- ru’sa-lém had heard how Jésh’- u-a had taken A‘i, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jér’i-ch6 and her king, so he had done to A’i and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gib’e-on had made peace with is’ra-el, and were among them; 2 That they feared greatly, be- cause Gib’e-on was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than A‘i, and all the men thereof were mighty. pie 3 Wherefore A-dd6’/ni—zé’déc king of Jé-ru’sa-lém sent unto Hd6’- ham king of Hé’bron, and unto Pi’ram king of Jar’mtth, and unto Ja-phi’a king of La’chish, and unto Dé’bir king of Eg‘l6n, saying, Conspiracy against Gibeon 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gib’e-on: for it hath made peace with Josh’u-a and with the children of Is’ra-el. _9 Therefore the five kings of the Am’6r-ites, the king of Jé-ru’sa- lem, the king of Hé’bron, the king of Jar’muth, the king of La’chish, the king of kg’l6n, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gib’e-on, and made war against it. 6 4 And the men of Gib’e-on sent unto Josh’u-a to the camp to Gil’gal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Am’6r-ites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. _7 So Jésh’u-4 ascended from Gil’gal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 8 § And the LORD said unto Josh’u-a, Fear them not: ‘for I have delivered them into ‘thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Josh’u-a therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gil’gal all night. 10 And the LorD discomfited them before Is’ra-el, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gib’e-on, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Béth- ho’ron, and smote them to A-zé’- kah, and unto Mak-ké’dah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before is’ra-el, and were in the going down to Béth— ho’ron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto A-zé’kah, and they died: they were more which | died with hailstones than they whom the children of is’ra-el slew with the sword. 12 4 Then spake Jdsh’u-a to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Am/’6r- | 288 | Joshua defeats five kings ites before the children of Is’ra-el, and the said in the sight of fs’ra- el, Sun, stand thou still upon Gib’e-on; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Aj’a-lon. ; 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Js not this writ- ten in the book of Ja’shér? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. ; 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of aman: for the LORD fought for Is’ra-el. 15 ¢ And Josh’u-a_ returned, and all is’ra-el with him, unto the camp to Gil’gal. 16 But these five kings fled, and [Bp dette inacave at Mak- e’ 17 And it was told Jésh’u-a, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Mak-ké’dah. 18 And Josh’u-a said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath de- livered them into your hand. 20 And it came to pass, when Jésh’u-a and the children of Is’ra-el had made an end of slay- ing them with a very great slaughter, till they were con- sumed, that the rest which re- mained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people returned ‘to the camp to Josh’u-a at Mak- ‘ké’dah in peace: none moved his toigue against any of the ‘children of Is’ra-el. 22 Then said Josh’u-a, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out ‘of the cave. __ 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him 19 JOSHUA, 10 out of the cave, the king of Jé- ru’sa-lém, the king of Hé’bron, the king of Jar’mith, the king of La’chish, and the king of Eg’lon. 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Josh’u-a, that Jodsh’u-a called for all the men of is’ra-el, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Josh’u-4° said unto them, Fear not, nor be dis- mayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Jdsh’u-a smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Josh’u-a commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day. 28 § And that day Jdsh’u-a took Mak-ké’dah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly de- stroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Mak-ké’dah as he did unto the king of Jér’i-cho. 29 Then Josh’u-a passed from Mak-ké’dah, and all Is’ra-el with him, unto Lib’nah, and fought against Lib’nah: 30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Is’ra-el; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain init; but did unto the king there- of as he did unto the king of Jér’i-ché. 289 JOSHUA, 11 31 4 And Josh’u-a passed from Lib’nah, and all Is’ra-el with him, unto La’chish, and en- camped against-it, and fought against it: 32 And the LORD delivered La’chish into the hand of Is’ra-el, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that a ned done to Lib’nah 33 § Then Ho6’ram king of Gé’zér came up to help La’chish; and Josh’u-a smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. ; 34 4 And from La’chish Josh’- u-a passed unto Eg’lon, and all is’ra-el with him; and they en- camped against it, and fought against it: 35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to La’chish. _36 And Josh’u-a went up from Eg’lon, and all Is’ra-el with him, unto Hé’bron; and they fought against it: 37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none re- maining, according to all that he had done to Eg’/lon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 § And Josh’u-a returned, and all Iis’ra-el with him, to Dé’- bir; and fought against it: 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the Gace of the sword, and utterly destroyed alli the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hé’bron, so he did to Dé’bir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Lib’nah, and to her king 0 4 So Josh’u-a smote all the country of the hills, and of the Joshua’s further conquests south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Is’ra-el com- manded. 41 And Jodsh’u-aA smote them from Ka’desh-bar’ne-a even unto Ga’za, and all the country of Go’shen, even unto Gib’e-on. 42 And all these kings and their land did Josh’u-a take at one time, because the LORD God of Is’ra-el fought for Is’ra-el. 43 And Josh’u-a returned, and all Is’ra-el with him, unto the camp to Gil’gal. CHAPTER 11 198 1 Joshua conquers many kings. 21 The Anakims cut off. ANP it came to pass, when Ja’bin king of Ha’zér had heard those things, that he sent to Jo’bab king of Ma’don, and to the king of Shim’ron, and to the king of Ach’shaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chin’ne- roth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Ca’naan-ite on the east and on the west, and fo the Am/6r-ite, and the Hit’tite, and the Pér‘iz-zite, and the Jéb’u-site in the mountains, and fo the Hi’vite under Hér’mon in the land of Miz’peh. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many 5 Ana when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the wa- ters of Mé’rom, to fight against Is’ra-el. 6 4 And the LORD said unto Josh’u-a, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Is’ra-el: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 290 Joshua conquers many kings _7 So Josh’u-a came, and al! the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Mé’rom Euddenly; and they fell upon them 8 "And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Is’ra-el, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zi’ddn, and unto Mis’re-photh-ma’im, and wtnto the valley of Miz’peh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Josh’u-a did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their noreess| and burnt their chariots with 10 § And Josh’u-a x that time turned back, and took Ha/zor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Ha’zér before- time was the head of all those gdoms. 11 And they smote ail the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Ha/zér with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Josh’u-a take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Mo’ses the servant of the LORD commanded. 13 But as for the cities that Stood still in their strength, ts’ra-el burned none of them, save Ha’zor only; that did Jésh’u-a burn. 14 And all the spoil of these Cities, and the cattle, the children of Iis’ra-el took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 15 4 As the LORD commanded MOo’ses his servant, so did Md’- ses command Josh’u-a, and so did Josh’u-a; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD com- manded M6’ses. 16 So Josh’a. -4 took all t JOSHUA, 12 country, and all the land of God’- shen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Is’- ra-el, and the valley of the same; 17 Even from the mount Ha’- lak, that goeth up to Sé@/‘ir, even unto Ba’al-gad in the valley of Léb’a-non under mount Hér’- mon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Josh’u-4 made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Is’ra-el, save the Hi’vites the inhabitants of Gib’e-on: all other they took in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Is’ra-el in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD com- manded M6’ses. 21 4 And at that time came Tasha. and cut off the An/’a- kims from the mountains, from Hé’bron, from Dé’bir, from A’nab, and from all the moun- tains of Ji’dah, and from all the mountains of Is’ra-el: Josh’u-2 destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the An’a- kims left in the land of, the chil- dren of Is’ra-el: only in Ga’za, in Gath, and in Ash’do6d, there remained. 23 So Josh’u-a took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Md’ses; and Jésh’u-a gave it for an inherit- ance unto is’ra-el according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. CHAPTER 12 199 1 Countries disposed of by Moses. 7 Conquests by Joshua. OW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Is’ra-el smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jor’- land, the hills, and all the ainat dan toward the rising of the sun, 291 JOSHUA, 13 from the river Ar’non unto mount Hér’mon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Si’/hon king of the Am’é6r-ites, who dwelt in Hésh’bon, and ruled from Ar’0-ér, which 1s upon the bank of the river Ar’non, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gil’e-ad, even unto the tiver Jab’bok, which is the border of the children of Am’mon; 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chin’ne-roth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Béth-jésh’i-moth; and from the south, under Ash’déth-pis’ gah: 4 4 And the coast of Og king of Ba’shan, which was of the rem- nant of the giants, that dwelt at Ash’ta-roth and at Ed’re-1, 5 And reigned in mount Hér’- mon, and in Sal’cah, and in all Ba’shan, unto the border of the Gésh’u-rites and the Ma-ach’a- thites, and half Gil’e-ad, the ues of Si/hon king of Hésh’- on. 6 Them did M6’ses the servant of the LORD and the children of Js’ra-el smite: and M6’ses the servant of the LORD gave it fora possession unto the Reu’ben-ites, and the Gad’ites, and the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh. 7 4 And ee a the kings of the country which Josh’u-a and the children of is’ra-el smote on this side Jér’dan on the west, from Ba’al—-gad in the valley of Léb’a-non even unto the mount Ha’lak, that goeth up to Se’ir; which Josh’u-a gave unto the tribes of Is’ra-el for a possession according to their divisions; 8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilder- ness, and in the south country; the Hit’tites, the Am/6r-ites, and the Ca’naan-ites, the Pér’iz- ee the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u- sites 9 { The king of Jér’i-ché, one; the king of A’i, which is beside Beéth’—-el, one; List of kings conquered 10 The king of Jé-ru’sa4-lém, one; the king of Hé’bron, one; 11 The king of Jar’mtth, ones the king of La’chish, one; 12 The king of Eg’lon, one; the king of Gé’zér, one; 13 The king of Dé’bir, one; the king of Gé’dér, one; 14 The king of Hoér’mah, once the king of A’rad, one; 15 The king of Lib’nah, one3 ie king of A-dul/lam, one; 6 The king of Mak-ké’dah, oe ; the king of Béth’—el, one; 17 The king of Tap’pu-ah, one; the king of Hé’phér, one; 18 The king of A’phek, one; the king of La-shar’on, one; 19 The king of Ma’don, one; the king of Ha’zor, one; 20 The king of Shim’ron—mé’- Be one; the king of Ach’shaph, 31 The king of Ta’a-nach, one; the king of Mé-gid’do, one; 22 The king of Ké’desh, one; ae king of Jok’ne-am of Car’mel, 933° The king of D6r in the coast of Dér, one; the king of the na- tions of Gil’gal, one; 24 The king of Tir’zah, one: all the kings thirty and one. CHAPTER 13 1 Lands yet unconquered. 8 inheritances east of Jordan. Balaam is slain. OW. Jésh’u-4 was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet re- maineth: all the borders of the Phi-lis’tines, and all Gésh’u-ri, 3 From Si’hér, which is before E’éypt, even unto the borders of Ek’ron northward, which is counted to the Ca’naan-ite: five lords of the Phi-lis’tines; the Ga/zath-ites, and the Ash’doth- ites, the Esh’ka-l6n-ites, the Git’- tites, and the Ek’ron-ites; also the A’vites: 200 The 22 292 _ Inheritances east of J. ordan _ 4 From the south, all the land of the Ca’naan-ites, and Mé-a’- tah that is beside the Si-d6/ni- ans, unto A’phek, to the borders of the Am/6r-ites: 5 And the land of the Gib’lites, and all Léb’a-non, toward the sunrising, from Ba’al—-gad under mount Hér’mon unto the enter- ing into Ha’math. 6 Ali the inhabitants of the hill country from Léb’a-non unto Mis’re-photh—ma/im, and all the Si-d6’ni-ans, them will I drive out from before the children of Is’ra-el: only divide thou it by lot unto the Is’ra-el-ites: for an inheritance, as I have command- ed thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, 8 With whom the Reu’ben-ites | m and the Gad/ites have received their inheritance, which M6’ses gave them, beyond Jér’dan east- ward, even as MO’ses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From Ar’o-ér, that is upon the bank of the river Ar’non, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Méd’- e-ba unto Di’bon; 10 And all the cities of Si/hon king of the Am/’6r-ites, which reigned in Hésh’bon, unto the border of the children of Am’mon; 11 And Gil’e-ad, and the border of the Gésh’u-rites and Ma-ach’- a-thites, and all mount Hér’mon, and all Ba’shan unto Sal’cah; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Ba’shan, which reigned in Ash’- ta-roth and in Ed’re-i, who re- ‘mained of the remnant of the giants: for these did M0’ses ‘smite, and cast them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Is’ra-el expelled not the Gésh’/u- rites, nor the Ma-ach’a-thites: but the Gésh’u-rites and the Ma- ach’a-thites dwell among the Is’ra-el-ites until this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Lé’vi he gave none inheritance; the which JOSHUA, 13 sacrifices of the LORD God of Is’ra-el made by fire are their in- heritance, as he said unto them. 15 4 And MO’ses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reu’ben inheritance according to their families. ; _16 And their coast was from Ar’0-ér, that is on the bank of the river Ar’nOn, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Méd’e-ba; 17 Hésh’bon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Di’bon, and Ba’moth-ba’al, and Béth-ba’al- mé’on, 18 And Ja-ha’za, and Kéd’e- moth, and Méph’a-ath, 19 And = Kir-jath-a’/im, and Sib’mah, and Za’reth-sha’har in the mount:of the valley, 20 And Béth-pé’6r, and Ash’- rite pri etae and Béth-jésh’i- oth, 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of S’hon king of the Am/6r-ites, reigned in Hésh’bon, whom Mo6’ses smote with the princes of Mid/i-an, E’vi, and Ré’kem, and Ziir, and Hfir, and Ré’ba, which were dukes of Si’/hon, dwelling in the country. 22 4 Ba’laam also the son of Bé’or, the soothsayer, did the children of Is’ra-el slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 23 And the border of the chil- dren of Reu’ben was Jor’dan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the chil- dren of Reu’ben after their fam- ilies, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And MO’ses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And their coast was Ja’zér, and all the cities of Gil’e-ad, and half the land of the children of Am/mon, unto Ar’6-ér that is be- fore Rab’bah; ‘ 26 And from Hésh’bon_unto Ra’math-miz’peh, and Beét’/o- 293 JOSHUA, 14 nim; and from Ma-ha-na’/im unto the border of Dé’bir; 27 And in the valley, Béth—a’- ram, and Béth-nim’/rah, and Stc’coth, and Za’phon, the rest of the kingdom of Si’/hon king of Hésh’bon, Joér’dan and his bor- der, even unto the edge of the sea of Chin’/ne-réth on the other side Jér’dan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 29 ¥§ And MOd’ses gave inherit- ance unto the half tribe of Ma- nas’seh: and this was the pos- session of the half tribe of the children of Ma-nas’seh by their families. 30 And their coast -was from M4-ha-na’im, all Ba’shan, all the kingdom of Og king of Ba’shan, and all the towns of Ja’ir, which are in Ba’shan, threescore cities: 31 And half Gil’e-ad, and Ash’- ta-roth, and Ed’re-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba’shan, were pertaining unto the children of Ma’chir the son of Ma-nas’seh, even to the one half of the chil- dren of Ma/’chir by their fam- ilies. 32 These are ihe countries which Mo’ses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of MO’- ab, on the other side Jor’dan, by Jér’i-ch6, eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Lé’vi MO’ses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of is’ra-el was their inheritance, as he said unto them. 201 CHAPTER 14 1 The west Jordan inheritance to be by lot. 6 Caleb is given Hebron. y aN these are the countries which the children of Is’- ra-el inherited in the land of Ca’- naan, which E£-le-a’zar the priest, and Josh’u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el, | 0 distributed for inheritance to them. Inheritances west of Jordan | 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of MO’ses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Mo’ses had given the in- heritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jér’- dan: but unto the Lé’vites he gave none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of J6é’seph were two tribes, Ma-nas’seh and E’phra-im: no part unto the Lé’vites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. As the LORD commanded MO6’ses, so the children of Is’ra-el did, and they divided the land. 6 { Then the children of Ja’dah — came unto Josh’u-a in Gil’gal: and Ca’leb the son of Jé-phun’- neh the Kén’ez-ite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto M6’ses the man of God concerning me and thee in Ka’desh-bar’ne-a. 7 Forty years old was I when MO’ses the servant of the LORD sent me from Ka’desh-bidr’ne-a to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. 9 And Mod’ses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholiy followed the LORD my God. 10 And now, behold, the LorD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word © unto MOd’ses, while the children of is’ra-el wandered in the wil- derness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years 11 As yet I am as strong this day as J was in the day that Mo’- 294 therefore they gave Caleb’s portion. .Judah’s inheritance ses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the An’a-kims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. '13 And Jésh’u-a blessed him, and gave unto Ca'leb the son of Jé-phin’neh Hé’bron for an inheritance. 14 Hé’bron therefore became the inheritance of Ca’leb the son of Jé-phtin’neh the Kén/’ez-ite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 15 And the name of Hé’bron before was Kir’jath—ar’ba; which Ar’ba was a great man among the An’a-kims. And the land had rest from war. 202 CHAPTER 15 1 Judah’s boundaries. 13 Caleb's portion. 21 Judah’s cities. HIS then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Ju’- dah by their families; even to the border of E’dom the wilder- ness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh south- ward: 3 And it went out to the south side to Ma-al’eh—a-crab’bim, and passed along to Zin, and ascend- ed up on the south side unto Ka’desh—bdr’ne-a, and passed along to Héz’ron, and went up to A’dar, and fetched a compass to Kar’ka-a: : 4 From thence it passed to- ward Az’mon, and went out unto the river of E’zypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the see this shall be your south coast. JOSHUA, 15 5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jor’dan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of tA the LORD | Jor’da n: 6 And the border went up to Béth-hog’la, and passed along by the north of Béth—dr’a-bah; and the border went up to the stone of B6’han the son of Rev’- en: 7 And the border went up to- ward Dé’bir from the valley of A’chor, and so northward, look- ing toward Gil’gal, that is before the going up to A-dim’mim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed to- ward the waters of En—shé’mesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-ro’éel: 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hin’nom unto the south side of the Jéb’u- site; the same is jé-ru’sa-lém: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hin’nom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Néph’to- ah, and went out to the cities of mount E’phron; and the border was drawn to Ba’al-ah, which is Kir’jath—jé’a-rim: 10 And the border compassed from Ba’al-ah westward unto mount Sé‘ir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jé’a-rim, which is Chés’a-l6on, on the north side, and went down to Béth— shé’mesh, and passed on to Tim/’nah: 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ek’ron north- ward: and the border was drawn to Shi’cron, and passed along to mount Ba’al-ah, and went out unto Jab’ne-el; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the 295 JOSHUA, 15 children of Ja’dah round about according to their families. 13 § And unto Ca/’leb the son of Jé-phun’neh. he gave a part among the children of Jua’dah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Josh’u-a, even the city of Ar’ba the father of A’nak, which city is Hé’bron. 14 And Ca’leb drove thence the three sons of A’nak, Shé’shai, and A-hi’/man, and TAl’mai, the children of A’nak. 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Dé’bir: and the name of Dé’bir before was Kir’jath—sé’phér. 16 § And Ca/leb said, He that smiteth Kir’jath-sé’phér, and taketh it, to him will I give Ach’- sah my daughter to wife. 17 And Oth’ni-el the son of Ké’naz, the brother of Ca’leb, took it: and he gave him Ach’- sah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Ca/leb said unto her, What wouldest thou? rf 19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ja’dah ig a to their families. 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Ji’dah toward the coast of E’dom south- ward were Kab/ze-el, and E’dér, and Ja’gur, 22 And Ki’ nah, and Di-m6’nah, and Ad’a-dah, 23 And Ké’desh, and Ha’zér, and Ith’nan, 24 Ziph, and Té’lem, and Bé’- a-loth, 25 And Ha’zér, Ha-dat’tah, and Ké’ri-oth, and Heéz’ron, which is Ha’z6r, 26 A’mam, and Shé’ma, and MOl’a-dah, The cities of Judah 27 And Ha’zar-gad’dah, and Hésh’mon, and Béth—pa’let, 28 And Ha’zar-shu’al, and Bé’-~ er-shé’ba, and Biz-joth’jah, 29 Ba’al-ah,and l’im,and A’zem, 30 And El’to-lad, and Ché’sil, and Hor’mah, 31 And Zik’lag, and Mad- man/nah, and San-san’nah, 32 And Léb’a-dth, and Shil’- him, and A/in, and Rim’mon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: 33 And in the valley, Esh’ta-6l, and Z0’re-ah, and Ash’nah, 34 And Za-no’ah, and En-gan - nim, Tap’pu-ah, and E’/nam, 35 Jar’mtth, and A-dil’/lam, S6’coh, and A-zé’kah, 36 And Sha-ra’im, and Ad-i- tha’im, and Gé-dé’rah, and Géd-e-roth-a’/im; fourteen cities with their villages: 37 Zé/nan, and Had/a-shah, and Mig’dal—gad, 38 And Dil’e-an, and Miz’peh, and Jok’the-el, 39 La’chish, and Boz’kath, and Eg’lon, 40 And Cab’bon, and Lidh’- sree and Kith’lish, 1 And Gé-dé’ roth, Béth—-da’- oan and Na’a-mah, and M&4k- ké’dah; sixteen cities with their villages: ee Lib’nah, and £’thér, and 43 Aaa Jiph’tah, and Ash’nah, and Né@’zib, 44 And Kéi’ lah, and Ach’zib, and Ma-ré’shah; nine cities with their villages: 45 &k’ron, with her towns and her villages: 46 From £k’rén even unto the sea, all that lay near Ash’dod, with their villages: 47 Ash’dod with her towns and her villages, Ga’za with her towns and her villages, unto the river of E’g¥pt, and the great oe oe te border thereof: 8 § And in the mountains, Shy mir, and Jat’tir, ‘and ’S6d’coh, 49 And Dan’nah, and Kir’= jath-san’nah, which is Dé’bir, 296 Boundaries of the children of Joseph 50 And A’nab, and Esh’te-moh, and A’nim, 51 And Gd’shen, and H6’l6n, and Gi’loh; eleven cities with their villages: 52 A’rab, and Du’mah, E’she-an, ‘ 53 And Ja’num, and Beth- tap’pu-ah, and A-phé’kah, 54 And Him/’tah, and Kir’- jath—-dr’ba, which is Hé’bron, and Zi/or; nine cities with their villages: . 55 Ma’on, Cir’mel, and Ziph, and Jut’tah, : 56 And Jéz’re-el, and Jok’de- am, and Z4-n6o’ah, 57 Cain, Gib’e-ah, and Tim’- nah; ten cities with their vil- lages: Z 58 Hal/hil, Béth’—ztr, and Gé’- ér, 590 And Ma’a-rath, and Béth— 4’noth, and El’te-kon; six cities with their villages: — 60 Kir’jath-ba’al, which is Kir’jath—jé’a-rim, and Rab’bah; two cities with their villages: 61 In the wilderness, Béth— dr’a-bah, Mid’din, and Séc’a-cah, 62 And Nib’shan, and the city of Salt, and En—-é’di; six cities with their villages. ¢ 63 § As for the Jéb’u-sites the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sad-lém, the children of Ja’dah could. not drive them out: but the Jéb’u- sites dwell with the children of Ja’dah at Jé-ru’sa-lem wnto this day. 203 CHAPTER 16 1 Boundaries of Joseph and Ephraim. 10 Canaanites conquered. ND the lot of the children of Jo’seph fell from Jér’dan by Jér’i-ché, unto the water of Jér’i-ch6 on the east, to the wil- derness that goeth up from Jér’i- cho throughout mount Béth’-el, 2 And goeth out from Béth’—el to Liz, and passeth along unto the borders of Ar’chi to At’a- roth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japh-lé’ti, unto and JOSHUA, 16, 17 the coast of Béth-h6d’ron the nether, and to Gé’zér: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of J6’seph, Ma-nas’seh and E’phra-im, took their inheritance. 5 § And the border of the chil- dren of E’phra-im according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was At’a-roth— ad’/dar, unto Béth-ho’ron the upper; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Mich’me-thah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Ta’a- nath-shi/loh, and passed by it on the east to Ja-no’hah; 7 And it went down from Ja- no’/hah to At’a-réth, and to Na/’a-rath, and came to Jér‘i- cho, and went out at Jor’dan. 8 The border went out from Tap’pu-ah westward unto the river Ka’nah;' and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of E’phra-im by their families. ; 9 And the separate cities for the children of E’phra-im were among the inheritance of the children of Ma-nas’seh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And they drave not out the Ca/naan-ites that dwelt in Gé’- zéer: but the Ca’naan-ites dwell among the E’phra-im-ites unto this day, and serve under tribute. CHAPTER 17 204 1 Lot of half Manasseh. 14 Addition to Joseph's lot. A Rimdeey was also a lot for the tribe of Ma-nas’seh; for he was the firstborn of J6’seph; to wit, for Ma’chir the firstborn of Ma-nis’seh, the father of Gil’e-Ad: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gil’- e-ad and Ba’shan. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Ma-nas’- seh by their families; for the children of A-bi-é’zér, and for 297 JOSHUA, 17 the children of He’lék, and for the children of As’ri-el, and for the children of Shé’ chem, and for the children of Hé’phér, and for the children of Shé-mi’da: these were the male children of Ma- nas’seh the son of J6’seph by their families. 3 4 But Zé-16/phe-had, the son of Hé’phér, the son of Gil’e-ad, the son of Ma/’chir, the son of Ma-ndas’seh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mah’- lah, and N6d’ah, Hog’lah, Mil’- cah, and Tir’zah. 4 And they came near before E-le-4’zar the priest, and before Josh’u-a the son of Nin, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded MO0’ses: to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore accord- ing to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inherit- eee among the brethren of their a 5 And there fell ten portions to M4a-nas’seh, beside the land of Gil’e-ad and Ba’/shan, which were on the other side Jér’dan; 6 Because the daughters of Ma-nas’seh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Mda-nas’seh’s sons had the land of Gil’e-ad. 7 4 And the coast of Ma-nas’- seh was from Ash’ér to Mich’- me-thah, that lieth before Shé’- chem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tap’pu-ah. 8 Now Ma-nas’seh had _ the land of Tap’pu-ah: but Tap’- pu-ah on the border of Ma-nas’- seh belonged to the children of E’phra-im; 9 And the coast descended unto the river Ka’nah, south- ward of the river: these cities of E’phra-im are among the cities of Ma-nas’seh: the coast of Ma-nas’seh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea: 10 Southward if was E’phra- The borders of Manasseh and northward it was im’s, i Ma-ndas’seh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Ash’ér on the north, and in Is’sa-char on the east. 11 And Ma-ndas’seh had in is’sa-char and in Ash’ér Béth— shé’ an and her towns, and Ib’/le-a4m and her towns, and the inhabitants of Ddér and her towns, and the inhabitants of En’/—d6r and her towns, and the inhabitants of Ta’a-nach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Mé-zid’do and her towns, even three countries. 12 Yet the children of Maéa- nas’seh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Ca’naan-ites would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Is’ra-el were waxen strong, that they put the Ca’/naan-ites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. 14 And the children of Jo 0’seph spake unto Jdsh’u-a, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to in- herit, seeing I am a_ great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? 15 And Jodsh’u-a answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thy- self there in the land of the Pér’iz-zites and of the giants, if mount E’phra-im be too narrow for thee. 16 And the children of J6’seph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Ca’naan-ites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Béth-shé’an and her towns, and fhey who are of te valley of Jé ez’re-el. And Josh’u-a spake unto Fe house of Jé’seph, even to E’phra-im and to Ma-nas’seh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot oniy: 18 But the mountain shall be 293 Benjamin’s inheritance JOSHUA, 18 thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the out- goings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Ca’- ndan-ites, though they have jron chariots, and though they be strong. 205 CHAPTER 18 1 Tabernacle set up. 2 Land described. 11 Benjamin’s lot. ND the whole congregation of the children of Is’ra-e assembled together at Shi/loh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. 2 And there remained among the children of Is’ra-el seven tribes, which had not yet re- ceived their inheritance. 3 And Josh’u-a said_unto the children of Iis’ra-el, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God o your fathers hath given you? 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come againtome. _ . 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Jia’dah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Jé’seph shall abide in their coasts on the north. i 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land info seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. 7 But the Lé’vites have no part among you; for the priest- hood of the LORD is their inher- itance: and Gad, and Reu’ben, and half the tribe of Ma-nas’seh, have received their inheritance beyond Jdér’dan on” the east, which MO6’ses the servant of the LORD gave them. 8 § And the men arose, and went away: an Josh’u-a charged them that went to 1} LORD: describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shi’/l6éh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Josh’u-a to the host at Shiloh. 10 § And Josh’u-a cast lots for them in Shi/l6h before the ‘ and there Josh’u-a di- vided the land unto the children of Is’ra-el according to their divisions. 11 § And the lot of the tribe of the children of Bén’ja-min came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Ja’dah and the children of Jo’- seph,. 12 And their border on the f| north side was from Jor’dan; and the border went up to the side of Jér’i-cho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Béth—a’ven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Béth’—el, southward; and the border de- scended to At’a-roth—a’dar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Béth—h6’ron. 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the cor- ner of the sea_ southward, from the hill that lieth before Béth- ho’ron southward; and _ the goings out thereof were at Kir’jath—ba’al, which is Kir’- jath-jé’a-rim, a city of the chil- dren of Ji’dah: this was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kir’jath—sé’a- rim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Néph’to-ah: 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the 299 JOSHUA, 19' son of Hin’nom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hin’nem, to the side of Jé-bii’si on the south, and de- scended to En-r6’éel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En— shé’mesh, and went forth to- ward Gél’i-loth, which is over against the going up of A-dim’- mim, and descended to the stone of Bo’han the son of Reu’ben, 18 And passed along toward the side over against Ar’a-bah northward, and went down unto Ar’a-bah: 19 And the border passed along to the side of Béth—-hdg’lah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jor’dan: this was the south coast. 20 And Joér’dan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Bén’ja-min, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Bén’ja-min according to their families were Jér’i-cho, and Béth—hog’lah, and the valley of Ké’ziz, 22 And Béth—dr’a-bah, Zém-a-ra’im, and Béth’-el, _23 And A’vim, and Pa’rah, and Oph’rah, 24 And Ché’phar—ha-am’mo- nai, and Oph’ni, and Ga’ba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gib’e-on, and Ra’mah, and Bé-é’roth, 26 And Miz’peh, and Ché-phi’- rah, and M6’zah, 27 And Ré’kem, and iIr’pe-el, and Tar’a-lah, and 28 And Zé‘lah, E’leph, and Jé-bi’si, which is Jé-ru’sa- lém, Gib’e-ath, and Kir’jath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Bén’ja-min accord- ing to their families. The inheritances of Simeon and Zebulun CHAPTER 19 206 1 Boundaries of other lots. 49 Joshua's inheritance. ASP the second lot came forth to Sim’e-on, even for- the tribe of the children of Sim/e-on according to their fam- ilies: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Ji’dah. | : 2 And they had in their in- heritance Bé’er-shé’ba, an Shé’ba, and MOl’a-dah, 3 And Ha’zar-shu’al, and Ba’- lah, and A’zem, and Bé’- 4 And _ El’to-lad, thul, and Hér’mah, 5 And Zik’lag, and Béth—mir’- ca-both, and Ha’zar-sii’sah, 6 And Beéth-léb’a-d6th, ‘and Sha-ru’hen; thirteen cities and their villages: 7 A’‘in, Rém’mon, and E’thér, and A’shan; four cities and their villages: : 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Ba’al-ath—bé’ér, RAa’math of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Sim’e-on according to their families. 9 Out of the portion of the chil- dren of Jia’dah was the inher- itance of the children of Sim/e- on: for the part of the children of Ja’dah was too much for them: therefore the children of Sim’e-on had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. 10 § And the third lot came up for the children of Zéb’u-lin according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sa’rid: 11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Mar’a-lah, and reached to Dab’ba-shéth, and reached to the river that is before Jok’ne-am; ‘ 12 And turned from Sa’rid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chis’loth— ta’bor, and then goeth out to Dab’e-rath, and goeth up to Ja-phi’a, 300 Boundaries of other tribes 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Git/tah— hé’phér, to It’tah—ka’zin, and goeth out to Rém’/mon-meéth’o- ar to Né’ah; 14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Han’na- thon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiph’thah-el: 15 And Kat’tath, and Na-hal’- lal, and Shim’ron, and Id’a-lah, and Béth’-lé-hém: twelve cities with their villages. } 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zéb’u-ltin ac- cording to their families, these cities with their villages. 17 § And the fourth lot came out to Is’sa-char, for the children of is’sa-char according to their families. 18 And their border was to- ward Jéz’re-el, and Ché-sul’- loth, and Shu’nem, 19 And Haph-ra’im, and Shi’- hon, and An-a-ha’rath, 20 And Rab’bith, and Kish’i- on, and A’béz, y 21 And Ré’meth, and En- gan’nim, and En—-had’dah, and Béth—paz’zez; 22 And the coast reacheth to Ta’bor, and Sha-haz’i-mah, and Béth-shé’mesh; and the out- goings of their border were at Jér‘dan: sixteen cities with their villages. BASE ib 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Is’sa- char according to their families, the cities and their villages. 24 § And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Ash’ér according to their families. 25 And their border was Hel’- kath, and Ha’li, and Bé’ten, and Ach’shaph, | _26 And A-lam’mé-léch, and A’mad, and Mi’she-al; and reacheth to Cdr’mel westward, and to Shi’hér-lib’/nath; tising to Béth—da’gon, and reach- eth to Zéb’u-ltin, and to the valley of Jiph’thah-el toward the JOSHUA, 19 north side of Béth-é’mek, and Né-i’el, and goeth out to Ca’bil on the left hand, 28 And Heé’bron, and Ré’hob, and Ham/’mon, and Ka’nah, even unto great Zi’don; 29 And then the coast turneth to Ra’mah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to HO’sah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Ach’zib: 30 Um’mah also, and A’/phek, and Ré’héb: twenty and two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ash’ér according to their families, these cities with their villages. 32 4 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naph’ta-li even for the children of Naph’ta-li according to their families. 33 And their coast was from Hé‘leph, from Al’lon_to_ Za-a- nan’nim, and Ad’a-mi, Né’keb, and Jab/ne-el, unto La’kum; and the outgoings thereof were at Joér’dan: 34 And then the coast turneth westward to Az’noth-ta’boér, and goeth out from thence to Htk’- kok, and reacheth to Zéb’u-lin on the south side, and reacheth to Ash’ér on the west side, ana to Ji’dah upon Jér’dan toward the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Zid’dim, Zér, and Ham’math, Rak’kath, and Chin’ne-réth, 36 And Ad’a-mah, and mah, and Ha’zor, \ 37 And Ké’desh, and Ed’fe-i, and En—ha’zor, 38 And i’ron, and Mig’dal-el, Ho’rem, and Béth—a’nath, and Béth-shé’mesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naph’- ta-li according to their families, Ra’- | the cities and their villages. 27 And turneth toward the sun- 40 § And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Danaccording to their families, 41 And the coast of their ine 302 JOSHUA, 20 heritance was Z0/rah, and Esh’- ta-ol, and ir—shé’ mesh, 42 And Shé-al- 4b’bin. and Aj’- a-lon, and Jéth4ah, 43 And E’/lon, and Thim/’/na- thah, and Ek’ron, 44 And El’te-keh, and Gib’be- thon, and Ba’al-ath, 45 And Jé’hid, and Bén’e— bé’rak, and Gath-rim’mon, 46 And Mé-jdr’kon, and Rak’- on with the border before a’ 47 And the coast of the chil- dren of Dan went out ico little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Lé’shem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Lé’- shem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities UNE their villages. 49 § When they had made an end of dividing the land for in- heritance by their coasts, the children of is’ra-el gave an in- heritance to Josh’u-a the son of Ntn among them: © 50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Tim’- nath-sé/rah in mount E’phra- im: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These are the inheritances, which £-le-a’zar the priest, and Jésh’u-a the son of Nin, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shi‘léh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. 207 CHAPTER 20 Siz .cities of refuge appointed. aS LORD also spake unto Josh’u-a, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Joshua’s inheritance. Cities of refuge Is‘ra-el, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I ae vane you by the hand of 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and un- wittingly may flee thither: and they shali be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shail stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place that he may dwell among them. 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 6 And he shal! dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fied. 7 § And they appointed Keé’- desh in Gal’i-lee in mount Naph’- ta-li, and Shé’chem in mount E’phra-im, and Kir’jath—dr’ba, which is Hé’bron, in the moun- tain of Ja’dah. 8 And on the other side Jér’dan by Jér’ i-cho_ eastward, they as- signed Bé’zér in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Rew’ben, and Ra’moth in Gil’e- ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Go’lan in Ba’shan out of the tribe of Ma-nas’seh. 0 These were the cities ap- pointed for all the children. of Is’ra-el, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any per- son at unawares might fleé thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood hefore the congregation. 302 The Levitical cities. 208 CHAPTER 21 (1 The Levitical cities. 43 Israel pos- sesses the land. HEN came near the heads of the fathers of the Le’vites unto E-le-a’zar the priest, and unto Jésh’u-a the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of ts’ra-el; 2 And they spake unto them at Shi/loh in the land of Ca’naan, saying, The LORD commande by the hand of MO6’ses to give us cities to dwell in, with the sub- urbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of is’ra-el gave unto the Lé’vites oyt of their inheritance, at the com- mandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the K0d’hath-ites: and the children of Aar’on_the priest, which were of the Lé’- vites, had by lot out of the tribe of Ji’dah, and out of the tribe of Sim’e-on, and out of the tribe of Bén’ja-min, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kd’hath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of E’phra-im, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Ma-nas’- seh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gér’- shon had by lot out of the fam- ilies of the tribe of is’sa-char, and out of the tribe af Ash’ér, and out of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, and out of the half tribe of Ma- nas’seh in Ba’shan, thirteen cities. P 7 The children of Mé-ra’ri by their families had out of the tribe of Reu’ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zéb’u-lin, twelve cities. 8 And the children of Is’ra-el gave by lot unto the Lé’vites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of MO’ses. 9 J And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Jua’dah, JOSHUA, 21 and out of the tribe of the chil- dren of Sim/’e-on, these cities which are here mentioned by name, . 10 Which the children of Aar’- on, being of the families of the KO’/hath-ites, who were of the children of Lé’vi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Ar’ba the father of A’nak, which city is Hé’bron, in the d | hill country of Ja’dah, with the Sere thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Ca’/leb the son of Jé- phtin’neh for his possession. 13 § Thus they gave to the children of A4@r’on the priest Hé’bron with her suburbs, fo be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Lib’nah with her suburbs, 14 And Jat’tir with her sub- urbs, and Esh-te-m0’a with her suburbs, 15 And Ho/lon with her sub- urbs, and Dé’bir with her sub- urbs, 16 And A’in with her suburbs, and Jut’tah with her suburbs, and Béth-shé’mesh with — her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Bén’- ja-min, Gib’e-on with her sub-~ urbs, Gé’ba with her suburbs, 18 An’a-thoth with her sub- urbs, and Al’mon with her sub- urbs; four cities. : 19 All the cities of the children of Aar’on, the priests, were thirteen cities with their sub- urbs. — 20 4 And the families of the children of Kd6’hath, the Lé’- vites which remained of the children of Ko’hath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of E’/phra-im. i 21 For they gave them Shé’- chem with her suburbs in mount b’phra-im, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gé’zér with i her suburbs, 303 JOSHUA, 22 The Levitical cities 22 And Kib’za-im with her | Na’ha-lal with her suburbs; four suburbs, and Béth-hod’ron with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, =l’te-keh with her suburbs, Gib’- be-thon with her suburbs, 24 Aij’a-lo6n with her suburbs, Gath-rim’/mon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, Ta’nach with her suburbs, and Gath-rim’mon with her suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Ko’hath that remained. 27 4 And unto the children of Gér’shon, of the families of the Lé’vites, out of the other half tribe of Ma-nas’seh they gave Go’/lan in Ba’shan with her suburbs, fo be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Bé-ésh’-te-rah with her suburbs; two cities. _28 And out of the tribe of Js’sa-char, Ki’shon with her suburbs, Dab’a-reh with her suburbs, 29 Jar ‘muth with her suburbs, En-gan’nim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Ash’- ér, Mi’shal with her suburbs, Ab’d6n with her suburbs, 31 Hél’kath with her suburbs, and Ré’hob with her suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, Ké’desh in Gal’i-lee with her suburbs, fo be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ham’- moth-—dér with her suburbs, and Kar’tan with her suburbs; three cities. 9 33 All the cities of the Gér’- shon-ites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 § And unto the families of the children of Mé-ra’ri, the rest of the Lé’vites, out of the tribe of Zéb’u-lin, Jok’ne-am with her suburbs, and Kdar’tah with her suburbs, 35 Dim/nah with her suburbs, cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reu’ben, Bé’zér with her sube urbs, and Ja-ha’zah with her suburbs, p 37 Kéd’e-moth with her. sub- urbs, and Méph’a-ath with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ra’moth in Gil’e-ad with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ma-ha-na’- im with her suburbs, 39 Hésh’bon with her sub- urbs, Ja’zér with her suburbs; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the chil- dren of Mé-ra’ri by their fam- ilies, which were remaining of the families of the Lé’vites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Lé’vites within the possession of the children of Is’ra-el were forty and eight cities with their sub- urbs. bas 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round, about them: thus were all these cities. 43 § And the LORD gave unto Is’ra-el all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Is’ra-el; all came to pass. CHAPTER 22 209. 1 The east Jordan tribes sent home. 10 Their altar. 11 The dispute and reconciliation. HEN Josh’u-a called the Reu’ben-ites, and the Gad’- ites, ret the half tribe of Ma- nas’s 2 hea said unto them, Ye have 304 East Jordan tribes sent home kept all that Mo’ses the servant of the LORD commanded you, ‘and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the ‘commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto ‘the land of your possession, which M6’ses the servant of the ‘LORD gave you on the other ‘side J6r’dan. 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which M6’ses the servant of the ‘LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all ee heart and with all your sou 6 So Jdésh’u-a blessed them, and sent them away: and they eo unto their tents. 7 § Now to the one half of the tribe of Ma-nds’seh_ MOo’ses had given possession in Ba’shan: but unto the other half thereof gave Jésh’u-a among their breth- ren on this side Jér’dan west- ward. And when Josh’u-a sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them. 8 And_he spake unto them, saving, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 9 4 And the children of Rev’- ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh returned, and departed from the children of Is’ra-el out of Shi/loh, which is in the land of Ca’ndan, to go unto the country of Gil’e- ad, to the land of their posses- 20 JOSHUA, 22 sion, whereof they were pos- sessed, according to the word of of the LORD by the hand of MO’ses. 10 4 And when they came unto the borders of J or’dan, that are in the land of Ca’naan, the chil- dren of Reu’ben and the children of | Gad and the half tribe of Ma’nas’seh built there an altar by JOr’dan, a great altar to see to. 11 4 And the children of Is’- ra-el heard say, Behold, the children of Reu’ben and _ the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-ndas’seh have built an altar over against the land of Ca/naan, in the borders of Jér’- dan, at the passage of the chil- dren of Is’ra-el. _12 And when the children of Is’ra-el heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Is’ra-el gathered themselves to- gether at Shi/loh, to go up to war against them. 13 And the children of is’ra-el sent unto the children of Reu’- ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Ma-nas’- seh, into the land of Gil’e-ad, Phin’e-has the son of E-le-a’zar the priest, | 14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a _ prince throughout all the tribes of Is’ra-el; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among hoe thousands of Is’ra-el. 15 4 And they came unto the children of Reu’ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Ma-nas’ seh, unto the land of Gil’e-ad, and they spake with them, saying, 16 Thus saith the whole con- gregation of the LORD, What trespass ts this that ye have com- mitted against the God of is’ra- el, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD? 17 Js the iniquity of Pé’or too little for us, from which we are 305 JOSHUA, 22 not cleansed until this day, al- The tribes erect an altar part in the LORD: so shall your though there was a plague in the | children make our children cease congregation of the LORD, 18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with ae whole congregation of Is’ra- 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God. 20 Did not A’chan the son of Zé’rah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Is’ra- el? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 21 9 Then the children of Reu’ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma- nas’seh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Is’ra-el, 22 The LorD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Is’ra-el he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,) 23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it; 24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LorD God of is’ra-el? 25 For the LORD hath made Jér’dan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuw’ben and children of Gad; ye have no from fearing the LORD. 26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: 27 But that it may be a wit- ness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD. 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but itt us a witness between us and 730° God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offer- ings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. 30 4] And when Phin’e-has the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of fIs’ra-el which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reu’ben and the children of Gad and the chii- dren of Ma-nas’seh spake, it pleased them. 31 And Phin’e-has the son of E-le-a’zar the priest said unto the children of Reu’ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Ma-nas’seh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not. committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Is’ra-el out of the hand of the LORD. 306 Joshua addresses elders and people And Phin’e-has the son of E-le-a’zar the priest, and the princes, returned from the chil- dren of Reu’ben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gil’e-ad, unto the land_ of Ca’naan, to the children of Is’- perc and brought them word agal 33 “atid the thing pleased the children of Is’ra-el; and_the children of is’ra-el blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reu’ben and Gad dwelt. 34 And the children of Reu’- ben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. 210 CHAPTER 23 1 soshug. oe elders and people. 1 He threatens them. ND hit came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Is’ra-el from ali their enemies round about, that Jésh’u-a waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Josh’u-a called for all ts’ra-el, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jér’dan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you. 6 Be ye therefore very coura- JOSHUA, 23 seous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Mo’ses, that ye turn not aside therefrom ¢o the right hand or to the left; 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make roen- tion of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the rem- nant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in ali your hearts and in ali your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are 307 JOSHUA, 24 come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you: so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 6 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. 211 CHAPTER 24 i The assembly at Shechem. 2 Josh- ua’s dying exhortation. 29 His death and burial. jee Josh’u-a gathered all the tribes of Is’ra-el to Shé’- chem, and called for the elders of Is’ra-el, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Josh’u-a said unto all i people, Thus saith the LORD God of is’ra-el, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Té’rah, the father of A’bra-ham, and the father of Na’chér: and they served other gods. 3 And took your father A’bra-ham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Ca’naan, and mul- tiplied his seed, and gave him l’saac. 4 AndI gave unto I’saac Ja’cob and E’sau: and I gave unto F’sau mount Sé‘ir, to possess it; but Ja’cob and his children went down into E’gypt. 5 I sent MOo’ses also and Aar’- on, and Iplagued &’gypt, accord- ing to that which I did among pecs ne afterward I brought you 0 ad. I brought your fathers a of &/gypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the k&-gyp’tians Joshua’s exhortation to Israel pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 7 And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the E-gyp’tians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in E’gypt: and ye dwelt in the wil- derness a long season. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Am/é6r-ites, which dwelt on the other side Jér’- dan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ve might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you. 9 Then Ba‘lak the son of Zip’- por, king of M0’ab, arose and warred against Is’ra-el, and sent and called Ba’laam the son of Bé’or to curse you: 10 But I would not hearken unto Ba’/laam; blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And ye went over Jor’dan, and came unto Jér’i-ch6: and the men of Jér’i-cho fought against you, the Am’6r-ites, and the Pér’- iz-zites, and the Ca’naan-ites, and the Hit’tites, and the Gir’ga- shites, the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’- u-sites; and I delivered them into your hand. 12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Am/6r-ites; buf not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 14 § Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincer- ity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in E’gypt; and serve ye the LORD. ; 15 And if it seem evil unto you therefore he 308 Death of Joshua to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Am’é6r-ites, in whose land yedwell: butas for meand my house, we will serve the LORD. 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; 17 For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of E’gypt, from the house of bondage, which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: 18 And the LORD drave out from before us ail the people, even the Am’6r-ites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God. 19 And Jésh’u-a said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 20 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and con- sume you, after that he hath done you good. 21 And the people said unto Josh’u-a, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. 22 And Josh’u-a said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ve have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. 23 Now therefore put away, Said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 24 And the people said unto Jésh’u-a, The LORD our God JOSHUA, 24 will we serve, and his voice will we obey. 25 So Josh’u-a4 made a cove- nant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shé’chem. 26 § And Josh’u-a wrote these words in the book of the Jaw of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Josh’u-a said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of and the LORD which he spake unto : it shall be therefore a witness nate you, lest ye deny your God. 28 So Jésh’u-a let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 29 4 And it came to pass after these things, that Josh’u-a the son of Nin, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. | 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Tim/nath-sé’rah, which is in mount E’phra-im, on the north side of the hill of Ga’ash. 31 And _ iIs’ra-el served the LORD all the days of Jiésh’u-a, and all the days of the eiders that overlived Josh’u-a, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for is’ra-el. 32 4 And the bones of J6’seph, which the children of Is’ra-el brought up out of E’gypt, buried they in Shé’chem, in a parcel of ground which Ja’cob bought of the sons of Ha’mor the father of, Shé’chem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the in- heritance of the children of Jo’seph. 33 And #£-le-a’zar the son of Aar’on died; and they buried him in a hiil that pertained to Phin’e-has his son, which was given him in mount £’phra-im. 309 THE BOOK OF JUDGES 212 CHAPTER 1 1 Conquests by Judah. 8 Jerusalemn taken 21 The acts of Benjamin. 29 ‘Nations remaining unconquered. OW after the death of Josh’- u-a it came to pass, that the children of is’ra-el asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go_ up for us against the Ca’naan-ites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Jui’dah shall go up: behold, I have de- livered the land into his hand. 3 And Jia’dah said unto Sim/e- on his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Ca’naan-ites; and I likewise will go with thee into pee lot. So Sim/’/e-on went with 4 And Ja’dah went up; and the LORD delivered the Ca’- naan-ites and the Pér’iz-zites into their hand: and they slew of Hien in Bé’zék ten thousand ry pad they found A-ddé’ni-bé’- zek in Bé’zek: and they fought peas him, and they slew_the Ca’naan-ites and the Pér’iz-zites. 6 But A-d6’ni-bé’zek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And A-d0’ni-bé’zek _ said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered ftheir meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jé-ru’sa- lém, and there he died. 8 Now the children of Ji’dah had fought against Jé-ru’sa-lém, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 9 § And afterward the children of Ja’dah went down to fight against the Ca’naan-ites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Jii’dah went against the Ca’naan-ites that dwelt in Hé’- bron: (now the name of Hé’bron before was Kir’jath—ir’ba:) and they slew Shé’shai, and A-hi’- man, and Tal’mai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Dé’- bir: and the name of Dé’bir be- fore was Kir’jath-sé’phér: 12 And Ca’leb said, He that smiteth Kir’jath-sé’phér, and taketh it, to him will I give Ach’- sah my daughter to wife. 13 And Oth’ni-el the son of Ké/naz, Ca’leb’s younger broth- er, took it: and he gave him Ach’sah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field; and she lighted from off her ass; and Ca’leb said unto her, What wilt thou? 15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Ca’leb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 16 § And the children of the Kén/‘ite, Md’ses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Ja’dah into the wilderness of Ji’dah, which lieth in the south of A’rad3; and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 And Ja’dah went with Sim’- e-on his brother, and they slew the Ca’/naan-ites that inhabited Zé’phath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hor’mah. 8 Also Jia’dah took Ga’za with the coast thereof, and As’ke- lon with the coast thereof, and Ek’ron with the coast thereof. 19 And the LORD was with Ji’dah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhab- 310 _ Nations unconquered — itants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hé’bron _ unto Ca’leb, as M6’ses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of A’nak. } 21 And the children of Bén’ja- min did not drive out the Jéb’u- sites that inhabited Jé-ru’sa- lem; but the Jéb’u-sites dwell with the children of Bén’ja-min in Jé-ru’sd-lém unto this day. 22 4 And the house of J6’seph, they also went up against Béth’— el: and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of J6’seph sent to descry Béth’-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) : 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. __25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. | 26 And the man went into the land of the Hit’tites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. __ 27 § Neither did Ma-nds’seh drive out fhe inhabitants of Béth-shé’an and her towns, nor Ta’a-nach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dér and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ib’/le-4m and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Mé-gid’d6 and her towns: but the Ca’ndan-ites would dwell! in that land. .28 And it came to pass, when Is’ra-el was strong, that they put the Ca/naan-ites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 f Neither did &/phra-im Grive out the Ca’naan-ites that dwelt in Gé’zér; but the Ca’- naan-ites dwelt in Gé’zér among em. 30 ¢ Neither did Zéb’u-lun drive JUDGES, 2 nor the inhabitants of Na’ha-lél; but the Ca’naan-ites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 4 Neither did Ash’ér drive out the inhabitants of Ac’ch6, nor the inhabitants of Zi’dén, nor of Ah’lab, nor of Ach’zib, nor of Hél’bah, nor of A’phik, nor of Ré’hob: . 32 But the Ash’ér-ites dwelt among the Ca’naan-ites, the in- habitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. 33 | Neither did NA&ph’ta-li drive out the inhabitants of Béth— shé’mesh, nor the inhabitants of Béth—a’nath; but he dwelt among the Ca’ndan-ites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the in- habitants of Béth-shé’mesh and of Béth—a’nath became tributa- ries unto them. 34 And the Am’dr-ites forced the children of Dan into the moun- tain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 35 But the Am/’6r-ites would dwell in mount Hé’rés in Aij’a- l6n, and in Sha-al’bim: yet the hand of the house of Jé’seph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. fs _36 And the coast of the Am’ér- ltes was from the going up to A-krab’bim, from the rock, and upward. CHAPTER 2 213 1 Anangel rebukes Israel. 6 A wicked generation. 16 Judges defied. ND an angel of the LORD came up from Gil’gal to Bé’- chim, and said, I made you to go up out of E’gypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voiceg why have ye done this?. d 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before out the inhabitants of Kit’ron, | you: but they shall be as thorns 311 JUDGES, 2 in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of is’ra-el, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bo’chim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD. 6 § And when Jésh’u-a had let the people go, the children of is’ra-el went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Josh’u-a, and all the days of the elders that outlived Jésh’u-a, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for is’ra-el. i 8 And Jésh’u-a the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Tim’- nath—-hé’rés, in the mount of f’phrd-im, on the north side of the hill Ga’ash. 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another genera- tion after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Is’ra-el. 11 4 And the children of Is’ra-el did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Ba/al-im: 12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of f’s¥pt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, an bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. 13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Ba’al and Ash’ta-roth. 14 4 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Is’ra-el, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, an he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Israelites fall into wickedness 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as_ the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly dis- tressed. 16 4 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which deliv- ered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fa- thers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. 18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and deliv- ered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they re- turned, and corrupted them- selves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 20 4 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Is’ra-el; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fa- d|thers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Josh’u-a left when he died: | : 22 That through them | may . prove is’ra-el, whether they wi d | keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep if, or not. 23 Therefore the LorD | left those nations, without driving 312 Nations left to prove Israel them out hastily; neither deliv- ered he them into the hand of _ Josh’/u-a. 214 CHAPTER 3 1 Nations left to prove Israel. , 8 Oth- niel as judge. 12 Ehud slays Egion. OW these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Is’ra-el by them, even as many of Is’ra-el as had not known all the wars of Ca’naan; 2 Only that the generations of the children of Is’ra-el might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 3 Namely, five lords of the Phi-lis’tines, and all the Ca’- naan-ites, and the Si-do’ni-ans, and the Hi’vites that dwelt in mount Léb’a-non, from mount Ba’al—hér’mon unto the entering in of Ha’math. 3 4 And they were to prove Is’- ra-el by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fa- thers by the hand of Mo’ses. 5 4 And the children of Is’ra-el dwelt among the Ca’ndan-ites, Hittites, and Am/6r-ites, and Pér’iz-zites, and Hi’vites, and Jéb’u-sites: p 6 And they took, their daugh- ters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods, r 7 And the children of fs’ra-el did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Ba’al-im and the groves. 8 { Therefore the anger of the LorD was hot against is’ra-el, and he sold them into the hand of Chi’shan-rish-a-tha’im king of Més-o-p6-ta’mi-a: and the chil- dren of is’ra-el served Cht’shan— rish-a-tha/im eight years. 9 And when the children of is’ra-el cried unto the LORD, the LoRD raised up a deliverer to the children of Is’razel, who delivered them, even Oth’ni-el JUDGES, 3 the son of Ké’naz, Ca’leb’s younger brother. 0 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Is’ra-el, and went out to war: and the LoRD delivered Chi’- shan-rish-a-tha’im king of Més- o-p6-ta’mi-a into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chi’- shan-rish-a-tha’im. 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Oth’ni-el the son of Ké/naz died. ( ; 12 { And the children of Is’- ra-el did evil again in the sight of the LorD: and the LORD strengthened Eg’lon the king of M6’ab against Is’ra-el, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Am’mon and Am/a-lék, and went and smote is’ra-el, and possessed the city of palm trees. a 14 So the children of Is’ra-el served Eg’lén the king of Mo’ab eighteen years. } _15 But when the children of Is’ra-el cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, | E/hid the son of Gé’ra, a Bén’ja- mite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Is’ra-el sent a present unto Eg’lon the king of 0’a . 16 But &’hid made him a dag- ger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eg’lén king of Mo’ab: an Eg’/lon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.” '. f 19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gil’gal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 3 ; 20 And &’htd came unto him; 313 JUDGES, 4 and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for him- self alone. And E’/hud said, I have a message from God unto | years we And he arose out of his seat. 21 And F’hid put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. 23 Then £E’htd went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber 25 And they tatriedt “till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the par- lour; therefore they tock a key, and opened them: and, behold, _ their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. | : 26 And £’htid escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Sé/i-rath. 27 And it came to pane when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of &’/phra-im, and the children of Is’ra-el went down with him Hoa the mount, and he before t 28 And he said unto them, Fol- low after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the M0’- ab-ites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jér’dan toward MOo’ab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 29 And they slew of MO6/’ab at| han that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. Deborah and Barak deliver Israel 30 So Mo’ab was subdued that day unuer the hand of Is’ra-el. And the land had rest foursccre And after him was Sham’- gar the son of A’nath, which slew of the Phi-lis’tines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered is’ra-el. CHAPTER 4 215 1 Debora: and Barak deliver Israel. Death of Sisera. ND ris children of is’ra-el again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when E’/hid was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Ja’bin king of Ca’- naan, that reigned in Ha’zor; the captain of whose host was Sis’e-ra, which dwelt in Ha-r6’- sheth of the Gén’tiles. 3 And the children of Is’ra-el cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oper eseed the children of Is’ra-el. 4 ¢ And Déb’o-rah, a proph- etess, the wife of Lap’i-doth, she judged is’ra-el at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Déb’o-rah between Ra’mah and Béth’-el in mount FE’phra-im: and the children of fare came up to her for judg- ment. 6 And she sent and called Ba’- rak the son of A-bin’o-4m out of Ké’desh—naph’ta-li, and said un- to him, Hath not the LORD God of is’ra-el commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Ta’bér, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naph’ta-li and of the children of Zéb’u-lin? | 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Ki’shon Sis’e-ra, the captain of Ja’bin’s army, with his chariots and his muititude; and I will deliver him into thine d. 8 And Ba’rak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 314 Death of Sisera’ 9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sis’e-ra into the hand of a woman. And Déb’o- rah arose, and went with Ba’rak to Ké’desh. 10 4 And Ba’rak called Zéb’- u-ltiin and Naph’ta-li to Ké’desh; and he went up with ten thou- sand men at his feet: and Déb’- o-rah went up with him. 11 Now Hé’bér the Kén’ite. which was of the children of H6’bab the father inlaw of Mo’ ses, had severed himself from the Kén/ites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Za-a-na’im, which is by Ké’desh. 12 And they shewed Sis’e-ra that Ba’rak the son of A-bin’o-am was gone up to mount Ta’béor. 13 And Sis’e-ra gathered to- gether all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Ha-ré’sheth of the Gén’- tiles unto the river of Ki’shon. 14 And Déb’o-rah_ said unto Ba’rak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sis’e-ra into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Ba’rak went down from mount Ta’bo6r, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And the LORD discomfited Sis’e-ra, and all his chariots, and all Ais host, with the edge of the sword before Ba’rak; so that Sis’e-ra lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 16 But Ba’rak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto -H4-ro’sheth of the Gén’tiles: and all the host of Sis’e-ra fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man ieft. 17 Howbeit Sis’e-ra fied away on his feet to the tent of Ja’el the wife of Hé’bér the Kén/ite: for there was peace between Ja’bin the king of Ha’zér and the house of Hé’bér the Kén’ite. 18 ¥ And Ja’ei went out to meet JUDGES, § Sis’e-ra, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she cov- ered him with a mantle. 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 21 Then Ja’el Hé’bér’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went sofily unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 22 And, behold, as Ba’ rak pur- sued Sis’e-ra, Ja’el came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I wiil shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her fenf, be- hold, Sis’e-ra lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. _ 23 So God subdued “on that day Ja’bin the king of Ca/naan before the children of Is’ra-el. 24 And the hand of the children of Is’ra-el prospered, and pre- vailed against J a’bin the king of Ca’/naan, until they had de- stroyed Ja’bin king of Ca’naan. CHAPTER 5 216 Song of Deborah and Barak. HEN sang Déb’o-rah and Ba’rak the son of A-bin’o- am on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the LorD for the avenging of Is’ra~el, when the people willingly offered them- selves. 3 Hear’, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing - unto the LorD; I will sing praise to the LorD God of Ap faset 4 LORD, when thou wentest 315 JUDGES, 5 out of Sé’/ir, when thou march- edst out of the field of E’dom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Si’- nai from before the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 6 In the days of Sham/’g#r the son of A’nath, in the days of Ja’el, the highways were unoccupied, and thetravellers walked through byways. | ; : 7 The inhabitants of the vil- lages ceased, they ceased in is’- ra-el, until that I Dé€b’o-rah arose, that I arose a mother in Is’ra-el. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Is’ra-el? 9 My heart is toward the gov- ernors of is’ra-el, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lorp. 10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judg- ment, and walk by the way. 11 They that are. delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the right- eous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhab- itants of his villages in Is’ra-el: then shall the people of the LORD zo down to the gates. ‘ 12 Awake, awake, Déb’o-rah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Ba’rak, and lead thy cap- tivity captive, thou son of A-bin’o-am. 13 Then he made him that re- maineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of E’phra-im was there a root of them against Am’a-lék; after thee, Bén’ja-min, among thy people; out of Ma’chir came down governors, and out of Zéb’- u-lin they that handle the pen of the writer. Song of Deborah and Barak 15 And the princes of Is’sa- char were with Déb’o-rah; even Is’sa-char, and also Ba’rak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reu’ben there were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleat- ings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reu’ben there were great searchings of heart. 17 Gil’e-ad abode beyond Jér’- dan: and why did Dan remain © in ships? Ash’ér continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 18 Zéb’u-lin and WNaph’ta-li were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Ca’naan in Ta’a-nach by the waters of Mé-gid’do; they took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sis’e-ra. 21 The river of Ki’shon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Ki’shoén. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Mé’r6z, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof: because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall Ja’el the wife of Hé’bér the Kén’- ite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the work- men’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sis’e-ra, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples, 316 i Midianites oppress Israel 27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 28 The mother of Sis’e-ra look- ed out at a window, and cried | Mi through the lattice, Why js his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sis’e-ra a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle- work, of divers colours of needle- work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as_ the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. Be CHAPTER 6 1 Midian oppresses Israel. 11 Gideon and the angel. 36 Gideon’s signs. ND the children of Is’ra-el did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Mid’i-an seven years. 2 And the hand of Mid’i-an prevailed against Is’ra-el: an because of the Mid’i-an-ites the children of Is’ra-el made them the dens which are in the moun- tains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Is’ra-el had sown, that the Mid‘j-an-ites came up, and the Am/a-lék-ites, and the children of _ the east, even they came up against them; 4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Ga’za, and left no sustenance for Is’ra-el, neither sheep, nor Ox, nor ass, x . 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they Came as grasshoppers for multi- tude; for both they and their JUDGES, 6 camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And Is’ra-el was greatly impoverished because of the d’‘i-an-ites; and the children of Is’ra-el cried unto the LORD. And it came to pass, when the children of Is’ra-el cried unto the LORD because of the Mid’1- an-ites, 8 That the LORD sent a proph- et unto the children of Is’ra-el, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, I brought you up from E’gypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the E-gyp’tians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 10 And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Am/6r-ites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 § And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Oph’rah, that pertained unto Jo’ash the A’bi— éz’rite: and his son Gid’e-on threshed wheat by the wine- d| press, to hide it from the Mid‘’1- an-ites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gid’e-on said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be ali his mir- acles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from E’gypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Mid’i-an-ites. 14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save is’ra-el from the hand of the Mid’i-an- ites: have not I sent thee? 317 JUDGES, 6 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Is’ra-el? behold, my family is poor in Ma-nas’seh, and I am the least in my fathér’s house. 16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Mid’i- an-ites as one man. ; 17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 19 4 And Gid’e-on went in, and made ready a kid, and unleaven- ed cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought if out unto him under the oak, and presented if. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 9 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleav- ened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and con- sumed the flesh and the unleav- ened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. 3 22 And when Gid’e-on per- ceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gid’e-on said, Alas, O Lord GoD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee: fear not: thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gid’e-on built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jé-hd’vah-sha/lom: unto this day it is yet in Oph’rah of the A’bi-—éz’rites. 25 § And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said Gideon and the angel unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second ullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Ba/al that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: 26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gid’e-on took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 28 § And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Ba’al was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built, 29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gid’e-on the son of J6’ash hath done this thing, 30 Then the men of the city said unto Jo’ash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Ba’al, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. 31 And J6’ash said unto all that stood against him, Will ve plead for Ba’al? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morn- ing: if he be a god, let him piead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. 32 Therefore on that day he — called him Jé-rib’ba-al, say- ing, Let Ba’al plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 4 Then all the Mid’i-an-ites and the Am/a-lék-ites and the children of the east were gath- ered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jéz’re-el, 318 Gideon’s three hundred 34 But the Spirit of the LoRD came upon Gid’e-on, and he plew a trumpet; and A’/bi—é’zér was gathered after him. Ss And he sent messengers roughout all Ma-nas’seh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Ash’ér, and unto Zéb’u-lin, and unto Waph’ta-li; and they came up to meet them. _ 36 § And Gid’e-on said unto God, If thou wilt save Is’ra-el by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save is’ra-el by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, an thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bow! full of water. 39 And Gid’e-on said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; letit now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece enly, and there was dew on ail the ground. 218 CHAPTER 7 1 Gideon’s three hundred. 16 The lamps and pitchers. 24 Midian defeated. ; HEN Jé-riib’ba-al, who is Gid’e-on, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Ha’rod: so that the host of the Mid’i-an-ites were on, the north side of them, by the hill of Mo’reh, in the valley. . 2? And the LORD said unto Gid’e-on, The people that are with thee ave too many for me to give the Mid’i-an-ites into their hands, lest is’ra-el vaunt them- JUDGES, 7 MOG GE rea yy i, ee SS Sera selves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. _3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gil’e-ad. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there re- mained ten thousand. 4 And the LORD said unto Gid’e-on, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the peo- ple unto the water: and the LORD d|said unto Gid’e-on, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; like- wise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the peo- ple bowed down upon their knees to drink water. : And the LORD said unto Gid’e-on, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Mid’i-an-ites inte thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. > 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trump- ets: and he sent all the rest of {s’ra-el every man unto his tent, and retained those three_hun- dred men: and the host of Mid’i- an was beneath him in the valley. 9 ¢ And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have de- livered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phi’rah thy servant down to the host: 319 JUDGES, 8 11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phi’rah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Mid’i-an-ites and the Am/a-lék-ites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multi- tude. 13 And when Gid’e-on was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Mid’i-an, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and over- turned it, that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gid’e-on the son of J6’ash, a man of Is’ra-el: for into his hand hath God de- livered Mid’i-an, and all the host. 15 4 And it was so, when Gid’e- on heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Is’ra-el, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath de- livered into your hand the host of Mid‘i-an. 16 And he divided the three hundred men info three com- panies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. . 17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. i8 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The swerd of the LORD, and of Gid’e-on. 19 4 So Gid’e-on, and the hun- Midianites defeated | dred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trump- ets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gid’e-on. 21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Béth— shit’tah in Zér’e-rath, and to the border of A’bel—mé-h6’lah, unto Tab’bath. ‘ 23 And the men of {s’ra-el gathered themselves together out of Naph’ta-li, and out of Ash’ér, and out of all Ma-nas’seh, and pursued after the Mid’i-an-ites. 24 4 And Gid’e-on sent mes- sengers throughout all mount E’phra-im, saying, Come down against the Mid’i-an-ites, and take before them the waters unto Béth—ba’rah and Jér’dan. Then all the men of E’phra-im gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Béth—ba’rah and Jor’dan. i 25 And they took two princes of the Mid’i-an-ites, O’reb and Zé’eb; and they slew O’reb upon the rock O’reb, and Zé’eb they slew at the winepress of Zé’eb, and pursued Mid’i-an, and brought the heads of O’reb and Zé’eb to Gid’e-on on the other side Jér’dan. CHAPTER 8 219 1 Gideon slays Midian’s kings. 29 His children and death. 33 Idolatry of Israel. 320 =_— Gideon pursues Midian’s kings JUDGES, 8 ND the men of E’phra-im|an hundred and twenty thou- said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou went- est to fight with the Mid’i-an- ites? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Js not the gleaning of the grapes of &’phra-im better than the vintage of A’bi—é’zér? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Mid’i- an, O’reb and Zé’eb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. _ 4 4 And Gid’e-on came to Jér’- dan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he said unto the men of Stic’coth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that fol- low me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zé’bah and Zal-mitin’/na, kings of Mid’i-an. 6 § And the princes of Sitc’coth said, Are the hands of Zé’bah and Zal-mun’na now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? j 7 And Gid’e-on said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zé’bah and Zal-miun/’na into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. 8 ¥ And he went up thence to Pé-nii’el, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Pé-nti’- el answered him as the men of Stc’coth had answered him. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Pé-nt’el, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 § Now Zé’bah and Zai- mun’na were in Kidr’kér, and their hosts with them, about fif- teen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the chil- dren of the east: for there fell 21 321 sand men that drew sword. 11 4 And Gid’e-on went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nd’bah and Jog’be-hah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 12 And when Zé’bah and Zal- mun’/na fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Mid’i-an, Zé’bah and Zal-mtin’- na, and discomfited all the host. 13 4 And Gid’e-on the son of Jo’ash returned from battle be- fore the sun was wud, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Siic’coth, and en- quired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Sic’coth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Suc’coth, and said, Behold Zé’bah and Zal-mtin’na, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zé’bah and Zal- mtn’na now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Stic’coth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Pé-nt’el,and slew the men of the city. 18 4 Then said he unto Zé’bah and Zal-min’na, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Ta’bor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they: each one resembled the children of a ing. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: @s the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jé’thér his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. \ 21 Then Zé’bah and Zai-mtn’- na said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his JUDGES, 9 strength. And Gid’/e-on arose, and slew Zé’bah and Zal-min-’ na, and took away the orna- ments that were_on their camels’ necks. 22 4 Then the men of is’ra-el said unto Gid’e-on, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Mid’i-an. 23 And Gid’e-on said urto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. 24 § And Gid’e-on said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden, earrings, pectise they were Ish’ma-el- ites.) 25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred Shekels of gold; beside orna- ments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Mid’i-an, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. Y 27 And Gid’e-on made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Oph’rah: and all Iis’ra-el went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gid’e-on, and to his house. 28 4 Thus was Mid’i-an sub- dued before the children of is’- ra-el, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the coun- try was in quietness forty years in the days of Gid’e-on. 29 § And Jé-rub’ba-al the son of Jo’ash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gid’e-on had _ three- score and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. Death of Gideon 31 And his concubine that was in Shé’chem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called A-bim’e-léch. 32 {| And Gid’e-on the son of Jo’ash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of J6’ash his father, in Oph’rah of the A’bi—éz’rites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gid’e-on was dead, that the children of Is’ra-el turned again, and went a whoring after Ba’al-im, and made Ba’al-bé’- rith their god. | ; 34 And the children of Is’ra-el remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 35 Neither shewed they kind- ness to the house of Jé-ritb’ba-al, namely, Gid’e-on, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Is’ra-el. CHAPTER 09 220 1 Abimelech_ made king. 7 Jotham’s fable. 22 Gaal’s conspiracy. 50 ‘Abimelech slain. ND A-bim’e-léch the son of Jé-riib’ba-al went to Shé’- chem unto his mother’s breth- ren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, : 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shé’chem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jé-rub’ba-al, which are, threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that — one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shé’chem all these words: and _ their hearts in- clined to follow _A-bim’e-léch; for they said, He is our brother. 4 And they gave him _three- score and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Ba&’al—bé’rith, wherewith A-bim’e-léch hired 322 Abimelech made king vain and light persons which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father’s house at Oph’rah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jé-rtb’- ‘ba-al, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: not- withstanding yet Jdé’tham the youngest son of Jé-rtth’ba-al was left; for he hid himself. 6 And ali the men of Shé’chem gathered together, and all the house of Mil’ls, and went, and made A-bim’e-léch king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shé’chem. 7 4 And when they told if to Jo’tham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gér’i-zim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shé’chem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? ‘ 12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which Cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then said ail the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. , 15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shad- ow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Léb’a-non. JUDGES, 9 16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made A-bim’e-léch king, and if ye have dealt well with Jé-rub’ba-al and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; 17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Mid’i-an: 18 And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made A-bim’e-léch, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shé’chem, because he is your brother;) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jé-ritb’ba-al and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in A-bim’e-léch, and let him also rejoice in you: 20 But if not, let fire come out from A-bim’e-léch, and devour the men of Shé’chem, and the house of Mil’l6; and let fire come out from the men of Shé’chem, and from the house of Mil’lé, and devour A-bim’e-léch. 21 And Jo’tham ran away, and fled, and went to Bé’er, and dwelt there, for fear of A-bim’e- léch his brother. 22 §] When A-bim’e-léch had reigned three years over is’ra-el, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between A-bim’e-léch and the men of Shé’chem; and the men of Shé’chem dealt treach~ erously with A-bim/e-léch: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jé-rub’ba-al might come, and their blood be laid upon A-bim’e- léch their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shé’chem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shé’chem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told A-bim/e-léch. 323 JUDGES, 9 26 And Ga’al the son of E’bed came with his brethren, and went over to Shé’chem: and the men of Shé’chem put-their confidence in him. ‘ 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vine- yards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and_ did eat and drink, and cursed A-bim’e- éch. 28 And G4a’al the son of E’bed said, o is A-bim’e-léch, and who is Shé’chem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jé-rib’ba-al? and Zé’bul_his officer? serve the men of Ha’- mor the father of Shé’chem: for why should we serve him? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove A-bim’e- léch. And he said to A-bim’e- léch, Increase thine army, and come out. 30 § And when Zé’bul the ruler of the city heard the words of Ga’al the son of E’bed, his anger was kindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto _A-bim’e-léch_ privily, say- ing, Behold, Ga’al the son of E’bed and his brethren be come to Shé’chem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. 34 4 And A-bim/e-léch rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shé’chem in four companies. i 35 And Ga’al the son of &’bed went out, and stood in the enter- ing of the gate of the city: and A-bim’e-léch rose up, and the Gaal’s conspiracy people that were with him, from lying in wait. 36 And when G4a’al saw the people, he said to Zé’bul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zé’bul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the moun- tains as if they were men. 37 And Ga’al spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Mé-6n’e-nim. 38 Then said Zé’bul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, where- with thou saidst, Who is A-bim/’e- léch, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go ‘out, I pray now, and fight with them. 39 And Ga’al went out before the men of Shé’chem, and fought with A-bim’e-léch. | 40 And A’bim/e-léch chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. _41 And A-bim/e-léch dwelt at A-ru’‘mah: and Zé’bul thrust out Ga’al and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shé’- chem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told A-bim/e-léch. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three com- panies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 44 And A-bim/’e-léch, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And A-bim’e-léch fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and 324 Abimelech slain beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 46 4 And when all the men of the tower of Shé’chem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Bé’rith. 47 And it was told A-bim’e- léch, that all the men of the tower of Shé’chem were gathere together. 3 ¢ 48 And A-bim’e-léch gat him up to mount Zal’mon, he and all the people that were with him; and A-bim’e-léch took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed A-bim/’e-léch, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shé’chem died also, about a thousand men and women. | 50 { Then went A-bim’e-léch to Thé’béz, and encamped against Thé’béz, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled ail the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut if to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And A-bim’e-léch came un- to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon A-bim/’e-léch’s head, and ail to brake his skull. f 54 Then he called hastily un- to the young man his armour- bearer, and he died. 55 And when the men of Is’- JUDGES, 10 ra-el saw that A-bim’e-léch was ead, they departed every man unto his place. 56 4, Thus God rendered the wickedness. of A-bim’e-léch, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: And all the evil of the men of Shé’chem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jo’tham the son of Jé-rib’ba-al. CHAPTER 10 1 Judges Tola and Jair. of fsrael. ND after A-bim’e-léch there arose to defend iIs’ra-el T6'la the son of Pi’ah, the son of Dé’dd, a man of Is’sa-char; and he dwelt in Sha’mir in mount E’phra-im. | 2 And he judged fs’ra-el twen- ty and three years, and died, and was buried in Sha’mir. 3_§ And after him arose Ja’ir, a Gil’e-ad-ite, and judged Is’ra- el twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Ha’voth-ja’ir_ unto this day, which are in the land of Gil’e-ad. 5 And Ja/ir died, and was buried in Ca’m6n. x 6 And the children of is’- ra-el did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Ba’al- im, and Ash’ta-réth, and the gods of Syr’i-a, and the gods of Zi‘don, and the gods of Md’ab, and the gods of the children of Am’mon, and the gods of the Phi-lis’tines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Is’ra-el, and he sold them into the hands of the Phi-lis’tines, and into the hands of the children of Am’m6n. 8 And that year they. vexed and oppressed the children of Is’ra-el: eighteen years, all the children of Is’ra-el that were on the other side Jér’dan in the 221 7 The misery 325 JUDGES, 11 land of the Am/6r-ites, which is in Gil’e-ad. : Q Moreover the children of Am’mon passed.over Jér’dan to fight also against Ju’dah, and against Bén’ja-min, and against the house of E’phra-im; so that Is’ra-el was sore distressed. 10 § And the children of Is’- ra-el Nad unto the LORD, say- ing, We have sinned against thee, both because we have for- saken our God, and also served Ba’al-im. i1 And the LORD said unto the children of Is’ra-el, Did not I deliver you from the E-syp’- tians, and from the Am/6r-ites, from the children of Am/’/mon, and from the Phi-lis’tines? 12 The Zi-dd’ni-ans also, and the Am/a-lék-ites, and the Ma’- on-ites, did oppress you; and ve cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: where- fore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 § And the children of {fs’- ra-e! said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of is’ra-el. 17 Then the children of Am/’- mon were gathered together, and encamped in Gil’e-ad. And the children of Is’ra-el as- sembled themselves together, and encamped in Miz’peh. 18 And the people and princes of Gil’e-ad said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Am’mon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gil’e- ad. 326 Jephthah made captain CHAPTER 11 222 1 Jephthah captains Gilead. 12 His message to Ammon. 29 His vow. 82 He conquers Ammon. OW Jéph’thah the Gil’e-Ad- ite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gil’e-ad begat Jéph’thah. 2 And Gil’e-ad’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and thrust out Jéph’thah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for sey art the son of a strange woma 3 Then Jéph’thah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jéph’thah, and went out with him. 4 4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Am’m6n made war against is’ra-el. 5 And it was so, that when the children of Am’m6én made war against Is’ra-el, the elders of: Gil’e-ad went to fetch Jéph’thah | out of the land of Tob: 6 And they said unto Jéph’-. thah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the chii- dren of Am’mon. 7 And Jéph’thah said unto the. elders of Gil’e-ad. Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my: father’s house? and why are ye: come unto me now when ye are’ in distress? 8 And the elders of _Gil’e-ad said unto Jéph’thah, Therefore’ we turn again to thee now that: thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Am’/mon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gil’e-ad. home again to fight against the children of shall I be your head? 10 And the elders of Gil’e-ad said unto Jéph’thah, The LORD be witness between us, if we Jephthah sends a message to Ammon do me so according to thy wor 11 Then Jéph’thah went with | L the elders of Gil’e-ad, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jéph’- thah uttered all his words before the LORD in Miz’peh. 12 § And Jéph’thah sent mes- sengers unto the king of the children of Am/’mon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Am’mon answered unto the messengers of Jéph’thah, Be- cause Is’ra-el took away my land, when they came up out of B/sypt, from Ar’ndn even unto Jab’bok, and unto Jér’dan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. .14 And Jéph’thah sent mes- sengers again unto the king of the children of Am’m6n: -15 And said unto him, Thus ‘saith Jéph’thah, Is’ra-el took not away the land of Md6/ab, por the land of the children of ‘mon: 16 But when is’ra-el came up from ’sypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Ka’desh; '17 Then {fIs’ra-el sent mes- sengers unto the king of k’dom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of E’dom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of M6é’ab: but he would not consent: and Iis’ra-el abode in Ka’desh. 18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of E’dom, and the land of M0d’ab, and came by the east side of the land of Mo’ab, and pitched on the other side of Ar’nén, but came not within the border of |m Mo’ab: for Ar’nén was the border of M6’ab. 19 And {s’ra-el sent mes- ‘Sengers unto Si/hon king of the JUDGES, 11 Am/Or-ites, the king of Hésh’- bon; and Is’ra-el said unto him, et us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. 20 But Si’hon trusted not is’- ra-el to pass through his coast: but Si’/ho6n gathered all his people together, and pitched in eee and fought against Is’- ra-e 21 And the LORD God of {s’- ra-el delivered Si’hon and all his people into the hand of Is’ra-el, and they smote them: so Is’ra-el possessed all the land of the Am/6r-ites, the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Am/6r-ites, from Ar’ndn even unto Jab’bok, and from the wilderness even unto Joér’dan. _23 So now the LORD God of Is‘ra-el hath dispossessed the Am/6r-ites from before his people Is’ra-el, and shouldest thou possess it? 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Ché’mosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomso- ever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Ba’lak the son of Zip’por, king of, M6’ab? did he ever strive against Is’ra-el, or did he ever fight against them, 26 While is’ra-el dwelt in Hésh’bon and her towns, and in Ar’6-ér and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasis of Ar’non, three hun- dred years? why therefore did ye notrecover them within that time? 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of pease and the children of Am’- m8 Howheit. the king of the children of Am’mén hearkened not unto the words of Jéph’thah which he sent him. 327 JUDGES, 12 "29 ¢ Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jéph’thah, and he passed over Gil’e-ad, and Ma-nas’seh, and passed over Miz’peh of Gil’e-ad, and from Miz’peh of Gil’e-ad he passed over unto the children of Am’mon. 30 And Jéph’thah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, Tf thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Am’mon_ into mine hands, 31 Then it shall be, that what- soever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Am’mon, shall surely be the Lorp’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. 32 § So Jéph’thah passed_over unto the children of Am’mo6on to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Ar’6-ér, even till thou come to Min’/nith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vine- yards, with a very great slaugh- ter. Thus the children of Am/’- mon were subdued before the children of is’ra-el. 34 § And Jéph’thah came to Miz’peh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Am’/mon. Jephthah’s rash vow 37 And she said unto her fa- ther, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months and she went with her com- panions, and bewailed her vir- ginity upon the mountains. d it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Is’ra-el, : 40 That the daughters of Is’- ra-el went yearly to lament the daughter of Jéph’thah the Gil’e-ad-ite four days in a year, CHAPTER 12 223 1 The quarrel with Ephraim. 7 Jeph- thah dies. 8 Subsequent judges. ND the men of £’phra-im gathered themselves to- gether, and went northward, and said unto Jéph’thah, Where- fore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Am’mo6n,; and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. 2 And Jéph’thah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Am’mon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. And when I saw that ve delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Am’mon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? 4 Then Jéph’thah gathered to- gether all the men of Gil’e-ad, and fought with E’phra-im: and the men of Gil’e-ad smote E’phra-im, because they said, Ye Gil’e-ad-ites are fugitives | of E’phra-im among the E’phra-im- 328 An angel visits Manoah ‘sites. | 5 And the Gil’e-ad-ites took the passages of Jér’dan before the E’phra-im-ites: and it was so, that when those E’phra-im- ites which were escaped said, ‘Let me go over; that the men of 'Gil’e-ad said unto him, Art thou anE’phra-im-ite? If he said, Nay; 6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shib’bo-léth: and he said Sib’bo-léth: for he couid not ‘frame to pronounce if right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jér’dan: and there fell at that time of the E’phra-im-ites forty and two thousand. f 7 And Jéph’thah judged {Is’- ‘ra-el six years. Then died Jéph’- the Gil’e-ad-ite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gil’e-ad. ; 8 § And after him [b’zan of Béth’-lé-hém judged Is’ra-el. 0 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent | tin abroad, and took in_ thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Is’ra-el Seven years. | 10 Then died ib’zan, and was buried at Béth’-lé-hém. 11 q¢ And after him E/lon, a Zéb’u-lon-ite, judged Is’ra-el; and he judged Is’ra-el ten years. 12 And £’/lon the Zéb’u-lon-ite died, and was buried in Aij’a-lon in the country of Zéb’u-lin. 13 § And after him Ab’don the son of Hillel, a Pir’a-thon-ite, judged is’ra-el. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged _is’ra-el eight years. 15 And Ab’d6én the son of Hil’- lel the Pir’a-thon-ite died, and was buried in Pir’a-thon in the land of E’phra-im, in the mount of the Am’a-lék-ites. 224 CHAPTER 13 1 An angel and Manoah. 15 His offering, 24 Birth of Samson. ‘Ites, and among the Ma-nas’- jae i JUDGES, 13 the children of Is’ra-el d evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Phi-lis’tines forty years. 2 4 And there was a certain man of Z6’rah, of the family of the Dan/ites, whose name was Ma-no’ah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the LoRD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Naz’a-rite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver fs’ra-el out of the hand of the Phi-lis’- es. 6 4 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Naz’a-rite to God from the womb to the day of his death. i ; 8 § Then Ma-n6’ah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us. and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Ma-nd’ah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Ma-né’ah her hus- band was not with her. 329 JUDGES, 14 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her hus- band, and said unto him, Be- hold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Méa-no’ah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest_unto the woman? And he said, I am. 12 And Ma-n6d’ah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Ma-no’ah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any un- clean thing: all that I com- manded her let her observe. 15 4 And Maéa-no’ah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Ma-n0o’ah, Though . thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Ma-n0d’ah knew not that he was an angel ot the LORD. 17 And Ma-no’ah said_ unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the LorD said unto him, y askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? 19 So Ma-nod’/ah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and M4a-no’ah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that Birth of Samson the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Ma-no/ah and his wife looked on if, and fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Ma-ndo’ah and to his wife. Then Ma- no’ah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Ma-nd’ah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, . If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offer- ing at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24 § And the woman bare a son, and called his name Sam’- son: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the LorRD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan _ between Z0’rah and Esh’ta-dl. CHAPTER 14 225 1 Samson’s strength. 10 His feast and riddle. 19 Philistines slain. ND Sam’ son went down to Tim/nath, and saw a woman in Tim/nath of the ted Nake of the Phi-lis’tines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Tim’- nath of the daughters of the Phi-lis’tines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Js there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the un- circumcised Phi-lis’tines? And Sam/’son said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well, 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an 330 Samson’s feast and riddle occasion against the Phi-lis’- tines: for at that time the Phi-lis’tines had dominion over Iis’ra-el. f 5 § Then went Sam’son down, and his father and his mother, to _Tim/nath, and came to the vine- _yards of Tim/nath: and, behold, -ayoung lion roared against him. _ 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had_ nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And ke went down, talked with the woman; she pleased Sam/son well. 8 4 And after a time he re- turned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. 10 4’So his father went down unto the woman: and Sam/son made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. : 11. And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with im. 12 ¢ And Sam/’son said unto them, I will now put forth a tiddie unto you: if ye can cer- tainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: ‘ 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty Sheets and thirty change of garments. And-they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that We may hear it. | 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and and 331 JUDGES, 15 and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Sam’son’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? 16 And Sam’son’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told if me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told if my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found cut my riddle. 19 7 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ash’ke-lon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house. 20 But S&m’son’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. CHAPTER 15 1 Samson's wife is denied him. Burning of the corn. 7 Other feais of Samson. Bu it came to pass within a while after, in the time of that Sam/’son 226 3 wheat harvest, JUDGES, 15 visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. - 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, Ipray thee, instead of her. 3 9 And Sam/’son said con- cerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Phi-lis’- tines, though I do them a dis- pleasure. 4 And Sdam/’son went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Phi-lis’tines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the stand- ing corn, with the. vineyards and olives. . ; 6 4 Then the Phi-lis’tines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Sam/’son, the son in law of the Tim/nite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Phi-lis’tines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. § And Sam/son said unto _ them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock E’tam. 9 ¥ Then the Phi-lis’tines went up, and pitched in Ji’dah, and spread themselves in Lé’hi. 10 And the men of Ji’dah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Sam/’son are we come nee to do to him as he hath done O us. 11 Then three thousand men of Ji’dah went to the top of the rock E’tam, and said to Sam/’son, Samson slays a thousand Philistines Knowest thou not that the Phi-lis’tines are rulers over us? what is this chat thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have J done unto them. | ‘ 12 And they said unto him. We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. And Sam’son said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. ; 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 ¥ And when he came unto Lé’hi, the Phi-lis’tines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new jaw- bone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Sam’son said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ra’/math-lé’hi. 18 ¢ And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the han of the uncircumcised? 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En—-hak’ké-ré, which is in Lé’hi unto this day. 332 Samson escapes from Gaza JUDGES, 16 TA Atal Fee cad od ent 20 And he judged Is’ra-el in| 9 Now there were men lying the days of the twenty years. 227 CHAPTER 16 i Samson's escape from Gaza. 4 Delilah’s importunity. 26 Sam- | son’s tragic death. HEN went Sam’son to Ga’- za, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Ga’zites, Saying, Sam’son is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. 3 And Sam/’son lay till mid- night, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hé’bron. | 4 9 And it came to pass after- ward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sd’rek, whose name was Dé-li’lah. 5 And the lords of the Phi-lis’- tines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and_ see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may \prevail against him, that we may yids hinutoiafilict tm head ane will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 § And Dé-li/lah said to Sim/’- son, Tell me, I pray thee, where- in thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. And Sam/son said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 8 Then the lords of the Phi-lis’- ‘tines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been Fried, and she bound him with |h em. Phi-lis’tines | in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Phi-lis’tines be upon thee, Sam’son. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And Dé-lilah said unto Sam/son, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, where- with thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as an- other man. 12 Dé-ii/lah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Phi-lis’- tines be upon thee, Sdm/son. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Dé-li/lah said unto Sam/’son, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fastened if with the pin, and said unto him, The Phi-lis’tines be upon thee, SAm/’- son. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 4 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me _ these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There ath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a 333 JUDGES, 17 Naz’a-rite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 18 And when De-li/lah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords Samson’s tragic death prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. _ 26 And Sam/’son said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon of the Phi-lis’tines, saying, Come | them up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Phi-lis’tines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 19 And she made him sleep ~ upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strengih went from him 20 Ana she said, The Phi-lis’- tines be upon thee, Sam/’son. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that nes LORD was departed from "21 ci But the Phi-lis’tines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Ga’za, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. .22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Phi- lis’tines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Da’gon their god, and_to re- joice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Sam/’son our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath de- livered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which siew many of us. 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Cali for Sam/son, that he may make us sport. And they called for Saim’son out of the 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Phi-lis’tines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men. and women, that beheld while Sam/son made sport. 28 And Sam/’son called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Phi-lis’tines for my two eyes. 29 And Sam/’son took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30 And Sam/’son said, Let me die with the Phi- lis’tines. pita he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him_ be- tween Z6’/rah and Esh’ta-6l in the buryingplace of, Ma-nd’ah his father. And he judged Is’- ra-el twenty years. CHAPTER 17 228 1 Micah’s images. 7 His hired priest. ND there was a man of mount E’phra-im, whose name was Mi’cah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, 334 - Micah’s images and priest about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, be- hold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a_ molten image: now therefore I will re- store it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Mi’cah. And the man Mi’cah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and con- secrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Is’ra-el, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7 4 And there was a young man out of Béth’-lé-hém— ja’dah of the family of Ja’dah, who was a Lé’vite, and he so- journed there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Béth’-lé-hém— ju’dah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount E’phra-im to the house of Mi’cah, as he journeyed. _9 And Mi’cah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Lé’vite of Béth’—lé-hém-—ji’dah, and I go to sojourn where I may find @ place. : , 10 And Mi’cah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by e year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals, So the Lé’vite Went in. JUDGES, 18 11 And the Lé’vite was con- tent to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Mi’cah consecrated the Lé’vite; and the young man be- came his priest, and was in the house of Mi’cah. 13 Then said Mi’cah, Now know I that the LoRD will do me good, seeing I have a Lé’vite to my priest. CHAPTER 18 1 Dan seeks new territory. take Micah’s images and priest. Laish conquered. if those days there was no king in Is’ra-el: and in those days the tribe of the Dan’ites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of is’ra-el. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Z0’rah, and from Esh’ta-ol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount E’phra-im, to the house of Mi’cah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the house of Mi’cah, they knew the voice of the young man the Lé’vite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Mi’cah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. ; 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. ; ; 6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go. 7 4 Then the five men departed, 229 14 They 27 335 JUDGES, 18 and came to La’ish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the: Zi-d6’ni-ans, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zi-dd’ni-ans, and had no business with any man. ; 8 And they came unto their brethren to Z6’rah and Esh’ta-6l: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, be- hold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 1 94 And there went from thence of the family of the Dan’- ites, out of Z6d’/rah and out of Esh’ta-6l, six hundred men ap- pointed with weapons of war. 12 And they went wp, and pitched in Kir’jath—jé’a-rim, in Ja’dah: wherefore they called that place Ma’ha-neh—dan’ unto this day: behold, it is behind Kir’jath—jé’a-rim. 13 And they passed thence un- to mount E’phra-im, and came unto vse Heise of Mi’cah 14 § Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of La’ish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider | p what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thither- ward, and came to the house of the young man the Lé’vite, even unto the house of Mi’cah, and saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of Danites take Micah’s images and priest war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were ap- pointed with weapons of war. 18 And these went into Mi’- cah’s house, and fetched the. carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye? 19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: zs it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Is’ra-el? 20 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and de- parted, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. 22 4 And when they were a good way from the house of Mi’- cah, the men that were in the houses near to Mi’cah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And _ they turned their faces, and said unto Mi’cah, What aileth thee, that ae ,comest with such a com- 74 yAnd he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? | 25 And the children of Dan — said unto him, Let not thy voice — 336 The Levite of Ephraim be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Mi’cah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. | 27 And they took the things which Mi’cah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto La’ish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zi’don, and they had no business with any man; _ and it was in the valley that lieth by, Béth—ré’hob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was ‘born unto is’ra-el: howbeit the pape of the city was La’ish at 30 4 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and J6én’a-than, the son of Gér’shom, the son of Ma-nas’seh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the cap- pity of the land. 1 And they set them up Mi’- ae graven image, which he ‘mInade, all the time_that the house of God was in Shi‘/16h. 230 CHAPTER 19 1 The Levite of mount Ephraim. 16 His treatment at Gibeah. 29 His concubine divided. ND it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Is’ra-el, that there was a certain Lé’vite sojourning on the Side of mount E’phra-im, who took to him a concubine out of Béth’—-lé-hém—jai’dah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s 93 JUDGES, 19 house to Béth’—lé-hém-—ji/dah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he re- joiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 5 ¥ And it came to pass on the fourth day, when. they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and after- ward go your way. 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them to- gether: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be con- tent, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to de- part: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up 337 JUDGES, 19 and departed, and came over against Jé’bus, which is Jé-ru’- sa-lém; and there were with him two asses saddled, his con- cubine also was with him. 11 And when they were by Jé’bus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jéb’u-sites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of is’ra-el; we will pass over to Gib’e-ah. 13 And he said unto his serv- ant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gib’e-ah, or in Ra’mah. 14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gib’e-ah, which belongeth to Bén’ja-min. 15 And they turned aside thith- er, to go in and to lodge in Gib’e-ah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. 16 4 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount E’phra-im; and he sojourned in Gib’e-ah: but the men of the place were Bén’ja-mites. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a_wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Béth’—-lé-hém— ju’dah toward the side of mount E’phra-im; from thence am and I went to Béth’-lé-hém— ju’dah, but I am now going to we house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. | 19 Yet there is both straw and The Levite’s treatment at Gibeah provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 20 And the old man _ said, Peace be with thee; howso- ever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their Si and did eat and drink. 22 Yj Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Bé’li-al, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into ene house, that we may know 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine Sele do not this folly. 4 Behold, here is my daugh- al a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them: and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s I:| house where her lord was, till it was light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen 338 War with Benjamin down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took er up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. _29 9 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with er bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Is’ra-el. 30 And it was so, that all that Saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of {Is’ra-el came up out of the land of E’s¥pt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. cor CHAPTER 20 1 The Levite vindicated. 8 War de- clared. 26 Benjamin vanquished. SHEN all the children of Is’ra-el went out, and the congregation was gathered to- gether as one man, from Dan even to Bé’er—shé’ba, with the land of Gil’e-ad, unto the LORD in Miz’peh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Is’ra-el, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. _3 (Now the children of Bén’- ja-min heard that the children of Is’ra-el were gone up to Miz’peh.) Then said the chil- dren of Is’ra-el, Tell us, how was this wickedness? 4 And the Lé’vite, the husband of the woman that was slain, ‘answered and said, I came into Gib’e-ah that belongeth to Bén’- ja-min, I and my concubine, to lodge. uh 5 And the men of Gib’e-ah Tose against me, and beset the JUDGES, 20 house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of is’ra-el: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Is’ra-el. 7 Behold, ye are all children of Is’ra-el; give here your advice and counsel. 8 7 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us. turn into his house. 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gib’e- ah; we will go up by lot against it’ 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of is’ra-el, and an hun- dred of a thousand, and a thou- sand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gib’e-ah of Bén’ja-min, ac- cording to all the folly that they have wrought in Is’ra-el. | 11 So all the men of {s’ra-el were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. 12 4 And the tribes of fs’ra-el sent men through all the tribe of Bén’ja-min, saying, What wick- edness is this that is done among you? ; 13 Now therefore, deliver us the men, the children of Bé’li-al, which are in Gib’e-ah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Is’ra-el. But the children of Bén’ja-min would not hearken to the voice of thei brethren the children of is’ra-els 14 But the children of Bén’ja< min gathered themselves to- gether out of the cities unto Gib’e-ah, to go out to battle against the children of Is’ra-el. 15 And the children of Bén’ja-~ min were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six 339 JUDGES, 20 thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gib’e- ah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones. at an hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Is’ra-el, be- side Bén’ja-min, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. : ‘ 18 § And the children of Is’- ra-el arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked coun- sel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Bén’ja- min? And the LoRD said, Ji’- dah shall go up first. 19 And the children of Is’ra-el rose up in the morning, and en- camped against Gib’e-ah. | 20 And the men of {Is’ra-el went out to battle against Bén’- ja-min; and the men of Is’ra-el put themselves in array to fight against them at Gib’e-ah. | 21 And the children of Bén’- ja-min came forth out of Gib’e- ah, and destroyed down to the ground of the iIs’ra-el-ites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22 And the people the men of Is’- ra-el encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put them- selves in array the first day. 23 (And the children of Is’ra-el went up and wept before the LORD until even, and aske counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Bén’ja- min my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.) 24 And the children of Is’ra-el came near against the children of Bén’ja-min the second day. 25 And Bén’ja-min_went forth against them out of Gib’e-ah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of War with Benjamin h is’ra-el again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. _26 § Then ail the children of is’ra-el, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings be- fore the LORD. ¥ 27 And the children of Is’ra-el enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, _28 And Phin’e-has, the son of E-le-4’zar, the son of A§ar’on, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Bén’ja-min my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will de- liver them into thine hand. 29 And is’ra-el set liers wait round about Gib’e-ah. 30 And the children of is’ra-el went up against the children of Bén’ja-min on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gib’e-ah, as at other times. 31 And the children of Bén’ja- min went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house in of God, and the other to Gib’e-ak © in the field, about thirty men of Is’ra-el 32 And the children of Bén’ja-_ min said, They are smitten down © d| before us, as at the first. But the | children of fs’ra-el said, Let us — flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways. | 33 And all the men of fs’ra-el rose up out of their place, and put themselves Ba’al—ta’mar: and the liers in wait of is’ra-el came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gib’e-ah. 34 And there came against Gib’e-ah ten thousand chosen 340 in array at. . | , Benjamin defeated men out of all is’ra-el, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. -35 And the LORD smote Bén’- ja-min before Is’ra-el: and the children of Is’ra-el destroyed of the Bén’ja-mites that day twenty and five thousand and an hun- dred men: all these drew the sword. BA Bi 36 So the children of Bén’ja- min saw that they were smitten: for the men _of Is’ra-el gave place to the Bén’ja-mites, be- cause they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set be- side Gib’e-ah. ; : 37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gib’e- ah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. : 38 Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Is’ra-el and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And when the men of. Is’- ra-el retired in the battle, Bén’- ja-min began to smite and_ kill of the men of Is’ra-el about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. 40 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Bén’ja-mites looked behind them, and, be- hold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. é 41 And when the men of Is’- ta-el turned again, the men of Bén’ja-min were amazed: for they 'saw that evil was come upon them. i 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Is’ra-el unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the Cities they destroyed in the midst of them. : 43 Thus they inclosed the ‘Bén’ja-mites round about, and chased them, and trode them JUDGES, 21 down with ease over against Gib’e-ah toward the sunrising. 44 And there fell of Bén’ja- min eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour. 45 And they turned and fled to- ward the wilderness unto the rock of Rim’mon: and they gleaned of them in the high- ways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gi’dom, and slew two thousand men of them. 46 So that all which fell that day of Bén’ja-min were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rim’mon, and abode in the rock Rim’mon four months, 48 And the men of _ {Is’ra-el turned again upon the children of Bén’ja-min, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and ali that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. CHAPTER 21 232 1 Benjamin's fate lamented. 16 Wives provided for the remnant. OW the men of Is’ra-el had sworn in Miz’peh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Bén’ja-min to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; _3 And said, O LORD God of Is’ra-el, why is this come to pass in Is’ra-el, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Is’ra-el? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 2 5 And the children of Is’ra-el said, Who is_ there among all the tribes of Is’ra-el that came 341 JUDGES, 21 not up with the congregation un- to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning that came_not up to the LORD to Miz’peh, saying, He Sa surely be put to death. the children of is’ra-el aried them for Bén’ja-min their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Is’ra-el this day. 7 How shall we do for. wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? 8 § And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Is’ra-el that came not up to Miz’peh to the LorD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Ja’ besh—éil’e-ad to the assembly. 9 For the people were num- bered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Ja’- besh—gil’e-ad there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite -the inhabitants of Ja’besh—3gil’e-ad with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly de- stroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. _12 And they found among the inhabitants of Ja’besh—gil’e-ad four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shi/loh, which is in the land of Ca’/naan. 13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the chil- dren of Bén’ja-min that were in the rock Rim’mon, and to call peaceably unto them. 14 And Bén’ja-min came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Ja’- besh-—#il’e-ad: and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented Benjamin’s fate lamented them for Bén’ja-min, because that the LORD had madea breach in the tribes of is’ra-el. 16 4 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that re- main, seeing the women are de- stroyed out of Bén’ja-min? 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Bén’ja-min, that a tribe be not destroyed out of is’ra-el. 18 Howbeit we may not give | them wives of our daughters: for the children of Is’ra-el have sworn, saying, Cursed. be he that son a wife to Bén’ja-min. 19 Then they said, Behold, ‘there is a feast. of the LORD in Shi/léh yearly in a place which - is on the north side of Béth’-el, on the east side of the highway. that goeth up from Béth’-el to Shé’chem, and on the south of Lé-b0’/nah. 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Bén’ja-min, say- ing, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shi/lo6h come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Bén’ja-min. 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favour- able unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 23 And the children of Bén’ja- min did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and re- turned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of is’ra-el departed thence at that time, 342 Naomi in the land of Moab every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from | king in Is’ra-el: RUTH, 1 25 In those days there was no every man did thence every man to his in-| that which was right in his own _heritance. eyes. THE 233 CHAPTER 1 8 And N4a-06’mi said unto her 1 Elimelech in Moab. 3 He and his| two daughters in law, Go, re- sons die. 19 Naomi returns with| turn each to her mother’s house: Ruth. the LORD deal kindly with you, OW it came to pass in the| as ye have dealt with the dead, days when the judges| and with me. ruled, that there was a famine} 9 The LORD grant you that ye in the land. And a certain man of Béth’—lé-hém-ji’dah went to sojourn in the country of M0O’ab, he, and his wife, and his | two sons. 2 And the name of the man was f-lim’e-léch, and the name of his wife Na-6’mi, and the name of his two sons Mah‘lon and Chil’i- on, Eph’rath-ites of Béth’—lé- hém-ji’dah. And they came in- to the country of Md6’ab, and continued there. 3 And £&-lim’e-léch Na-6’mi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Md’ab; the name of the one was Or’pah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mah’lon and Chil’‘i-on died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. 6 § Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Mo’ab: for she had heard in the country of Mo’ab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. 11 And WNa-6’mi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn again, my daughters, £0 your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; 13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having hus- bands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. 14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Or’pah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in 7 Wherefore she went forth out | law of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with ‘her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Ja’dah. 16 “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will gos 343 RUTH, 2 lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 19 ¢ So they two went until they came to Beth’-lé-hem. And it came to pass, when they were come tc Béth’-lé-hém, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Na-6/mi? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Na-6’mi, call me Ma’ra: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me N4-6’mi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty _ hath afflicted me? La) 22 So N&-0’mi returned, and Ruth the M6/ab-it-ess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Mo’ab: and they came to Béth’— lé-hém in the beginning of barley harvest. 234 CHAPTER 2 1 Ruth gleans in Boaz’s field. favours her. ND Na-6’mi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of aoe e-léch; and his name was 2 And Ruth the MO6’ab-it-ess ~ gaid unto Na-6’mi, Let me now 8 He go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field be- Ruth returns to Beth-lehem with Naomi and where thou lodgest, I will | longing unto B6’az, who was of the kindred of E-lim’ e-léch. 4 9 And, behold, B6o’az came from Béth’-lé-hém, and said un- to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 5 Then said Bo’az unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the MoO/ab-it-ish damsel that came back with Na-— 6’mi out of the country of M6’ab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said B6’az unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when theu art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 11 And BOo’az answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of — thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. | 12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of is’ra-el, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 344 _ Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz _,13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord: for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmiad, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And B6’az said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he _Yeached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, B6’aAz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean -€ven among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 16 And let fall also some of the! th handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. _ __18 § And she took it un, and ‘Went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had re- served after she was sufficed. __19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gieaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in aw with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is B6’4z. 20 And Na-6’mi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Na-6’mi said ‘unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kins- men. 21 And Ruth the M@6/ab-it-ess ‘Said, He said unto me also, Thou ‘shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. RUTH, 3 22 And N4-0’mi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they nee thee not in any other eld. 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Bo’az to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law. CHAPTER 3 235 1 Naomi instructs Ruth. 8 Boaz admits kinsmanship. 14 His gift to Ruth. HEN Na4-6’mi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with ee? 2 And now is not B6o’az of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behoid; he winnow- eth barley to night in the thresh- ingfloor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and Be will tell thee what thou shalt. re) 5 And she said unto her, All aes thou sayest unto me I will 0. 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to Pe that her mother in law bade er. 7 And when B6’az had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: 345 RUTH, 4 and, behold, 2 woman lay at his eet. 9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread there- fore thy skirt over thine hand- maid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kind- ness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my _ daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. f 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morn- ing. 14 4 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know an- other. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. . ‘ 15 Also he said, Bring the veil that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid if on her: an she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. ; ; 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. . 18 Then said she, Sit still, my Boaz’s gift to Ruth daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. CHAPTER 4 1 Boaz redeems the inheritance. He marries Ruth. i tions. HEN went Bo’az up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kins- man of whom B6’az spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, - such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit yedownhere. Andtheysatdown. 3 And he said unto the kins- man, Na-6’mi, that is come again out of the country of Mo6’ab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother &-lim’e-léch’s: 4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt re- deem it, redeem if: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem if beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem if. 5 Then said B6é’az, What day thou_buyest the field of the hand of Na-6’mi, thou must buy if also of Ruth the Mo’ab-it-ess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. | 6 4 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: re- deem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it. | _7 Now this was the manner in former time in Is’ra-el con- cerning redeeming and con- cerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neigh- bour: and this was a testimony in Is’ra-el. | 8 Therefore the kinsman said 236 11 13 Their genera- 346 | | | Boaz marries Ruth 1 SAMUEL, 1 unto Bo’az, Buy it for thee. So gave her conception, and she he drew off his shoe. 9 § And BOo’az said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was E-lim’e-léch’s, and all that was Chil’/i-on’s and Mah’lon’s, of the hand of Na-6’mi. 10 Moreover Ruth the M6’ab- it-ess, the wife of Mah’lon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. _11 And ail the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LorD make the woman that is come into thine house like Ra’chel and like Lé’ah, which two did build the house of Is’ra-el: and do thou worthily in Eph’ra-tah, and be famous in Béth’-lé-hém: 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pha’réz, whom Ta’mar bare unto Ji’dah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman. 13 { So Bo’az took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Na-0’mi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Is’ra-el. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to Hie than seven sons, hath born im. 16 And N4-6’mi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and be- came nurse unto it. ; 17 And the women her neigh- bours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Na-0’mi; and they called his name O’bed: he is the father of Jés’se, the father of Da’vid. 18 { Now these are the gen- erations of Pha’réz: Pha’réz begat Héz’ron, | 7 19 And Héz’ron begat Ram, and Ram begat Am-min’a-dab, 20 And Am-min’a-dab begat Nah’shon, and Na&h’shon begat Sal’mon, ‘ f 21 And Sal’mon begat Bo’az, and Bo’az begat O’bed, 22 And O’bed begat Jés’se, and Jés’se begat Da’vid. FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL OTHERWISE CALLED THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS CHAPTER 1 9 Hannah’s 237 1 Elkanah and Hannah. prayer. 19\She bears Samuel. OW there was a certain man of Ra-math-a’im—zd’phim, of mount E’phra-im, and his name was El’ka-nah, the son of Jér’o-ham, the son of £-li’/ht, the son of T6’hu, the son of Ziiph, an Eph’rath-ite: 2 And he had two wives; the ‘name of the one was Han’nah, and the name of the other Pé- nin’‘nah: and Pé-nin’nah had children, but Han’nah had no children. 3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shi/loh. And the two sons of £’/li, Héph’ni and Phin’e- has, the priests of the LORD, were there. ; 4 4 And when the time was 347 1 SAMUEL, 1 that El’ka-nah offered, he gave to Pé-nin’nah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: ae 5 But unto Han/nah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Han/nah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also pro- voked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. |. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the; h house of the LORD, so she pro- voked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said El’ka-nah her husband to her, Han’nah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 9 4 So Han’nah rose up after they had eaten in Shi/loh, and after they had drunk. Now E'li the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosis, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remem- ber me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a_ man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that E/li marked her mouth. _13 Now Han’nah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore £’/li thought she had been drunken. 14 And £’li said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Han’nah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a Hannah’s prayer and vow. Samuel born woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Bé’li-al: for out of the abundance of my com- plaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then £/li answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of is’ra-el grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of im. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her coun- tenance was no more sad. | 19 ¢ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ra’=- mah: and El’ka4-nah knew Han’- nah his wife; and the LORD re- membered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Han’nah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Sam/u-el, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. : 21 And the man El’ka-nah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacri- fice, and his vow. 22 But Han’nah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. ' 23 And £l’ka-nah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 4 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the \ 348 Hannah’s song house of the LORD in Shi/loh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to E’ll. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of im: 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lorpb. And he worshipped the LORD there. 238 CHAPTER 2 3 Hannah's song. 12 Eli’s wicked sons. 18 Samuel’s ministry. AN? Han’nah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is en- larged_over mine enemies; be- cause I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the LorpD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. : 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stum- bled are girded with strength. 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 The LorD killeth, and mak- eth alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of ! 1 SAMUEL, 2 glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shail give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And El’k4-nah went to Ra’- mah to his house. And _the child did minister unto the LORD be- fore &’li the priest. 12 4 Now the sons of Ell were sons of Bé@/li-al; they knew not the LORD. 13 And the priest’s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with 4 fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck ié into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they_ did in Shiloh unto all the fIs’ra-el-ites that came thither. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacri- ficed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sod- den flesh of thee, but raw. 16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give if me now: and if not, I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great be- fore the LorpD: for men ab- horred the offering of the LORD. 18 4 But Sadm/u-el ministered before the LorD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother made 349 1 SAMUEL, 3 him a little coat, and brought 2¢ to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 §| And £’li blessed El’ka-nah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. | 21 And the LorD visited Han’nah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Sam/’- u-el grew before the LORD. 22 §| Now E’li was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Is’ra-el; and how they lay with the women that as- sembled at the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. bt 24 Nay, my sons; for if is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’S people to transgress. 25 If one man sin against an- other, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they heark- ened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. ; 26 And the child Sam/u-el grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. 27 § And there came a man of God unto E’li, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lorpb, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in E’géypt in Pha’/radh’s house? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy fa- ther all the offerings made by fire of the children of is’ra-el? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, A prophecy against Eli’s house which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Is’ra-el my people? _30 Wherefore the LORD God of Is’ra-el saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise — me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Is’ra-el: and there shall not be an old man in thine house forever. 33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hoéph’ni and Phin’e-has;_ in one day they shall die both of them. 35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that. which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. CHAPTER 3 230 1 Samuel's vision toldto Eli. 19 Same uel recognized as a prophet. 350 The Lord calls Samuel ND the child Sam/u-el min- istered unto the LORD be- fore E’li. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when E’li was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Sam’ u-el was laid down fo sleep; 4 That the ORD called Sam/’- u-el: and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6 And the LORD called yet again, Sam/’u-el. And Sam/u-el arose and went to E’'ll, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son: lie down again. 7 Now Sam/u-el did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet re- vealed unto him. 8 And the LORD called Sam/’u- el again the third time. And he arose and went to E'll, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And B/li perceived that the LORD had called the child. 9 Therefore E'li said unto Sam’- u-el, Go, lie down: and it shali be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Sam/- u-el went and lay down in his place. 10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Sam/u-el, Sam/u-el. Then Sam/u-el answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. } 11 4 And_the LORD said to Sam/u-el, Behold, I will do a thing in is’ra-el, at which both the ears of every one that hear- eth it shall tingle. 1 SAMUEL, 4 12 In that day I will perform against E/li all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever fot the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made them- selves vile, and he restrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of £’li, that the iniquity of E’li’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offer- ing for ever. 15 § And Sam/’u-el lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lorp. And Sam/u-el feared to shew E’li the vision. 16 Then_E’li called Sam/u-el, and said, Sam/’u-el, my son. And he answered, Here am I. 17 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide if notfrom me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Sam/’u-eltold him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. 19 4§ And Sam/u-el grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Is’ra-el from Dan even to Bé’er—shé’ba knew that Sam/u-el was established fo be a prophet of the LORD. 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shi/loh: for the LORD revealed himself to Sam/u-el in Shil6h by the word of the LORD. CHAPTER 4 240 1 Israel smitten. 11 The ark captured. 12 Death of Eli. ND the word, of Sam/‘u-el came to all is’ra-el. Now Is’ra-el went out against the Phi-lis’tines to battle, and pitched 351 1 SAMUEL, 4 beside Eb’en-é@’zér: and Er eS A pitched in A’phek. 2 And the Phi-lis’tines put themselves in array against Is’- ra-el: and when they joined battle, Is’ra-el was smitten be- fore the Phi-lis’tines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 3 4 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Is’ra-el said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Phi-lis’tines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shi’/loh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of £’li, Héph’ni and Phin’e-has, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5 And when the ark of the cove- nant of the LORD came into the camp, all Is’ra-el shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Phi-lis’tines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hé’brews? And they under- stood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. And the Phi-lis’tines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. 8 Woe unto us! who shall de- liver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the &£-g¥p’tians with all the plagues in the wilderness. 9 Be strong, and quit your- selves like men, O ye Phi-lis’- tines, that ye be not servants unto the Hé’brews, as' they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. y 10 ¢ And the Phi-lis’tines : Israel smitten. Death of Eli e|fought, and fs’ra-el was smit- ten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Is’ra-el thirty thousand foot- men. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of E’li, Hoph’ni and Phin’e-has, were slain. 12 § And there ran a man of Bén’ja-min out of the army, and came to Shi’loh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, F’ll sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 14 And when E£/’li heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told E’ll. i5 Now E’li was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16 And the man said unto E’li, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? 17 And the messenger answered and said, Is’ra-el is fled before the Phi-lis’tines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hoph’ni and hin’e-has, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an oid man, and heavy. And he had judged is’- ra-el forty years. 19 ¥ And his daughter in law, Phin’e-has’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself 352 The ark of God among the Philistines and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. i _21 And she named the child i’—cha-bod, saying, The. glory is departed from Is’ra-el: be- cause the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. : 22 And she said, The glory is departed from is’ra-el: for the ark of God is taken. 241 CHAPTER 5 1 The ark in the house of Dagon. 6 Philistines smitten on account of the ark. ’ AND the Phi-lis’tines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eb’en—é’zér unto Ash’dod. 2 When the Phi-lis’tines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Da’gon, and set it by Da’gon. és - 3 g¢ And when they of Ash’déd arose early on the morrow, be- hold, Da’gon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Da’gon, and set him in his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Da’gon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Da’gon and both the palms of his hands weve cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Da’gon was left to him. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Da’gon, nor any that come into Da’gon’s house, tread on the es 01g OF Da’gon in Ash’d6d unto this day. 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ash’d6d, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ash’déd and the coasts thereof. 7 And when the men of Ash’déod 23 1 SAMUEL, 5, 6 saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Is’ra-el shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Da’gon our god. 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Phi- lis’tines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Is’ra-el? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Is’ra-el be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of is’ra-el about thither. | 9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 10 ¢ Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ek’rén. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ek’ron, that the Ek’ron- ites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Is’ra-el to us, to slay us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Phi- lis’tines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Is’ra-el, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout al! the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. CHAPTER 6 242 1 Philistines return the ark. 19 The curious smitten. ND the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Phi- lis’tines seven months. 2 And the Phi-lis’tines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us where- 353, 1 SAMUEL, 6 with we shall send it to his place. 3 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of is’ra-el, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. 4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They an- swered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according fo the number of the lords of the Phi-lis’tines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye shall make im- ages of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Is’ra-el: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the &£-éyp’tians and Pha’radh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? 7 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two Caen kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: 8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye re- turn him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. 0 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own oe to Béth— shé’mesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that if is not his hand that smote us; it wasa chance that happened to us. 10 § And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: The ark returned 4 11 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Béth— shé’mesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside fo the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Phi-lis’tines went after them unto the border of Béth— shé’/mesh. 13 And they of Béth-shé’mesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and peioiceG to see it. 4 And the cart came into the field of Josh’u-a, a Béth—shé’- mite, and stood these: where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt of- fering unto the LORD. 15 And the Lé’vites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the . men of Béth—-shé’mesh offered burnt offerings and_ sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. 16 ..nd when the five lords of the Phi-lis’tines had seen it, they returned to Ek’ron the same day. And these are the golden emerods which the Phi-lis’tines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ash’déd one, for Ga’za one, for As’ke-lon one, for Gath one, for Ek’r6n one; 18 And the golden mice, ac- cording to the number of all the cities of the Phi-lis’tines belong- ing to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country vil- lages, even unto the great sfone of A’bél, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Josh’u-a, the Béth— shé’mite. 19 4 And he smote the men of Béth-shé’mesh, because they 354 The Philistines subdued 1 SAMUEL, 7 had looked into the ark of the | against the LorD. And Sdm- LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and three- score and ten men and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Béth—shé’- mesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 21 4 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kir’jath- _jé’a-rim, saying, The Phi-lis’- tines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. 243 CHAPTER’ 7 41 Therestoredark. 13 Philistines sub- dued. 15 Samuel judges Israel. ND the men of Kir’jath— | jé’a-rim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of A- _pin’a-dab in the hill, and sancti- _ fied E-le-a’zar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. _ 2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kir’jath-jé’a-rim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Is’ra-el lamented after the LORD. _ 3 9 And Sam/u-el spake unto all the house of Is’ra-el, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ash’- ta-roth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. | 4 Then the children of Is’ra-el did put away Ba’al-im and Ash’- ta-roth, and served the LORD only. 5 And Sdm/u-el said. Gather all Iis’ra-el to Miz’peh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. 6 And they gathered together to Miz’peh, and drew water, and poured if out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned u-el judged the children of Is’- ra-el in Miz’peh. And when the Phi-lis’tines heard that the children of is’ra-el were gathered together to Miz’- peh, the lords of the Phi-lis’tines went up against Is’ra-el. And when the children of Is’ra-el heard it, they were afraid of the Phi-lis’tines. 8 And the children of is’ra-el said to Sam/u-el, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. _9 § And Sam/u-el took a suck- ing lamb, and offered if for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Sam/u-el cried unto the LORD for is’ra-el; and the LORD heard him. _10 And as Sam/u-el was offer- ing up the burnt offering, the Phi- lis’tines_ drew near to battle against Is’ra-el: but the LorRD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Phi-lis’- tines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Is’ra-el. 11 And the men of is’ra-el went out of Miz’peh, and pursued the Phi-lis’tines, and smote them, until they came under Béth’—car. 12 Then Sam’u-el took a stone, and set it between Miz’peh and Shén, and called the name of it Eb’en-—€/zér, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. 13 § So the Phi-lis’tines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Is’ra-el: and the hand of the LORD was against the Phi-lis’tines all the days of Sam’u-el.. ‘ 14 And the cities which the Phi-lis’tines had taken from Is’- ra-el were restored to Is’ra-el, from_ Ek’rén even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Is’ra-el deliver out of the hands of the Phi-lis’tines. And there was peace between Is’ra-el and the Am/6r-ites. . : 15 And Sam/u-el judged Is’ ra-el all the days of his life. 355 1 SAMUEL, 8 16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Béth’-el, and Gil’gal, and Miz’peh, and judged Is’ra-el in all those places. 17 And his return was to Ra’- mah; for there was his house; and there he judged Is’ra-el; and ence he built an altar unto the ORD. 244 CHAPTER 8 1 Israel desires a king. 10 Samuel tries to dissuade them. 22 God inter- poses. ND it came to pass, when Sam/u-el was old, that he made his Is’ra-el. : 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Jo’el; and the name of his second, A-bi’/ah: they were judges in Bé’er—shé’ba. : 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. 4 Then all the elders of fs’ra-el gathered themselves together, and came to Sam’u-el unto Ra’mah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk ‘not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. eis tab 6 {But the thing displeased Sam/u-el, when they said, Give usa king tojudgeus. And Sam/’- u-el prayed unto the LORD. 7 And the LORD said unto Sam/u-el, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not re- jected thee, but they have re- jected me, that I should not reign over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of E’éypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. sons judges over The Israelites desire a king 10 § And Sam/’u-el told all the words of the LORD unto the peo- ple that asked of him a king. 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and in- struments of his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and fo be bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. 16 And he will take your men- servants, and your maidser- vants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. 19 4 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Sam/u-el; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 And Sdm/u-el heard all the words of the people, and he re- hearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 22 And the LORD said to Sam’= u-el, Hearken unto their voice, 356 Saul seeks Samuel and make them a king. Sam/’u-el said unto the men of Is’ra-el, Go ye every man unto his city. 245 CHAPTER 9 1 Saul meets Samuel. 19 Samuel’s entertainment. 25 They commune together. OW there was a man of Bén’- | ja-min, whose mame was Kish, the son of A-bi’el, the son of Zé’rér, the son of Bé-ch6’rath, the son of A-phi’ah, a Bén’ja- mite, a mighty man of power. he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Is’ra-el a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and up- ward he was higher than any of the people. 3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he passed through mount E’phra-im, and passed through the land of Shal’i-sha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Sha’lim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Bén’ja-mites, but they found them not. 5 And when they were come to the land of Ziph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither: peradventure he can shew us our way that we should £0. 7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? 1 SAMUEL, 9 And| 8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. 9 (Beforetime in Is’ra-el, when aman went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) 10 Then said Saul to his ser- vant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was. 11 § And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? 12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: 13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eatthat be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. 14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Sam/’u-el came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 15 ¢ Now the LorD had told S4m/u-el in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Bén’ja-min, and thou shalt anoint him fo be captain over my people Is’ra-el, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 17 And when Sam/u-el saw Saul, the LoRD said unto him, 357 1 SAMUEL, 10 Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. i8 Then Saul. drew near to Sam/u-el in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the 5eer’s house is. 19 And Sam/’u-el answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. : 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of is’ra-el? Js it not on _ thee, and on all thy father’s house? 21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Bén’ja-mite, of the smallest of the tribes of fs’- ra-el? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Bén’ja-min? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? 22 And Sam/’u-el took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. 23 And Sam/u-el said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 24 And the cook took up ‘the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Sa@m/u-el said, Behold that which is left! set i¢ before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Sam/u-el that day. 25 4] And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Sdm/’u-el communed with Saul upon the top of the house. 26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Saim/’u-el called Saul to the top of the house, say- ing, Up, that I may send thee Samuel anoints Saul king away. And Saul arose, and they | went out both of them, he and Sam/u-el, abroad. 27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Sam/u-el said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that Imay shew thee the word of God. CHAPTER 10 246 1 Samuel anoints Saul. 9 Saul pro- phesies. 17 He is chosen by lot. HEN Sam/u-el took a vial of — oil, and poured if upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Ra’chel’s sepulchre in the border of Bén’ja-min at Zél’zah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou went- est to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 3 Then shalt thou go on for- ward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Ta’boér, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Béth’—el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Phi-lis’tines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: — 6 And the Spirit of the LorD will come upon thee, and thou 358 Samuel presents Saul to Israel shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down be- fore me to Gil’gal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sac- rifice sacrifices of peace offer- ings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 9 { And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Sam/u-el, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came _ to pass that day. ‘ 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upcn him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? 12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it be- came a proverb, Js Saul also among the prophets? _ 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 ¢ And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Sam/u-el. 15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Sam/u-el said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter _ of the kingdom, whereof Sam’u- el spake, he told him not. 17 ¢ And Sam/’u-el called the people together unto the LORD to Miz’peh; 1 SAMUEL, 10 18 And said unto the children of is’ra-el, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, I brought up Is’- ra-el out of E’gypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the E-zy¥p’- tians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: 19 And ye have this day re- jected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adver- sities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now there- fore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 20 And when Sam/u-el had caused all the tribes of Is’ra-el to come near, the tribe of Bén’- ja-min was taken. ; en he had caused the tribe of Bén’ja-min to come near by their families, the family of Ma’tri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Sam’u-el said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the peo- ple? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. 25 Then Sam/u-el told the peo- ple the manner of the kingdom, and wrote if in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Sam/’- u-el sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 ¥ And Saul also went home to Gib’e-ah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. : 27 But the children of Bé’li-al said, How shall this man save 359 1 SAMUEL, 11, 12 us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. CHAPTER 11 247 1 Nahash and the men of Jabesh. 11 Saul defeats the Ammonites. 12 He is confirmed king at Gilgal. HEN WNa’hash the Am’mon- ite came up, and encamped against Ja’besh-gil’e-Ad: and all the men of Ja’besh said unto Na’hash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 2 And Na’hash the Am’mon-ite answered them, On this condi- tion will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all fis’ra-el. 3 And the elders of Ja’besh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send mes- sengers unto all the coasts of Is’ra-el: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee. 4 9 Then came the messengers to Gib’e-ah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Ja’besh. 6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kin- dled greatly. 7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Is’ra-el by the hands of messengers, Saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Sam/u-el, so shail it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. _8 And when he numbered them in Bé’zék, the children of {s’- ra-el were three hundred thou- Saul confirmed king at Gilgal sand, and the men of Ji’dah thirty thousand. 9 And they said unto the mes- sengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Ja’besh-il’- e-ad, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Ja’- besh; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Ja’besh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 11 And it was so on the mor- 'row, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Am/mon-ites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they. which remained were scat- tered, so that two of them were not left together. ; 12 4 And the people said unto Sam/u-el, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 13 And Saul said, There shail not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LorD hath wrought salvation in fs’ra-el. 14 Then said Sam/’u-el to the people, Come, and let us go to Gil’gal, and renew the kingdom there. _15 And all the people went to Gil’gal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gil’gal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings be- fore the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of is’ra-el re- joiced greatly. CHAPTER 12 248 1 Samuel reasons with Israel. 16 He admonishes them. 20 Comfort in God’s mercy. / Nil Sam/u-el said unto all Is’ra-el, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 360 Samuel reasons with the Israelites 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, be- hold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I de- frauded? whom have I op- pressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand. And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness. 1 SAMUEL, 12 liver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the LORD sent Jé-rib’- ba-al, and Bé’dan, and Jéph’- thah, and Sam/u-el, and deliv- ered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when ye saw that Na’- hash the king of the children of Am’mon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the LorRpD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you con- tinue following the LORD your 6 § And Sam/’u-el said unto the | God: people, /¢ is the LORD that ad- vanced M6o’ses and Aar’on, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of E’gypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you be- fore the LORD of all the right- eous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 8 When Ja’cob was come into E’/gypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Mo’ses and Aar’on, which brought forth your fathers out of F’/zypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they forgat the LorpD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sis’ e-ra, captain of the host of Ha’zér, and into the hand of the Phi-lis’tines, and into the hand of the king of MOo’ab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers. Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. “18 So Sam/u-el called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thun- der and rain that day: and ail the people greatly feared the LORD and Sam/u-el. 19 And all the people said unto S4m/u-el, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a LORD, and have served Ba’al-im | king and Ash’ta-roth: but now de- 20 q And Sam/u-el said unto 361 1 SAMUEL, 13 the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but_serve the LORD with all your heart; 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 22 For the LORD will not for- sake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: 24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. | 25 But if ye shall still do wick- edly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. 249 CHAPTER 13 1 Israel in distress. 8 Saul presumes to sacrifice. 11 Samuel’s reproof. AUL reigned one year: and when he had reigned two years over Is’ra-el, . 2 Saul chose him three thou- sand men of is’ra-el; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Mich’mash and in mount Béth’— el, and a thousand were with Jon’a-than in Gib’e-ah of Bén’- ja-min: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. ; 3 And Jon’a-than smote the garrison of the Phi-lis’tines that was in Gé’ba, and the Phi-lis’- tines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hé’brews hear. J 4 And all Is’ra-el heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Phi-lis’tines, and that is’- ra-el also was had in abomina- tion with the Phi-lis’tines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gil’gal. Saul presumptuously offers sacrifice 5 § And the Phi-lis’tines gath- ered themselves together to fight with Is’ra-el, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horse- men, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in mul- titude: and they came up, and pitched in Mich’mash, eastward from Béth—a’ven, | 6 When the men of is’ra-el saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed.) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in dee and in high places, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hé’brews went over Jor’dan to the land of Gad and Gil’e-ad. As for Saul, he was yet in Gil’gal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8 4 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Sam’u-el had appointed: but Sam/’u-el came not to Gil’gal3 and the people were scattered from him. ‘ 9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. 10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, be- hold, Sam/’u-el came: and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. 11 4 And Sam/’u-el said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Phi-lis’- tines gathered themselves to- gether at Mich’mash; 12 Therefore said I, The Phi- lis’tines will come down now upon me to Gil’gal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Sam/’u-el said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would 362 Jonathan’s explott \ kingdom upon Is’ra-el for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath com- manded him fo be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD com- manded thee. 15 And Sam’u-el arose, and gat him up from Gil’gal unto Gib’e-ah of Bén’ja-min. And Saul num- _bered the people that were pres- ent with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jén’a-than | M his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gib’e-ah of Bén’ja-min: but the Phi-lis’tines encamped in Mich’- mash. 17 4 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Phi-lis’tines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Oph’rah, unto the land of Shu/al: 18 And another company turned the way fo Béth-ho’ron: and another company turned fo the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Ze-b6’/im toward the wilderness. s 19 ¥ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of ts’ra-el: for the Phi-lis’tines said, Lest the Hé’brews make them swords or spears: 20 But all the Is’ra-el-ites went down to the Phi-lis’tines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had a file for the -mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. - 22 Soitcame to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jon’a-than: but with Saul and with Jién’a- than his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the 1 SAMUEL, 14 the LorpD have established thy | Phi-lis’tines went out to the pas- sage of Mich’mash. CHAPTER 14 1 Jonathan’s exploit. 27 s - bidden food. 45 The pre Nahe Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jon’a-than the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Phi-lis’ tines? garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the utter- most part of Gib’e-ah under a pomegranate tree which is in ig’ron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men; 3 And A-hi’ah, the son of A-hi’- tub, I/-cha-bod’s brother, the son of Phin’e-has, the son of E’/li, the LORD’S priest in Shi/loh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jon’a-than was gone. 4 4 And between the passages, by which Jon’a-than sought to go over unto the Phi-lis’tines’ gar- rison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bo’zéz, and the name of the other Sé’neh. 5 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Mich/mash, and the other south- ward over against Gib’e-ah. 6 And Joén’a-than said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LorD will work for us: for there is no re- straint to the LORD to save by many or by few. | And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 8 Then said J6n’a-than, Be- hold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; 250 363 1 SAMUEL, 14 then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto em. 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shail be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Phi-lis’tines: and the Phi- lis’tines said, Behold, the Hé’- brews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jon’a-than and his ar- mourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And J6én’a-than said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of is’ra-el. 13 And J6n’a-than climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before J6n’a-than; and his armourbearer slew after im. 14 And that first slaughter, which J6én’a-than and his ar- mourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. 15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gib’e-ah of Bén’ja-min looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Num- ber now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, J6n’a-than and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto A-hi’ah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Is’ra-el. Jonathan’s disobedience 19 4 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Phi-lis’tines went on and in- creased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s Sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great dis- comfiture. 21 Moreover the Hé’brews that were with the Phi-lis’tines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even_ they also turned to be with the is’ra- el-ites that were with Saul and Jon’a-than. 22 Likewise all the men of fs’- ra-el which had hid themselves in mount E’phra-im, when they heard that the Phi-lis’tines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battie. : 23 So the LORD saved Is’ra-el that day: and the battle passed over unto Béth-a’ven. | 24 {And the men of fs’ra-el were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jon’a-than heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father 364. Saul discovers Jonathan’s disobedience 1 SAMUEL, 14 straitly charged the people with | Phi-lis’tines? wilt thou deliver an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. 29 Then said Jon’a-than, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I | d tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Phi-lis’- es? 31 And they smote the Phi-lis’- tines that day from Mich’mash to Aij’a-lon: and the people were very faint. 32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood. 33 {_Then they told Saul, say- ing, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day. 34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul built an altar unto the LorpD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the ORD. 36 ¢ And Saul said, Let us go down after the Phi-lis’tines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the them into the hand of fs’ra-el? Butihe answered:him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this ay. 39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth is’ra-el, though it be in Jon’a-than my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all fs’- ra-el, Be ye on one side, and I and Jon’a-than my son will be on the other side. And the peopie said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of is’ra-el, Give a perfect lof. And Saul and Jén’- a-than were taken: but the people escaped. | 43 And Saul said, Cast lots be- tween me and Jon’a-than my son. And Jon’a-than was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jén’a- than, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jjon’a-than told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, J6n’a-than. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jon’a-than die, who hath wrought this great salva- tion in Is’ra-el? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jon’a-than, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from fol- lowing the Phi-lis’tines: and the Phj-lis’tines went to their own place. 47 { So Saul took the kingdom over Is’ra-el, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against M6o’ab, and against the 365 1 SAMUEL, 15 children, of Am’mon, and against E’dom, and against the kings of Zo'bah, and against the Phi-lis’- tines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. 48 And he gathered an_ host, and smote the Am/a-lék-ites, and delivered Is’ra-el out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jon’a-than, and ish’u-i, and Mél’chi-shu’a: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Mé’rab, and the name of the younger Mi’chal: 50 And the name of Saul’s wife was A-hin’o-am, the daughter of A-him’a-4z: and the name of the captain of his host was Ab’‘nér, the son of Nér, Saul’s uncle. 51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Nér the father of Ab’- nér was the son of A-bi’el. 52 And there was sore war against the Phi-lis’tines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any val- iant man, he took him unto him. 251 CHAPTER 15 i Saul spares Agag. nounces Saul. 32 Agag killed. oe re also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Is’ra-el: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lorp. 2 Thus saith the LoRD of hosts, I remember that which Am/a-lék did to Is’ra-el, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from E’s¥pt. 3 Now go and smite Am/a-lék, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not: but slay both man and woman, in fant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Tél’a-im, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Ja’dah. ; S And Saul came to a city of 10 Samuel de- Saul and the Amalekites Am/a-lék, and laid wait in the valley. . 6 §_And Saul said unto the Ken‘ites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Am/a-lék- ites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Is’ra-el, when they came up out of £’g¥pt. So the Kén/ites departed from among the Am/a-lék-ites, . 7 And Saul smote the Am/’a- lék-ites from Hav’i-lah until thou comest to Shir, that is over - against E’gypt. i 8 And he took A’gdg the king of the Am’a-lék-ites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared A’gag, and the best of the Sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing. that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 4 Then came the word of the LORD unto Sam/u-el, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul fo be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Sam/u-el; and he cried unto the LORD all night. 12 And when Sd&m/’u-el rose early to meet Saul in the morn- ing, it was told Sam/’u-el, saying, Saul came to Car’mel, and, be- hold, he set him up a place, and 1S gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gil’gal. 13 And Sam/u-el' came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LorpD: T have performed the commandment of the LorD. 14 And Sam/’u-el said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the low- ing of the oxen which I hear? 15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Am/a-lék- ites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the OXENs 366 Saul denounced by Samuel to sacrifice unto the LorD thy God; and the rest we have utter- ly destroyed. -16 Then Sdam/’u-el said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 17 And Sam/u-el said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of is’ra-el, and the LORD anointed thee king over Is’ra-el? 18 And the LORD sent thee ona journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Am/’a-lék- ites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LorpD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? 20 And Saul said unto Sam/’u- el, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought A’gdg the king of Am/’a-lék, and have utterly destroyed the Am/’a-lék-ites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gil’zgal. 22 And Sam/u-el said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. : 23 For rebellion is as the sin of Witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Be- cause thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 4 And Saul said unto Sam/’- u-el, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: be- cause I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, | childless among women. 1 SAMUEL, 16 pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. 26 And Sam/u-el said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LorpD hath rejected thee from being king over Is’ra-el. 27 And as S&am/’u-el turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Sam/u-el said unto him, The LORD hath rent the king- dom of is’ra-el from thee this day, and hath given it to a neigh- bour of thine, that is better than thou. _29 And also the Strength of Is’ra-el will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. 30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Is’ra-el, and turn again with me, that I may wor- ship the LORD thy God. 31 So Sam/u-el turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. 32 4 Then said Sam’u-el, Bring ye hither to me A’gag the king of the Am/a-lék-ites. And A’gag came unto him delicately. And A’gag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 33 And Sam/u-el said, As thy sword hath made women child- less, so shall thy mother be -_ . And Sam/’u-el hewed A’gag in pieces before the LORD in Gil’gal. 34 4 Then Sam/u-el went to Ra’/mah; and Saul went up to his house to Gib’e-ah of Saul. 35 And Sam/’u-el came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Sam/u-el mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Is’ra-el. CHAPTER 16 252 1 Samuel and Jesse’s sons. 13 David anointed. 19 Saul favours David. 367 1 SAMUEL, 16 David anointed by Samuel ND the LORD said unto SAm’- | And he said, There remaineth u-el, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over ts’ra-el? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jés’se the Béth’-lé-hém-ite: for have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Sam/‘u-el said, How can Igo? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 3 And call Jés’se to the sacri- fice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. _ 1 4 And Sam/u-el did that which the LORD spake, and came to Béth’-lé-hém. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? _ 5 And he said, Peaceably: Iam come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jés’se and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 6 4 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on E-li’ab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him. 7 But the LORD said unto Sam/u-el, Look not on his coun- tenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jés’se called A-bin’a- dab, and madé him pass before Sam/u-el. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 9 Then Jés’se made Sham’mah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 10 Again, Jés’se made seven of his sons to pass before Sam/u-el. And Sam/’u-el said unto Jés’se, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Sam/u-el said unto Jés’se, Are here all thy children? 368 yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Sam/- u-el said unto Jés’se, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful coun- tenance, and goodly to look to. And the LorD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Sam/’u-el took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon Da’vid from that day forward. So Sam/u-el rose up, and went to Ra’mah. 14 ¢ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LorRD troubled him. 15 And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his ser- vants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jés’se the Beéth’-lé-hém-ite, that is cun- ning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. 19 § Wherefore Saul sent mes- sengers unto Jés’se, and said, Send me Da’vid thy son, which is with the sheep. 20 And Jés’se took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by Da’vid his son unto Saul. 21 And Da’vid came to Saul, | Goliath’s challenge and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he be- ‘came his armourbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jés’se, say- ing, Let Da’vid, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. 23 And it came to pass; when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that Da’vid took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 253 CHAPTER 17 1 Goliath’s challenge. 49 David slays him. 55 Saul’s notice of David. OW the Phi-lis’tines gath- ered together their armies to battle, and were gathered to- gether at Sh6d’choh, which be- longeth to Jia’dah, and pitched between Sho’choh and A-zé’kah, in E’phes—dam/mim. _2 And Saul and the men of Is‘ra-el were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Phi-lis’tines. 3 And the Phi-lis’tines stood on a@ mountain on the one side, and is’ra-el stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 4.4 And there went out a cham- pion out of the camp of the Phi- lis’tines, named Gd-li’ath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail: and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekeis of iron: and one bearing a shield went before im. 8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Is’ra-el, and said 24 1 SAMUEL, 17 unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Phi-lis’tine, and ye ser- vants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. 10 And the Phi-lis’tine said, I defy the armies of is’ra-el this day; give me aman, that we may fight together. é 11 When-Saul and all fs’ra-el heard those words of the Phi- lis’tine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 4 Now Da’vid was the son of that Eph’rath-ite of Béth’—lé- hém-jii’dah, whose name was Jés’se; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men (ee ete old man in the days of aul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jés’se went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were £-li’ab the firstborn, and next unto him A-bin’a-dab, and the third Sham’mah. 14 And Da’vid was the young- core and the three eldest followed aul. 15 But Da’vid went and re- turned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Béth’-lé-hém. 16 And the Phi-lis’tine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jés’se said unto Da’vid his son, Take now for thy breth- ren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thou- sand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Is’ra-el, were in the valley of &’lah, fighting with the Phi-lis’tines. 369 1 SAMUEL, 17 20 4 And Da’vid rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jés’se had commanded ; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Is’ra-el and the Phi-lis’- tines had put the battle in array, ay against army. 2 And Da’vid left his car- La in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 4 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the cham- pion, the Phi-lis’tine of Gath, Go-li’ath by name, out of the armies of the Phi-lis’tines, and spake according to the same words: and Da’vid heard them. 24 And all the men of is’ra-el, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Is’ra-el said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Is’ra-el is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Is’ra-el. 26 And Da’vid spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Phi-lis’tine, and taketh away the reproach from {s’ra-el? for who is this un- circumcised Phi-lis’tine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him 28 4 And £-lv’ab his eldest brother heard when he spake un- to the men; and E-li’ab’s anger was kindled against Da’vid, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine David accepts Goliath’s challenge heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And Da’vid said, What have I now done? Js there not a cause? 30 4 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which Da’vid spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. 32 ¢ And Da’vid said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Phi-lis’tine. 33 And Saul said to Da’vid, Thou art not able to go against this Phi-lis’tine to fight with him: for thou arf but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And Da’vid said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this un- circumcised Phi-lis’tine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath ceed the armies of the living od. 37 Da’vid said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Phi- lis’tine. _ And Saul said unto Da’vid, Go, and the LORD be with thee. 38 § And Saul armed Da’vid with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; aia armed him with a coat of mai 39 And Da’vid girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed 370 David slays Goliath to go; for he had not proved it. And Da’vid said unto Saul, I can- not go with these; for I have not proved them. And Da’vid put them off him. ; 40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Phi-lis’tine. 41 And the Phi-lis’tine came on and drew near unto Da’vid; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Phi-lis’tine looked about, and saw Da’vid, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Phi-lis’tine said unto Da’vid, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Phi-lis’tine cursed Da’- vid by his gods. 44 And the Phi-lis’tine said to Da’vid, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of Aas and to the beasts of the eld. 45 Then said Da’vid to the Phi- Jis’tine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of is’ra-el, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the LORD de- liver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Phi-lis’tines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Is’ra-el. 47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands. 48 And it came to pass, when the Phi-lis’tine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet Da’vid, 1 SAMUEL, 17 that Da’vid hasted, and ran to- ward the army to meet the Phi- lis’tine. 49 And Da’vid put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang if, and smote the Phi- lis’tine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So Da’vid prevailed over the Phi-lis’tine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Phi- lis’tine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of Da’vid. 51 Therefore Da’vid ran, and stood upon the Phi-lis’tine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head there- with. And when the Phi-lis’- tines saw their champion was dead, they fled. i 52 And the men of Iis’ra-el and of Ju’dah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Phi-lis’tines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ek’rén. And the wounded of the Phi-lis’tines fell down by the way to Sha-a-ra’im, even unto Gath, and unto Ek’ron. 53 And the children of Is’ra-el returned from chasing after the Phi-lis’tines, and they spoiled their tents. 54 And Da’vid took the head of the Phi-lis’tine, and brought it to Jé-ru’sa-lém; but he put his armour in his tent. 55 § And when Saul saw Da’- vid go forth against the Phi-lis’= tine, he said unto Ab’nér, the cap- tain of the host, Ab’nér, whose son is this youth? And Ab’/nér said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. | F } 56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. 57 And as Da’vid returned from the slaughter of the Phi-lis’tine, Ab’/nér took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Phi-lis’tine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young 371 1 SAMUEL, 18 man? And Da’vid answered, J am the son of thy servant Jés’se the Béth’-lé-hém-ite. 254 CHAPTER 18 4 Jonathan loves David. 5 Saul’s envy and fear. 22 Michal’s dowry. ND it came to pass, when he had made an end of speak- ing unto Saul, that the soul of Jon’a-than was knit with the soul of Da’vid, and Jon’a-than loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. 3 Then Jon’a-than and Da’vid made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jon’a-than stripped him- self of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to Da’vid, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 ¢ And Déa’vid went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants. 6 And it came to pass as they came, when Da’vid was returned from the slaughter of the Phi- lis’tine, that the women came out of all cities of is’ra-el, sing- ing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thou- sands, and Da’vid his ten thou- sands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and hesaid, They have ascribed unto Da’vid ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed Da’vid from that day and forward. 10 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from ! Jonathan loves David God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the ouse: and Da’vid played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand, ; 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite Da’vid even to the wall with it. And Da’vid avoided out of his pres- ence twice. 12 § And Saul was afraid of Da’vid, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his cap- tain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. ; ose 14 And Da’vid behaved him- self wisely in all his ways; an the LORD was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himseif very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Is’ra-el and Ji’dah loved Da’vid, because he went out and came in before them. 17 ¢ And Saul said to Da’vid, Behold my elder daughter Mé’- rab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Phi-lis’tines be upon him. 18 And Da’vid said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in fs’~ ra-el, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Mé’rab Saul’s daugh- ter should have been given to Da’vid, that she was given unto peer the Mé-h6l’ath-ite to wife. 20 And Mi’chal Saul’s daugh- ter loved Da’vid: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased im. A 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Phi-lis’tines may be against him. 372 Saul seeks David’s life — Wherefore Saul said to Da’vid, Thou shalt this day be my son in |1 Saul seeks David's life. law in the one of the twain. 22 § And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in aw. 23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of Da’vid. And Da’vid said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a@ poor man, and lightly esteemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this man- ner spake Da’vid. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to Da’vid, The king de- ‘sireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Phi-lis’- ‘tines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make D4’vid fall by the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. 26 And when his servants told Da’vid these words, it pleased Da’vid well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired. 27 Wherefore Da’vid arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Phi-lis’tines two hundred men; and Da’vid brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. Saul gave him Mi’chal his daugh- ter to wife. 28 4 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with Da’vid, and that Mi’chal Saul’s daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of Da’vid; and Saul be- came Da’vid’s enemy continually. 30 Then the princes of the Phi- lis’tines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that Da’vid_ behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. nd | voice of Jon’a-than: 1 SAMUEL, 19 CHAPTER 19 255 4 Jonathan interposes. 12 Michal’s ruse. 23 Saul’s prophecy. JNO D Saul spake to Jién’a-than . his son, and to all his ser- vants, that they should kill Da’vid. 2 But Jon’a-than Saul’s son de- lighted much in Da’vid: and Jon’a-than told Da’vid, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret blace, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou arf, and I will com- mune with my father of thee; thee, what I see, that I will tell ee 4 4 And Jon’a-than spake good of Da’vid unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against Da’vid; because he hath not sinned against thee, and be- cause his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Phi-lis’tine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Is’ra-el: thou sawest if, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay Da’vid without a cause? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jon’a-than called Da’vid, and Jon’a-than shewed him ail those things. And J6n’a-than brought Da’vid to Saul, and he wes in his presence, as in times ee qj And there was war again: and Da’vid went out, and fought with the Phi-lis’tines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in 373 1 SAMUEL, 20 his hand: and. Da’vid played with his hand. : 10 And Saul sought to smite Da’vid even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and Da’vid fled, and escaped that night. 11 Saul also sent messengers unto Da’vid’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morn- ing: and Mi’chal Da’vid’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. ) 112 §So Michal let Da’vid down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escared. 13 And Mi’chal took an image, and laid i¢ in the bed, and puta pillow of goats’ hair for his bol- ster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent mes- sengers to take Da’vid, she said, He is sick. . 15 And Saul sent the messen- gers again to see Da’vid, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers. were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pil- low of goats’ Aair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Mi’chal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Mi’ch answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? } 18 § So Da’vid fled, and es- caped, and came to Sam/‘u-el to Ra’mah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Sam/’u-el went and dwelt in Na‘ioth. | ¢ 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, Da’vid is at Na‘ioth in - Ra’/mah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take Da’vid: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying.and Sam/u-el stand- ing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the mes- Michal’s ruse to save David sengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. | 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the Mi time, and they prophesied SO. 22 Then went he also to Ra’- mah, and came to a great well that is in Sé’chu: and he asked and said, Where are Sdém/’u-el and Da’vid? And one said, Be- hold, they be at Na‘ioth in Ra’/mah. _23 And he went thither to Na’- ioth in Ra’mah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Na‘ioth in Ra’mah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied be- fore Sam/u-el in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Js Saul also among the prophets? CHAPTER 20 1 Jonathan. cov } i i His token to Dad, oa Sat anger. David. pane Da’vid fied from Na’ioth 4 in Ra’mah, and came and said before Jén’a-than, What have I done? what is mine ini- iquity? and what is my sin be- fore thy father, that he seeketh my life? 2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: be- hold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 And Da’vid sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jon’a-than know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD 256 18 p 24 Saul’s great 35 Parting of Jonathan and liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 374 Jonathan’s covenant with David 4 Then said Jon’a-than unto Da’vid, Whatsoever thy _ soul poet I will even do it for Ber 5 And Da’vid said unto Jén’a- than, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that Imay hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, Da’vid earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Béth’—lé-hém his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. ; 7 If he say thus, [tis well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 8 Therefore thou shalt deal ‘Kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thy- self; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? 9 And Jén’a-than said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew cer- tainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said Da’vid to Jon’a- than, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? ; 11 4 And Jon’a-than said unto Da’vid, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And _ Jon’a-than said unto Da’vid, O LORD God of Is’ra-el, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward Da’vid, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; 13 The LORD do so and much more to Jén’a-than: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD he with 1 SAMUEL, 20 thee, as he hath been with my father. 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LorD, that I die not: 15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of Da’- vid every one from the face of the earth. : 16 So Jon’a-than made a cove- nant with the house of Da’vid, saying, Let the LORD even re- quire it at the hand of Da’vid’s enemies. __ 17 And Jon’a-than caused Da’- vid to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 18 Then Jon’a-than said to Da’vid, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thy- self when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone E’zél, 20 And I will shoot three ar- rows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the ar- rows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them: then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth. 22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me forever. _ I 24 4 So Da’vid hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 375 1 SAMUEL, 21 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jén’a- than arose, and Ab’nér sat by Saul’s side, and Da’vid’s place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for thought, Something hath befal- len him, he zs not clean; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second Parting of Jonathan and David eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for Da’vid, because his father had done him shame. 35 § And it came to pass in the morning, that Jon’a-than went out into the field at the time ap- e | pointed with Da’vid, and a little lad with him. 36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond day of the month, that Da’vid’s | him place was empty: and Saul said unto Jén’a-than his son, Where- fore cometh not the son of Jés’se to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? 28 And J6n’a-than answered Saul, Da’vid earnestly asked leave of me to go to Béth’—lé- ém: 29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table. 30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jén’a-than, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jés’se to thine own confusion, and unto the con- fusion of thy mother’s nakedness? 31 For, as long as the son of Jés’se liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. And Jon’a-than answered Saul his father, and said unto im, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jén’~ a-than knew that it was deter- mined of his father to slay Da’vid. 34 So J6n’a-than arose from the table in fierce anger, and did 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jon’a-than had shot, Jon’a-than cried after the lad, and said, Js not the arrow beyond thee? 38 And Jon’a-than cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Joén’a-than’s lad gath- ered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jon’a-than and Da’- vid knew the matter. : 40 And Jon’a-than gave his. artillery unto his lad, and said unt him, Go, carry them to the city. 41 {_And as soon as the lad was gone, Da’vid arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until Da’vid ex- ceeded. 42 And Jon’a-than said to Da’= vid, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed forever. And he arose and departed: and Jén’a-than went into the city. CHAPTER 21 257 1 David at Nob. 10 He flees to Gath. 13 Feigns madness. ‘THEN came Da’vid to Nob to A-him’e-léch the priest: and A-him’e-léch was afraid at the meeting of Da’vid, and said 376 David at Nob; flees to Gath unto him, Why art thou alone, | that here. and no man with thee? 2 And Da’vid said unto A-him’- e-léch the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my ser- vants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 4 And the priest answered Da’- vid, and said, There is no com- mon bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves | h at least from women. 5.And Da’vid answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the ves- sels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hal- lowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the ser- vants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was D6’eg, an E’dom- ite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 8 7 And Da’vid said untoA-him’- e-léch, And is there not here un- der thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my Sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business re- quired haste. ’ 9 And the priest said, The sword of Go-li’ath the Phi-lis’- tine, whom thou slewest in the valley of E’/lah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save 1 SAMUEL, 22 And Da’vid said, There is none like that; give it me. 10 § And Daé’vid arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to A’chish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of A’chish said unto him, Js not this Da’vid the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and Da’vid his ten thousands? 12 And Da’vid laid up these words in his heart, and was sore aad of A’chish the king of a eo 13 And he changed his be- haviour before them, and feigned imself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said A’chish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my pres- ence? shall this fellow come into my house? CHAPTER 22 258 1 David at Adullam. 11 Saul’s ven- geance on the priests of Nob. 20 David hears the news. A’VID therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave A-duil’lam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard if, they went down thither to him. ; 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered them- selves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hun- dred men. 3 § And Da’vid went thence to Miz’peh of Mo’ab: and he said unto the king of Mé’ab, Let my father and my mother, I pra thee, come forth, and be wi 377 * t SAMUEL, 22 for me. 4 And he brought them before the king of M6’ab: and they dwelt with him all the while that Da’vid was in the hold. ‘ 5 4 And the prophet Gad said unto Da’vid, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Ja’dah. Then Da’- vid departed, and came into the forest of Ha’reth. 6 § When Saul heard that Da’- vid was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gib’e-ah under a tree in Ra’mah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 7 Then Saul said unto his ser- vants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Bén’ja-mites; will the son of Jés’se give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thou- sands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have con- spired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jés’se, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my _ servant against me, to lie in wait, as at pe day? 9 4 Then answered Dd’eg the E’dom-ite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jés’se coming to Nob, to A-him/’e-léch the son of A-hi’tub. 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Go-li’ath the Phi-lis’ tine. 11 Then the king sent to call A-him’e-léch the priest, the son of A-hi’tub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of A-hi’tub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Saul’s vengeance on the priests of Nob you, till I know what God will do Why have ye consi aes against me, thou and the son of Jés’se, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? _ 14 Then A-him’e-léch an- swered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as Da’vid, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. _ : 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, A-him/e-léch, thou, and all th y father’s house. 17 § And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with Da’vid, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it tome. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to D6’eg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Dd6’eg the E’dom- ite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, pak the edge of the sword. And one of the sons of. 0 4 aChin’ e-léch the son of A-hi’tub, named A-bi’a-thar, escaped, and | fled after Da’vid. 21 And A-bi’a-thar shewed Da’= vid that Saul had slain the LORD’S priests. 22 And Da’vid said unto A-bi’a= thar, I knew if that day, when 378 | “ Saul pursues David Do’eg the E’dom-ite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 259 CHAPTER 23 1 David saves Keilah. 7 Saul pursues David. 13 David's escape. HEN they told Da’vid, say- ing, Behold, the Phi-lis’- tines fight against Kéi’/lah, and they rob the threshing efloors. 2 Therefore Da’vid enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Phi-lis’tines? And the LORD said unto Da’vid, Go and smite the Phi-lis’tines, and save Kéi‘lah. 3 And Da’vid’s men said unto him, Behold, -we be afraid here in Ja’dah: how much more then if we come to Kéi’lah against the armies of the Phi-lis’tines? 4 Then Da’vid enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Kéi’lah; for I will de- pret, the Phi-lis’tines into thine and. 5 So Da’vid and his men went to Kéi’lah, and fought with the 'Phi-lis’tines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So D4a’vid eyed the inhabitants of Kéi/lah. 6 And it came to pass, when A-bi’a-thar the son of A-him/’é- léch fled to Da’vid to Kéilah, that he came down with an ephod a his hand. 7 And it was told Saul that ‘Da’vid was come to Kéi/lah. And ‘Saul said, God hath delivered into mine hand; for he is ‘shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to ‘Kei tab to besiege Da’/vid and hi 0 4 9 4 q And Da’vid knew that Saul 1 SAMUEL, 23 secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to A-bi’a-thir the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said Da’vid, O LorD God of Is’ra-el, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Kéi’lah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Kéi’lah de- liver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Is’ra-el, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then said Da’vid, Will the men of Kéi’/lah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up 13 § Then Da'vid and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Kéi’- lah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that Da’/vid was escaped from Kéi/lah; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And Da’vid abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every Cay, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And Da’vid saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and Da’vid was in the wilder- ness of Ziph in a wood. 16 §¢ And Jon’a-than Saul’s son arose, and went to Da’vid into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. ; 17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Is’ra-el, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. 18 And they two made a cove- nant before the LORD: and Da’- vid abode in the wood, and Jon’- a-than went to his house. 19 4 Then came up the Ziph’- ites to Saul to Gib’e-ah, saying, Doth not Da’vid hide himself 379 1 SAMUEL, 24 with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hach’i-lah, which is on the south of Jésh’- i-mon? ’ : 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shali be to deliver him into the king’s hand. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lorp; for ye have compassion on me. 22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me ¢hat he dealeth very subtilly. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Ji’dah. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but Da’vid and his men were in the wilderness of Ma’on, in the plain on the south of Jésh’i-mon. 25 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told Da’-|S vid: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Ma’on. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after Da’vid in the wilderness of Ma’on. iit 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and Da’vid and his men on that side of the moun- tain: and Da’vid made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed Da’vid and his men round about to take them. 27 4 But there cameamessen- ger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Phi-lis’tines have invaded the land. 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after Da’vid, and went against the Phi-lis’tines: therefore they called that place Sé’la—ham-mah-lé’koth. 380 David spares Saul’s life 29 §| And Da’vid went up from thence, and dweitin strong holds at En-gé’di. CHAPTER 24 260 1 David at En-gedi. 4 Hespares Saul’s life. 16 David’s oath to Saul. fie it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Phi-lis’tines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, Da’vid is in the wilderness of En-gé’di. 2 Then Saul took three thous- and chosen men out of all is’- ra-el, and went to seek Da’vid and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheep- cotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and Da’vid and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of Da’vid said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem gcod unto thee. Then Da’vid arose, and cut off the skirt of aul’s robe privily. And it came to pass after- ward, that Da’vid’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. 6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. So Da’vid stayed his ser- vants with these words, and suf= fered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of. the cave, and went on his way. 8 Da’vid also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, Da’vid stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. 9 | And Da’vid said to Saul, Death of Samuel Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, Da’vid seeketh thy hurt? 10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LorD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’S anointed. 11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. 12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LorRD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 14 After whom is the king of ¥s’ra-el come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The Lorp therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. 16 ¥ And it came to pass, when Da’vid had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, fs this thy voice, my son Da’vid? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to Da’vid, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. 19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? 1 SAMUEL, 25 wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now, behold, J none well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Is’ra-el shall be established in thine hand. 21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house. 22 And Da’vid sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but Da’- vid and his men gat them up unto the hold. CHAPTER 25 1 Death of Samuel. _14 Abigail paci- fies David. 39 He marries her. ND Sam/u-el died; and all the is’ra-el-ites were gath- ered together, and Jamented him, and buried him in his house at Ra’mah. And DaAa’vid arose, and went down to the wilder- ness of Pa’ran. 2 And there was a man in Ma’on, whose possessions were in Car’mel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Cir’mel. 3 Now the name of the man was Na’bal; and the name of his wife Ab’/i-gail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Ca’leb. 4 9 And Da’vid heard in the wilderness that Na’bal did shear his sheep. 5 And Da’vid sent out ten young men, and D4a’vid said unto the young men, Get you up to Car’mel, and go te Ne bel and greet him in myn 6 And thus shally va say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 261 381 1 SAMUEL, 25 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Car’mel. 8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come ina good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. ; 9 And when Da’vid’s young men came, they spake to Na’bal according to all those words in the name of Da’vid, and ceased. 10 4 And Na’bal answered Da’- vid’s servants, and said, Who is Da’vid? and who is the son of Jés’se? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my fiesh Nabal’s churlishness while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do: for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house- hold: for he is such a son of Bé'li-al, that a man cannot speak to him. 18 4 Then Ab’i-gail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her ser- vants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Na’bal 20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, be- hold, Da’vid and his men came down against her; and she met that I have killed for my shearers, | them and give if unto men, whom I know not whence they be? 12 So Da’vid’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13 And Da’vid said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and Da/’- vid also girded on his sword: and there went up after Da’vid about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the ee 4 § But one of the young men told Ab’i-gail, Na’bal’s wife, say- ing, Behold, Da’vid sent mes- sengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. 15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: 16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the 21 Now Da’vid had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. 22 So and more also do’ God unto the enemies of Da’vid, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pis- seth against the wall. 23 And when Ab‘i-gail saw Da’- vid, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before Da’vid on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. | 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Bé’li-al, even Na’bal: for as his name is, so is he; Na’bal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young 382 | Abigail pacifies David. Nabal dies pen of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Na’bal. 27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. ; 28 I pray thee, forgive the tres- pass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be pound in the bundle of life with the Lorp thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken con- cerning thee, and shali have ap- pointed thee ruler over is’ra-el; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or 1 SAMUEL, 25 which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Na’bal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. : 35 So Da’vid received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. 36 ¥ And Ab’i-gail came to Na’- bal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Na’bal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Na’bal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Na’bal, that he died. 39 ¢ And when Da’vid heard that Na’bal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my re- proach from the hand of Na’bal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath re- turned the wickedness of Na’bal upon his own head. And Da’- vid sent and communed with Ab’i-gail, to take her to him to that my lord hath avenged him- | wif self: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. 32 § And Da’vid said to Ab’i- gail, Blessed be the LORD God of is’ra-el, which sent thee this day to meet me: 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For_in very, deed, as the Lorp God of is’ra-el liveth, ife. 40 And when the servants of Da’vid were come to Ab’i-gail to Car’mel, they spake unto her, saying, Da’vid sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. 41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine hand- maid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Ab‘i-gail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an 4ss, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went 383 1 SAMUEL, 26 after the messengers of Da’vid, and became his wife. _ 43 Da’vid also took A-hin’o-am of Jéz’re-el; and they were also both of them his wives. 44 4 But Saul had given Mi’- chal his daughter, Da’vid’s wife, to Phal’ti the son of La’ish, which was of Gal’lim. 262 CHAPTER 26 1 Saul pursues David. 5 David spares him. 21 Saul’s penitence. ND the Ziph’ites came unto Saul to Gib’e-ah, saying, Doth not Da’vid hide himself in the hill of Hach’i-lah, which is before Jésh’i-min? 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Is’ra-el with him, to seek Da’vid in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hach/i-lah, which is before Jésh’i-mén, by the way. But Da’vid abode in the wilderness, and hesaw that Saul came after im into the wilderness. 4 Da’vid therefore sent out Saul pursues Dad vid, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. 9 And Da’vid said to A-bish’4-1, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S~ anointed, and be guiltless? 10 Da’vid said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. 11 The LORD forbid that I Should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 12 So Da’vid took the spear and. the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw if, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon spies, and understood that Saul | them was come in very deed. 5 § And Da’vid arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and Da’vid beheld the place where Saul lay, and Ab’nér the son of Nér, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. 6 Then answered Da’vid and said to A-him’e-léch the Hit’tite, and to A-bish’a-i the son of Zér-u-i’ah, brother to J6’ab, say- ing, Who will go down with me to Saul _to the camp? And A-bish’a-1 said, I will go down with thee. 7 So Da’vid and A-bish’a-i came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Ab’nér and the people lay round about him. & Then said A-bish’4-i to Da’- em. 13 § Then Da’vid went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them: 14 And Da’vid cried to the people, and to Ab’nér the son of Nér, saying, Answerest thou not, Ab’nér? Then Ab’nér answered and said, Who aré thou that cri- est to the king? 15 And Da’vid said to Ab’nér, Artnot thou a valiantman? and who is like to thee in is’ra-el? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, be- cause ye have not kept your master, the LORD’S anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. 334 Saul’s penitence 17 And Saul knew Da’vid’s voice, and said, Js this thy voice, my son Da’vid? And Da’vid It is my voice, my lord, O 18 beand he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering; but if they be the chil- dren of men, cursed be they be- fore the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Is’ra-el is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 21 4 Then said Saul, I have Sinned: return, my son Da’vid: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 22 And Da’vid answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. 23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD de- livered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed. 24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. 2 : 25 Then Saul said to Da’vid, Blessed be thou, my son Da’vid: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail.. So 25 1 SAMUEL, 27 © Da’vid went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. CHAPTER 27 263 1 David dweils at Gath. . Achish gives him Ziklag ANP Da’vid said in his heart,. I shail now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Phi-lis’tines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in _any coast of Is’ra-el: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And Da’vid arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto foe sh, the son of Ma’ich, king re) 3 Aaa Da’vid dweit with A’chish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even Da’vid with his. two. wives, A-hin’o-am the Jéz’re-el-it-ess, and Ab/’i-gail the Cir’mel-it-ess, WNa/bal’s wife. 4 Andit was told Saul that Da’- vid was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for im. 5 ¢ And _ Da/’vid said unto A’chish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 6 Then A’chish gave him Zik’- lag that day: wherefore Zik’lag pertaineth unto the kings of Ja’dah unto this day. ; 7 And the time that Da’vid dwelt in the country of the Phi- lis’tines was a full year and four months. 8 ¢ And Da’vid and his men went up, and invaded the Gésh’- u-rites, and the Géz’rites, and the Am/’a-lék-ites: for those na- tions were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shir, even unto the land of E’gypt. 9 And Da’vid smote the land 385 1 SAMUEL, 28 Saul seeks the witch of En-dor and left neither man nor woman| 5 And when Saul saw the host alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to A’chish. 10 And A’chish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And Da’vid said, Against the south of Ji’dah, and against the south of the. Jé-rah’me-~el-ites, and against the south of the Ken ‘ites. 11 And Da’vid saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did Da’vid, and so will be his man- ner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Phi-lis’tines. 12 And A’chish believed Da’vid, saying, He hath made his people Is’ra-el utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. 264 CHAPTER 28 1 Achish confides in David. 7 Saul at Ein-dor. 14 Samuel appears. 15 Saul’s fate foretold. ND it came to pass in those days, that the Phi-lis’tines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Is’ra-el. And A’chish said unto Da’vid, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 2 And Da’vid said to A’chish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And A’chish said to Da’vid, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 3 4 Now Sam/u-el was dead, and all is’ra-el had lamented him, and buried him in Ra’mah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 And the Phi-lis’tines gath- ered themselves together, and|A came and pitched in Shu’nem: and Saul gathered all Is’ra-el together, and they pitched in Gil-b6’a. 386 of the Phi-lis’tines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. ! 6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by U’rim, nor by prophets. 7 4 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En’—dér. 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? 10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Sam/’u-el. 12 And when the woman saw Sam/u-el, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou de- ceived me? for thou art Saul. 13. And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascend- ing out of the earth. 14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Sam’- u-el, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. Saul’s doom foretold 15 { And Sam’u-el said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul an- swered, I am sore distressed; for the Phi-lis’tines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 16 Then said Sam/’u-el, Where- fore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to Da’vid: 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor exe- cutedst his fierce wrath upon Am/a-lék, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. 19 Moroever the LORD will also deliver Iis’ra-el with thee into the hand of the Phi-lis’tines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Is’ra-el into the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. 20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Sam/’u-el: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread ail the day, nor all the night. 4 21 ¢ And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me Set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have have |b 1 SAMUEL, 29 strength, when thou goest on thy way. 23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, com- pelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose oy the earth, and sat upon the e ® 24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house: and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. CHAPTER 29 265 1 The Philistines mistrust David. 6 Achish dismisses him. OW the Phi-lis’tines gath- ered together all their ar- mies to A’phek: and the Is’ra-el- ites pitched by a fountain which is in Jéz’re-el. 2 And the lords of the Phi-lis’- tines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but Da’vid and his men passed on in the rere- ward with A’chish. | 3 Then said the princes of the Phi-lis’tines , What do these Hé’- brews here? And A’chish said unto the princes of the Phi-lis’- tines, Js not this Da’vid, the ser- vant of Saul the king of Is’ra-el, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day? 4 And the princes of the Phi- lis’tines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Phi-lis’- tines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adver- sary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men? 387 1 SAMUEL, 30 5 Is not this Da’vid, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, ~Saul slew his thousands, and Da’vid his ten thousands? 6 § Then A’chish called Da’vid, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been up- right, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: forl have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords fa- vour thee not. 7 Wherefore now return, and zo in peace, that thou displease mat the lords of the Phi-lis’ tines. 8 § And Da’vid_ said unto A’chish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 0 And A/chish answered and said to Da’vid, I know that thou art goodin my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Phi-lis’tines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master’s servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. 11 So Déa’vid and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Phi- lis’‘tines. And the Phi-lis’tines went up to Jéz’re-el. 266 CHAPTER 30 1 Amalekite despoiiers. 10 David's pursuit. 22 The law of spoils. ND it came to pass, when Da’vid and his men were come to Zik’lag on the third day, that the Am/a-lék-ites had in- vaded the south, and Zik’lag, and smitten Zik’lag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women 388 Amalekite raiders pursued by David captives, that were _ therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away: and went on their way. 3 ¢So Da’vid and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then Da’vid and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And Da’vid’s two wives were taken captives, A-hin’o-am the Jéz’re-el-it-ess, and Ab’i-gail the wife of Na’bal the Car’mel-ite. 6 And Da’vid was greatly dis- tressed: for the people spake of stoning all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but Da’vid encour- eos himself in the LORD his 7 And Da’vid said to A-bi’a- thar the priests A-him/e-léch’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. A-bi’a-thar brought thither the ephod to Da’vid. 8 And Da’vid enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? take them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and with- out fail recover all. 9 So Da’vid went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Bé’- sor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But Da’vid pursued, he and for two hun-_ four hundred men: shall I over- him, because the soul of dred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Bé’s6r. 11 {| And they found an E-syp’- tian in the field, and brought him to Da’vid, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink waiter; 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters 0 raisins: and when he had David recovers the spoil eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. : 13 And Da’vid said unto Him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of k’éyot, servant to an Am/a-lék-ite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. | 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Chér’e-thites, and upon the coast which be- longeth to Ji’dah, and upon the south of Ca’leb; and we burned Zik’lag with fire. 15 And Da’vid said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, an I will bring thee down to this company. 16 § And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and danc- ing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Phi-lis’tines, and out of the land of Ji/’dah. 17 And Da’vid smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and ed. 18 And Da’vid recovered ail that the Am/’a-lék-ites had car- ried away: and Da’vid rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lack- ing to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daugh- ters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 20 And Da’vid took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is Da’vid’s spoil. 2k 7 And Da’vid came to the _ two hundred men, which were so 1 SAMUEL, 30 faint that they could not follow Da’/vid, whom they had made also to ‘abide at the brook Bé’s6r: and they went forth to meet Da’- © vid, and to meet the people that were with him: and when Da’- vid came near to the people, he Ciited them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Bé'll-al, of those that went with Da’vid, and said, Because they went not ‘with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 23 Then said Da’vid, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and de- livered the company that came and | against us into our hand. 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Is’ra-el unto this day. 26 § And when Da’vid came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Ja’dah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a pres- ent for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them which were in Béth’—-el, and to them which were in south Ra’moth, and to them which were in Jat’tir, 28 And to fhem which were in Ar’6-ér, and to them which were in Siph’moth, and to them which were in Esh-te-m0’a, : 29 And to them which were in Ra’chal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jé-raih’me-el- ites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kén‘ites, § 30 And to them which were in Hér’mah, and to them which were in Chor—a’shan, and to them which were in A’thach, 389 1 SAMUEL, 31; 2 SAMUEL, 1 31 Andto them which were in Hé’bron, and to all the places where Da’vid himself and his men were wont to haunt. 267 CHAPTER 31 1 Saul’s death. 11 His body burned and bones buried. OW the Phi-lis’tines fought against Is’ra-el: and_the men of Is’ra-el fled from before the Phi-lis’tines, and fell down slain in mount Gil-b0’a. 2 And the Phi-lis’tines fol- lowed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Phi-lis’tines slew Jon’a-than, and A-bin’a- dab, and Meél’chi-shu’a, Saul’s sons. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through there- with; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour- bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and Death of Saut all his men, that same day together. : 7 4 And when the men of Is’ra- el that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jér’dan, saw that the men of Is’ra-el fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Phi-lis’tines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Phi-lis’tines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gil-b6’a. 9 And they cut off his head, and — stripped off his armour, and sent — into the land of the Phi-lis’tines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. : f 10 And they put his armour in the house of Ash’ta-roth: and — they fastened his body to the wall of Béth’-shan. ; 4 11 4 And when the inhabitants of Ja’besh—gil’e-ad heard of that which the Phi-lis’tines had done to Saul; 12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth’— shan, and came to Ja’besh, and burnt them there. : 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Ja’besh, and fasted seven days. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL OTHERWISE CALLED THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS 268 CHAPTER 1 of the Am/a-lék-ites, and Da’vid 1 The Amalekite informer. 17 David’s | had abode two days in Zik’lag; lamentation. It came even to pass on the 2 Nee it came to pass after the | third day, that, behold, a man death of Saul, when Da’vid | came out of the camp from Saul was returned from the slaughter! with his clothes rent, and earth 390 David's lament for Saul and Jonathan upon his head: and so it was, when he came to Da’vid, that he fell to the earth, and did obei- sance. 3 And Da’vid said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Is’ra-el am I escaped. _4 And Da’vid said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are filed from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jon’a-than his son are dead also. ; 5 And Da’vid said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jon’- a-than his son be dead? 6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gil-b0’a, be- hold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after im. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. 8 And he said_ unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Am/a-lék-ite. ; 9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life zs yet whole in me. : 10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them - hither unto my lord. 11 Then Da’vid took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jon’a-than his son, and for the people of the LORD, 2 SAMUEL, 1 cause they were fallen by the sword. 13 ¢ And Da’vid said unto the young man that told him, Whence ari thou? And he an- swered, I am the son of a stranger, an Am/’a-lék-ite. 14 And Da’vid said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to de- stroy the LORD’S anointed? 15 And Da’vid called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And Da’vid said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the rhage anointed. And Da’vid lamented with ne amentation over Saul and over Jon’a-than his son: 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Ja’dah the use of the bow: ee itis written in the book of Ja’shér.) 19 The beauty of Is’ra-el is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of As’ke-lén; lest the daughters of the Phi- lis’ tines rejoice, lestthe daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gil-b6’a, let there be no dew, neither fet there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been an- ointed with oil. 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jon’a-than turned not back, and the sword of Saul re- turned not empty. 23 Saul and Jon’a-than were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than pele they were stronger than ions 24 Ye daughters of {Is’ra-el, and for the house of is’ra-el; be- | weep over Saul, who clothed you 391 2 SAMUEL, 2 ‘jin scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. _ 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jon’a-than, thou wast slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jon’a-than: very pleas- ant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! 269 CHAPTER 2 1 David anointed king of Judah. 8 ‘ Ish-bosheth rules Israel. 18 Asahel is killed. : ND it came to pass after this, that Da’vid enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Ja’dah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And Da’vid said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hé’bron. 2 So Da’vid went up thither, | M and his two wives also, A-hin’o- am the Jéz’re-el-it-ess. and Ab’i- gail Na’bal’s wife the Car’mel-ite. 3 And his men that were with him did Da’vid bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hé’bron. 4 And the men of Ji’dah came, and there they anointed Da’vid king over the house of Ji’dah. And they told Da’vid, saying, That the men of Ja’- besh-gil’e-ad were they that buried Saul. : 5 § And Da’vid sent messen- gers unto the men of Ja’besh— gil’e-ad, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lorp, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the Lorp shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands David anointed king of Judah be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Ji’dah have anointed me king over them. 8 {| But Ab’nér the son of Nér, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish— bo’sheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Ma-ha- na’/im; i it 9 And made him king over Gil’- e-ad, and over the Ash’tr-ites, and over Jéz’re-el, and over E/phra-im, and over Bén’ja-min, and over all Is’ra-el. 10 Ish—b6d’sheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over is’ra-el, and reigned two years. But the house of Ji’dah followed Da’vid. 11 And the time that Da’vid was king in Hé’bron over the house of Ji’dah was seven years and six months. 12 4 And Ab’nér the son of Nér, and the servants of Ish-b6’sheth the son of Saul, went out from a-ha-na’im to Gib’e-on. _13 And J6’ab the son of Zér-u- ah, and the servants of Da’vid, went out, and met together by the pool of Gib’e-on: and they ~ sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. And Ab’nér said to Jé’xb, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Jo’ab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Bén’- ja-min, which perfained to ish— bd’sheth the son of Saul, and — twelve of the servants of Da’vid. 16 And they caught every one — his fellow by the head, and thrust — his sword in his fellow’s side: so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Hel’kath-haz’zu-rim, which is in Gib’e-on. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Ab’nér was beaten, and the men of fs’ra-el, before the servants of Da’vid. 392 Asahel ts slain 18 §j And there were three sons of Zeér-u-i’ah there, Jo’ab, and A-bish’a-i, and A’sa-hél: and A’sa-hél was as light of foot asa wild roe. _ 4 19 And A’sa-hél pursued after Ab’nér; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Ab/nér. __ 20 Then Ab’nér looked behind , and said, Art thou A’sa-hél? And he answered, I am. 21 And Ab’nér said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But A’sa-hél would not turn aside from fol- lowing of him. 22 And Ab’/nér said again to A’sa-hél, Turn thee aside from 2 SAMUEL, 3 people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Jo’ab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Is’ra-el no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Ab’nér and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jér’dan, and went through all Bith’ron, and they came to Ma-ha-na’im. 30 And J6’4b returned from following Ab’nér: and when he had gathered all the people to- gether, there lacked of Da’vid’s servants nineteen men and A’sa-hél. 31 But the servants of Da’vid had smitten of Bén’ja-min, and of Ab’nér’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men following me: wherefore should | died I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Jo’ab thy brother? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Ab’nér with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where A’sa-hél fell down and died stood still, re 24 Jo’ab also and A-bish’a-i pursued after Ab’nér: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Am’mah, that lieth before Gi’ah by the way of the wilderness of Gib’e-on. | 25 4 And the children of Bén’- ja-min gathered themselves to- gether after Ab’nér, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. h 26 Then Ab/nér called to J6’ab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Jo’ab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the ied. 32 { And they took up A’sa- héi, and buried him in the sepul- chre of his father, which was in Béth’-lé-hém. And Jé’ab and his men went all night, and they came to Hé’bron at break of day. CHAPTER 3 1 The rival kings. Joab. 270 22 Abner killed by 31 David mourns Abner. OW there was long war be- tween the house of Saul and the house of Da’vid: but Da’vid waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 4 And unto Da’vid were sons born in Hé’bron: and his first- born was Am/’non, of A-hin’o-4m the Jéz’re-el-it-ess; _3 And his second, Chil’e-ab, of Ab’/i-gail the wife of Na’bal the Car’mel-ite; and the third, Ab/- sa-lom the son of Ma’a-cah the daughter of Tal’mai king of Gé’shir; ee 4 And the fourth, Ad-o-ni’jah the son of Hag’gith; and the fifth, Shéph-a-ti’ah the son of Ab’‘i-tal; ‘ _9 And the sixth, Ith’re-am, by Eg/lah Da’vid’s wife. These were born to Da’vid in Hé’bron. 393 2 SAMUEL, 3 6 4 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of Da’vid, that Ab’nér made himself strong for the house of Saul. : 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Riz’pah, the daughter of A-i’ah: and Ish—bo’- sheth said to Ab’nér, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine? 8 Then was Ab’nér very wroth for the words of ish—bd’sheth, and said, 4m I a dog’s head, which against Ji’dah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his breth- ren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of Da’vid, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman? i 9 So do God to Ab’nér, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to Da’vid, even so I do to him; : 10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of Da’vid over is’ra-el and over Ji’dah, from Dan even to Bé’er—shé’ba. _11 And he could not answer Ab’nér a word again, because he feared him. 12 {And Ab’nér sent messen- gers to Da’vid on his behalf, say- ing, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be|p with thee, to bring about all is’ra-el unto thee. : 13 § And he said, Wells I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Mi’chal Saul’s daughter, when thou com- est to see my face. 14 And Da’vid sent messengers to Ish—bd’sheth Saul’s son, say- ing, Deliver me my wife Mi’chal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Phi-lis’- tines. 15 And ish—bd’sheth sent, and took her from her husband, Abner seeks to make David king of Israet even from Phal’ti-el the son of a’ish. 16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Ba-hi’rim. Then said Ab’nér unto him, Go, return. And he returned. | , 17. ¥ And Ab’nér had communi- cation with the elders of Is’ra-el, saying, Ye sought for Da’vid in times past to be king over you: 18 Now then do if: for the LORD hath spoken of Da’vid, saying, By the hand of my ser- vant Da’vid I will save my people Is’ra-el out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 19 And Ab’/nér also spake in the ears of Bén’ja-min: and Ab’nér went also to speak in the ears of Da’vid in Hé’bron all that seemed good to is’ra-el, and that seemed good to the whole house of Bén’ja-min. 20 So Ab’nér came to Da’vid to Hé’bron, and twenty men with ~ him. And Da’vid made Ab’nér and the men that were with him afeast. | 21 And Ab’nér said unto Da’- vid, I will arise and go, and will gather all Is’ra-el unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And Da’vid sent Ab’nér away; and he went in eace. 22 9 And, behold, the servants of Da’vid and J6’ab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Ab’nér was not with Da’vid in Hé’bron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23 When Jo’ab and all the host that was with him were come they told Jo’ab, saying, Ab’nét the son of Nér came to the king, and he hath sent him away, an he is gone in peace. ‘ 24 Then J6’ab came to the kin and said, What hast thou done behold, Ab’nér came unto thee; 394 Abner slain by Joab why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Ab’nér the son of Nér, that he came to de- ceive thee, and to know thy go- ing out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest. 26 And when Jo’ab was come out from Da’vid, he sent mes- sengers after Ab’nér, which brought him again from the well of Si’rah: but Da’vid knew 7t not. 27 And when Ab’/nér was re- turned to Hé’bron, J6’ab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of A’sa-hél his brother. 28 4 And afterward when Da’- vid heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Ab/nér the son of Nér 29 Let it rest on the head of Jo’ab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of J6’ab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 So J6’ab and A-bish’4-i his brother slew Ab’nér, because he had slain their brother A’sa-hél at Gib’e-on in the battle. 31 §Y And Da’vid said to J6’ab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Ab’nér. And king Da’vid himself followed the bier. 32 And they buried Ab’nér in Hé’bron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Ab’nér; and all the people wept. 33 And the king lamented over Ab’nér, and said, Died Ab’nér as _a fool dieth? _ 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as -a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. 2 SAMUEL, 4 35 And when all the people came to cause D§a’vid to eat meat while it was yet day, Da’- vid sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. 36 And all the people took no- tice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. _37 For all the people and all Is’ra-el understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Ab’nér the son of Nér. 38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Is’ra-el? 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zér-u-i’/ah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. CHAPTER 4 271 1 Ish-bosheth is murdered. 9 David slays the murderers. ND when Saul’s son heard that Ab’nér was dead in Hé’bron, his hands were feeble, and all the Is’ra-el-ites were troubled. 2 And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Ba/’a-nah, and the name of the other Ré’- chab, the sons of Rim’mon a Bé-é’roth-ite, of the children of Bén’ja-min: (for Bé-é’roth also was reckoned to Bén’ja-min. 3 And the Bé-é’roth-ites fled to Git’ta-im, and were sojourners there until this day.) 4 And Joén’a-than, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jon’a-than out of Jéz’re-el; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell; and became lame. And _ his name was Mé-phib’o-shéth. ’ 5 And the sons of Rim’mon the 395 2 SAMUEL, 5 Bé-é’roth-ite, Ré’chab and Ba’a- nah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish—bdo’sheth, who lay on a bed at noon. ; 6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Ré’chab and Ba’a-nah his brother es- caped. 7 . 7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and be- headed him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night. 8 And they brought the head of ish—bd’sheth unto Da’vid to Hé’- bron, and said to the king, Be- hold the head of Ish—b6’sheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 9 4 And Da’vid answered Ré’- chab and Ba’a-nah his brother, the sons of Rim’mon the Bé-é’- roth-ite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath re- deemed my soul out of ail adversity, 10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Zik/lag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a right- eous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not there- fore now require his blood o your hand, and take you away from the earth? 12 And Da’vid commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them_up over the pool in Hé’bron. But they took the head of Ish—bdé’sheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Ab’nér in Hé’bron. f | shall David anointed king of all Israel CHAPTER 5 272 1 David anointed king of all Israel. 6 He dwells at Jerusalem. 138 Eleven sons are born to him. HEN came_all the tribes of Is’ra-el to Da’vid unto Hé’- bron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Is’ra-el: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Is’ra-el, and thou shalt be a captain over Is’ra-el._ 3 So all the elders of _is’ra-el came to the king to Hé’bron; and king Da’/vid made a league with them in Hé’bron before the LORD: and they anointed Da’- vid king over Is’ra-el. 4 { Da’vid was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hé’bron he reigned over Ja’dah seven years and six months: and in Jé-ru’sd4-lém he reigned thirty and ae years over all Is’ra-el and Jia’d 6 4 And the king and pp men went to Jé-ru’sa-lém unto the Jéb’u-sites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto Da’- vid, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: think- ing, Da’vid cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless Da’vid took the strong hold of Zi’6n: the same is the city of Da’vid. 8 And D4a’vid said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gut- ter, and smiteth the Jéb’u-sites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of Da’vid’s soul, he be chief and_ captain. Bette they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 9 So Da’vid dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of Da’vid. And Da’vid built round about from Mil’/lé and inward. 10 And Da’vid went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. 396 The ark brought to Jerusalem 11 § And Hi’ram king of Tyre sent messengers to Da’vid, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built Da’vid an house. : 12 And Da’vid perceived that the LORD had established him king over Is’ra-el, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Is’ra-el’s sake. ; 13 { And Da’vid took him more concubines and wives out of Jé-ru’sa-lém, after he was come from Hé’bron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to Da’vid. 14 And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jé-ru’sa-lém; Sham-mi’ah, and Sho’bab, and Na’than, and Sor- o-mon, 2 15 ib’har also, and El-i-shy’a, and Né’pheg, and Ja-phi’a, __ 16 And £-lish’a-ma, and £-li’- a-da, and E-liph’a-lét. 17 § But when the Phi-lis’- tines heard that they had anointed Da’vid king over Is’- ra-el, all the Phi-lis’tines came up to seek Da’vid; and Da’vid heard of zt, and went down to the hold. ¢ 18 The Phi-lis’tines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Réph’a-im. | 19 And Da’vid enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Phi-lis’tines? wilt thou de- liver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto Da’vid, Go up; for I will doubtless deliver the Phi-lis’tines into thine hand. 20 And Da’vid came to Ba’al— pér’a-zim, and D4a’vid smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine ene- mies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Ba’al—pér’- a-zim 21 And there they left their images, and Da’vid and his men burned them. 22 § And the Phi-lis’tines came up yet again, and spread them- selves in the valley of Réph’a-im. 2 SAMUEL, 6 23 And when Da’vid enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thy- self: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Phi-lis’tines. 25 And Da’vid did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Phi-lis’tines from Gé’ba until thou come to Ga’zér. CHAPTER 6 273 1 The ark brought to Jerusalem. i2 David's joy. 20 Michal’s reproof. JANee ae Da’vid gathered to- gether all the chosen men of Is’ra-el, thirty thousand. 2 And Da’vid arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Ba/al-é of Ju’dah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cher- ubims. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of A-bin’a-dab that was in Gib’e-ah: and Uz’- zah and A-hi’6, the sons of A-bin’- a-dab, drave the new cart. 4 And they brought it out of the house of A-bin’a-dab which was at Gib’e-ah, accompanying the ark of God: and A-hi’6 went be- fore the ark. 5 And Da’vid and all the house of Iis’ra-el played before the LORD on ail manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on tim- brels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6 4 And when they came to Na’chon’s threshing floor, Uz’zah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it 7 And the anger of the LORD 397 2 SAMUEL, 7 was kindled against Uz’zah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the arkof God. ~ t 8 And Da’vid was displeased, because the LORD had breach upon Uz’/zah: called the name of the place Pé’rez—tiz’zah to this day. 9 And Da’vid was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me? 10 So Da’vid would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of Da’vid: but Da’vid carried it aside into the house of O’bed—é’dom the Git’tite. 11 And the ark of the LoRD continued in the house of 6’bed— é’dom the Git’tite three months: and the LORD blessed 0’bed— é’dom, and all his household. 12 § And it was told king Da’- vid, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of 0’bed—é’dom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So Da’vid went and brought up the ark of God from the house of O’bed—é’dom into the city of Da’vid with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 14 And Da’vid danced before the LORD with all his might; and Da’vid was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So Da’vid and all the house of Is’ra-el brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the LoRD came into the city of Da’vid, Mi’chal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king Da’vid leaping and dancing be- fore the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17 § And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that Da’vid had pitched for it: and Da’vid 398 David's joy; Michal’s reproof offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 18 And as soon as Da’vid had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Is’ra-el, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of fiesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. | 20 § Then Da’vid returned to bless his household. And Mi’chal the daughter of Saul came out to meet Da’vid, and said, How glorious was the king of Is’ra-el to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the hand- maids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 21 And Da’vid said unto Mi’- chal, Jé was before the LorD, which chose me before thy fa- ther, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Is’ra-el: there- fore will I play before the LoRD. 22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. | 23 Therefore Mi’chal the daugh- ter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. | CHAPTER 7 274 1 Nathan approves the purpose of Da- vid. 4 David not to build a temple. 18 His prayerful submission. | ND it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest | round about from all his enemies; 2 That the king said unto Na’- than the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but — the ark of God dwelleth within | curtains. ; i 3 And Na’than said to the king, David forbidden to build the temple Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. 4 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD | shall came unto Na’than, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant Da’- vid, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? ; 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Is’ra-el out of E’gypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. : 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the chil- dren of Is’ra-el spake I a word with any of the tribes of Is’ra-el, whom I commanded to feed my people fIs’ra-el, saying, Why ild ye not me an house of cedar? 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant Da’vid, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over is’ra-el: 9 And I was with thee whither- soever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. : ; 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Is’ra-el, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, 11 And as since the time that I commanded ‘udges to be over my people Is’ra-el, and have caused thee to rest from all thine ene- mies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. 12 ¢ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall pro- ceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build an house for 2 SAMUEL, 7 my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not de- part away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Na’than speak unto Da’vid, 18 § Then went king Da’vid in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord Gop? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord Gop; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the man- ner of man, O Lord Gop? 20 And what can Da’vid say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant 21 For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Is’ra-el, whom God went to re- deem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from E’gypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Is’ra-el to bea people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God, 399 2 SAMUEL, 8 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken con- cerning thy servant, and concern- ing his house, establish i¢ for ever, and do as thou hast said. f 26 And let thy name be magni- fied for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Is’ra-el: and let the house of thy servant Da’vid be _ established before thee. 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Is’ra-el, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken if: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 275 CHAPTER 8 1 David's victories. 9 Toi sends pres- ents to bless him. 14 David gets a name among nations. iAP after this it came to pass, that Da’vid smote the Phi- lis’tines, and subdued them: and Da’vid took Mé’theg—am’mah outof the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. 2 And he smote M6d/ab, and measured them with a line, cast- ing them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the MOo’ab-ites became DAa’vid’s serv- ants, and brought gifts. _3 4] Da’vid smote also Had-ad- é’zér, the son of Ré’hob, king of ZO’bah, as he went to recover his border at the river Ea- phra’tés. 4 And Da’vid took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and Da’vid houghed all the chariot horses, David’s victories but reserved of them for an hun- dred chariots. ‘i 5 And when the Syr’i-ans of Da-mas’cus came to succour Had-ad-é’zér king of Z6’bah, Da’vid slew of the Syr’i-ans two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then Da’vid put garrisons in Syr’i-a of Da-mas/cus: and the Syr’i-ans became servants to Da’vid, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved D§a’vid whithersoever he went. ‘ And Da’vid took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Had-ad-é’zér, and brought them to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 8 And from Bé’tah, and from Bér’o-thai, cities of Had-ad-é’- zér, king Da’vid took exceeding much brass. 9 ¥ When TO’l king of Ha’math heard that Da’vid had smitten all the host of Had-ad-é’zér, Y 10 Then T6’i sent J6’ram his son unto king Da’vid, to salute him, and to bless him, because ha had fought against Had-ad-é’- zér, and smitten him: for Had- ad-é’zér had wars with T0’i. And Jo’ram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: ; 11 Which also king Da’vid did — dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syr’i-a, and of M6é’ab. and of the children of Am’m6n, and of © the Phi-lis’tines, and of Am/a- lék, and of the spoil of Had-ad- é’zér, son of Ré’hob, king of © Z06’bah. i 13 And Da’vid gat him a name — when he returned from smiting — of the S¥r’i-ans in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. _14 7 And he put garrisons in — E’dom; throughout all E’dom put he garrisons, and all they of © E’dom became DA@’vid’s servants. — And the LorD preserved Da’vid whithersoever he went. 15 And Da’vid reigned over ail 400 David’s favours to the house of Saul Is‘ra-el; and Da’vid executed judgment and justice unto all his people. : _16 And J6’ab the son of Zér-y- ah was over the host; and Jé-hosh’a-phat the son of A-hi’- lud was recorder; iy 17 And Za’dok the son of A-hi’- tub, and A-him’e-léch the son of A-bi’a-thar, were the priests; and Sér-a-i’ah was the scribe; 18 And Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da was over both. the Chér’e-thites_ and the Pél’e- thites; and Da’vid’s sons were chief rulers. 276 CHAPTER 9: 1 David restores Saul’s possessions to Mephibosheth. 9 Ziba becomes his farmer. ND D4a’vid said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jon’a-than’s sake? 2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Zi’ba. And when they had called him unto Da’vid, the king said unto him, Art thou Zi’ba? And he said, Thy servant is he. ° 3 And the king said, Js there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Zi’ba said unto the king, Jon’a-than hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. 4 And the king said unto him, ere is he? And Zi’ba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Ma/chir, the son of Am/mi-el, in L6—dé’bar. 5 § Then king Da’vid sent, and fetched him out of the house of Ma’chir, the son of Am/mi-el, from Léo—dé’bar. 6 Now when 'Mé-phib’o-shéth, the son of Jon’a-than, the son of Saul, was come unto Da’vid, he fell on his face, and did rever- ence. And Da’vid said, Mé- phib’o-shéth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! | ; 7 4 And Da’vid said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew 26 2 SAMUEL; 9, 10 thee kindness for Jén’a-than thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 9 | Then the king called to Zi’ba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mé-phib’o-shéth thy master’s son shall eat bread al- way atmy table. Now Zi’ba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Zi’ba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mé-phib’o-shéth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons. 12 And Mé-phib’o-shéth had a young son, whose name was Mi’cha. And all that dwelt in the house of Zi’ba were servants unto Mé-phib’o-shéth. : 13 So Mé-phib’o-shéth dwelt in Jé-ru’sa-lém: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet. CHAPTER 10 Zee 1 David's messengers insulted. 13 The Syrians smitten. ND it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Am/mon died, and Ha’nin his son reigned in his stead. | 2 Then said Da’vid,I will shew kindness unto Ha’ntn the son of Na’hash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And Da’vid sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And Da’vid’s servants came into the land of the children of Am’- mon. 401 2 SAMUEL, 11 3 And the princes of the chil- dren of Am/’mon said unto Ha’- nun their lord, Thinkest thou that Da’vid doth honour thy father, that he hath sent com- forters unto thee? hath not Da’vid rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Wherefore Ha’ntin took Da’- vid’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. : f 5 When they told it unto Da’vid, he sent to meet them, because the then were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jér’i-cho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 § And when the children of Am’mon saw that they stank before Da’vid, the children of Am/’mén sent and hired the Syr’- i-ans of Béth-ré’hdb, and the Syr’i-ans of Z6’ba, twenty thou- Soe footmen, and of king Ma’a- a thousand men, and of foh’-t8b twelve thousand men. 7 And when Da’vid heard of it, he sent Jo’ab, and all the host of the mighty men. J 8 And the children of Am’mon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syr’i-ans of Z0’ba, and of Ré’hob, and Ish’—tob, and Ma’a-cah, were by themselves in the field. 9 When Jo’ab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Is’ra-el, and put them in array against the Syr’i-ans: 10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of A-bish’- a-i his brother, that he might put them in array against the chil- dren of Am’m6n. 11 And he said, If the S¥r’i-ans be too strong for me, then thou shalthelp me: butif the children of Am’mon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 402 The Syrians smitten | 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, — and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. 13 And J6’ab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syr’i- ans: and they fled before him. 14 And when the children of Am’mon saw that the Syr’i-ans_ were fied, then fled they also” before A-bish’a-i, and entered in-— to the city. So Jo’ab returned from the children of Am’m6n, and came to Jé-ru’s4-lém. 15 § And when the S¥r’i-ans saw that they were smitten be- fore is’ra-el, they gathered them= selves together. 16 And Had-dr-6’zér sent, and © brought out the Syr’i-ans that were beyond the river: and they ; came to Hé/lam; and Sho’bach — the captain of the host of Had-— ar-é’zér went before them. 17 And when it was told Da’= vid, he gathered all Is ‘ra-el together, and passed over Jor’= dan, and came to Hé’lam. And the S¥r’i-ans set themselves in ; array against Da’vid, and fought with him. § 18 And the Syr’i-ans fled before - Is‘ra-el; and Da’vid slew the” men of seven hundred chariots of - the Syr’i-ans, and forty thousand — horsemen, and smote Shd’bach the captain of their host, who | died there. ¥ 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Had-ar-é’zér saw that they were smitien be- fore Is’ra-el, they made peace with Is’ra-el, and served them. : So the Syr’i-ans feared to help the children of Am’m6n any more. CHAPTER 11 278 1 David's Boas | 6 His treatment of Uriah. 26 Marries Bath-sheda. — ND it came to pass, after the if year was expired, at the time when kings go forth fo battle, — that Da’vid sent J6’ab, and his servants with him, and all Is’ : ) ~ pit %, David’s treatment of Uriah ra-el; and they destroyed the children of Am’mon, and besieged -Rab’bah. But Da’vid tarried still at Jé-ru’s4-lém. 2 4, And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that Da’vid arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a wo- man washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. _ 3 And Da’vid sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath’-shé-ba, the daughter of f-li’am, the wife of U-ri’ah the Hit’tite? 4 And Da’vid sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her: for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told Da’vid, and said, I am with child. 6 § And Da’vid sent to Jo’ab, saying, Send me U-ri’ah the Hit’- ite. And Jo’ab sent U-ri’ah to ‘Da’vid. _7 And when U-ri’/ah was come unto him, Da’vid demanded of him how J6’ab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. | 8 And Da’vid said to U-ri’ah, Go down to thy house, and ‘wash thy feet. And U-ri’ah de- parted out of the king’s house, and there foilowed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But U-ri’ah slept at the door of the king’s house, with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when_they had told Da’vid, saying, U-ri/ah went not down unto his house, Da’vid said unto U-ri/ah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 11 And U-ri’ah said unto Da’- vid, The ark, and Is’ra-el, and Ja’dah, abide in tents; and my lord J6’ab, and the servants of 2 SAMUEL, 11 my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And Da’vid said to U-ri’ah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So U-ri’‘ah abode in Jé-ru’s4-lém that day, and the morrow. 13 And when Da’vid had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and hemadehim drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 4 And it came to pass in the morning, that Da’vid wrote a letter to J6’ab, and sent if by the hand of U-ri’ah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, Saying, Set ye U-ri’ah in the fore- front of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when J6’ab observed the city, that he assigned U-ri’ah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. ' 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with J6’ab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of Da’vid; and U-ri’ah the Hit’tite died also. 18 §| Then J6’ab sent and told Da’vid all the things concerning the war; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, ; 20 And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wali?_ f ho smote A-bim’e-léch the son of Jé-rtib’be-shéth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from_ the wall, that he died in Thé’béz? why went ye nigh the wall? then 403 2 SAMUEL, 12 Nathan rebukes David say thou, Thy servant U-ri’ah the Hit’tite is dead also. 22 4 So the messenger went, and came and shewed Da’vid all that Jo’ab had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto Da’vid, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant U-ri’ah the Hit’tite is dead also. 25 Then D4a’vid said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Jo’ab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword ‘devoureth one as well as an- other: make thy battle more strong against the city, and over- throw it: and encourage thou 26 § And when the wife of U-ri’‘ah heard that U-ri’ah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, Da’vid sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that Da’vid had done displeased the LORD. 279 CHAPTER 12 1 Nathan rebukes David. 183 David's penitence. 24 Birth of Solomon. ND the LORD sent Na’than unto Da’vi nd he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveller! than, I unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the way- faring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. And Da’vid’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Na’than, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this syed and because he had no 7 "q And Na’than said to Da’- vid, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, I anointed thee king over Is’- ra-el, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of is’ra-el and of Ji’- dah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou de- spised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed U-ri’ah the Hit’- tite with the sword, and hast taken his wife fo be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Am’/m6n. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast de- spised me, and hast taken the wife of U-ri’ah the Hit-tite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: =e I will do this thing before all Is’ra-el, and before the sun. 13 And Da’vid said unto Na’- have sinned against the 404 ~~ David's penitence. Birth of Solomon LORD. And Na’than said unto Da’vid, The LoRD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great oc- casion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 4 And Na’than departed un- to his house. And the LorpD struck the child that U-ri’ah’s wife bare unto Da’vid, and it was very sick. 16 Da’vid therefore besought God for the child; and Da’vid fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of Da’vid feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 19 But when Da’vid saw that his servants whispered, Da’vid perceived that the child was dead: therefore Da’vid said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 20 Then DAa’vid arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. 21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: 2 SAMUEL, 13 for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? 23 But now he is dead, where- fore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall notreturn to me. 24 4 And Da’vid comforted Bath’—shé-ba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Sol’o-mon: and the LORD loved him. 25 And he sent by the hand of Na’than the prophet; and he called his name Jéd-i-di’ah, be- cause of the LORD. 26 { And J6’ab fought against Rab’bah of the children of Am’= mon, and took the royal city. 27 And Jo’ab sent messengers to Da’vid, and said, I have fought against Rab’bah, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. 29 And Da’vid gathered all the people together, and went to Rab/bah, and fought against it, and took it. j 30 And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on Da’vid’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Am’m6én. So Da’vid and all the people returned unto Jé-ru’sa-lém. CHAPTER 13 280 1 Amnon's crime. 29 Absalom slays Amnon. 37 Absalom’s flight. ND it came to pass after this, that Ab’sa-lom the son of 405 2 SAMUEL, 13 Da’vid had a fair sister, whose name was Ta’mar; and Am/n6n the son of Da’vid loved her. 2 And Am/’non was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Ta’mar; for she was a virgin; and Am/non thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. _ 3 But Am’non had a friend, whose name was Jén’a-dab, the son of Shim’e-ah DaAa’vid’s brother: and Jén’a-dab was a very subtil man. i And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Am/’/n6n said unto him, I love Ta’mar, my brother Ab’sa-l6ém’s sister. 5 And Jon’/a-dab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Ta’mar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 6 4 So Am’non lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Am/’nOon said unto the king, I pray thee. let Ta’mar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her and. 7 Then Da’vid sent home to Ta’/mar, saying, Go now to thy brother Am/’/non’s house, and dress him meat. 8 So Ta’mar went to her brother Am’n6n’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Am’n6n said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man fromhim. | i 10 And Am/’non said unto Ta’- mar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Ta’mar took the Amnon’s crime cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Am/non her brother. 11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. 12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Is’ra-el: do not thou this folly. 13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Is’ra-el. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; rls he will not withhold me from ee. 14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. 15 § Then Am/’nén hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Am’n6on said unto her, Arise, be gone. 16 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after er. | 18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes. were the king’s daughters that were virgins ap- _ parelled. Then his. servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 4 And Ta’mar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 20 And Ab’sa-loém her brother said unto her, Hath Am’n6n thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this 406 Absalom slays Amnon thing. So Ta’mar_ remained desolate in her brother Ab’sa- ous house. But when king Da’vid hear of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Ab’sa-lom spake unto his brother Am’n6n neither good nor bad: for Ab’sa-l6m hated Am/nodn, because he had forced his sister Ta’mar. 23 4 And it came to pass after 2 SAMUEL, 14 tare his garments, and lay on the earth; ano all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jon’a-dab, the son of Shim’e-ah Da’vid’s brother, an- swered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Am’nOon only is dead: for by the appointment of Ab’sa-lom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister / two full years, that Ab’sa-lom |! Ta’mar had sheepshearers in Ba’al-ha’- z6r, which is beside E’phra-im: and Ab’sa-ldbm invited all the king’s sons. 24 And Ab’sa-l6m came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Ab’sa- lom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him 26 Then tenid Ab’sa-lom, If not, I pray thee, let ay brother Am’- non go with u And the king said unto him, » Why should he go with thee? : 27 But Ab’sa-lom pressed him, that he let Am’non and all the oe s sons go with him. Now Ab’sa-lém had com- eS ed his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Am/’non’s| da heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Am’- non; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. 29 And the servants of Ab’sa- lo6m did unto Am’nOon as Ab’sa- l6ém had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled. 30 § And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to Da’vid, saying, Ab’sa- lom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: forAm/non only is dead. 34 ButAb’sa-lom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 35 And Jén’a-dab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is. 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speak- ing, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 37 § But Ab’sa-lom fled, and wentto Tal’mai, the son of Am- mi’/hid, king of Gé’shir. And Da’vid mourned for his son every y. 38 So Ab’sa-lom fled, and went to Gé’shtr, and was there three years. 39 And the soul of king Da’vid longed to go forth unto Ab’sa- lom: for he was comforted con- Bsns Am/’non, seeing he was ea CHAPTER 14 281 1 The wise woman of Tekoah. 23 Ab- salom’s return to Jerusalem. 33 He comes before the king. No Jo’ab the son of Zer- Us i’ah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Ab’sa-lom. 2 And Jo’ab sent to Té-k6’ah, 407 2 SAMUEL, 14 and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her,. I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on noW mourning ap- parel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hada long time mourned for the dead: 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Jo’ab put the words in her mouth. 4 § And when the woman of Té-k6’ah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. F 5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is ead. 6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove to- gether in the field, and there was none to part t':em, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And, behold, the whole fam- ily is risen against thine hand- maid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: andso they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor re- mainder upon the earth. 8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning ee. 9 And the woman of Té-k6’ah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless. 10 And the king said, Whoso- ever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they de- Stroy my son. And he said, As The wise woman of Tekoah the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. 12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 13 Andthe womansaid, Where- fore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished. 14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. 15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the re- quest of his handmaid. 16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would de- stroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. | 18 Then the king answered and > said unto the woman, Hide not | from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. 19 And the king said, Js not the hand of J6’ab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant J6’ab, he bade me, and he put all these 408 Absalom returns home words in the mouth of thine handmaid: : 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Jd’ab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom _of an angel of God, to know all _things that are in the earth. 21 4 And the king said unto Jo’/ab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Ab’sa-lém again. 22 And Jdé’ab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Jo’ab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the re- quest of his servant. -23 So J6’ab arose and went to Gé’shtr, and brought Ab’sa-lom to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Ab’sa- 16m returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face. 25 {] But in all Is’ra-el there was none to be so much praised as Ab’sa-lom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. : 26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled if: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight. _ m 27 And unto Ab’sa-lom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Ta’- mar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. : 28 {So Ab’sa-lom dwelt two full years in Jé-ru’sd-lém, and saw not the king’s face. 29 Therefore Ab’sa-l6m sent for J6’ab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to im: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. 2 SAMUEL, 15 30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, J6’ab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and setiton fire. And Ab’sa-lom’s servants set the field on fire. 31 Then J6’ab arose, and came to Ab’sa-l6m unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? 32 And Ab’sa-l6m answered J6’ab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may scnd thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Gé’- shir? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; andif there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. 33 So J60’ab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Ab’sa-lom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Ab’sa-l6m. CHAPTER 15 282 1 Absalom conspires against his father. es hae flight. 29 Return of the ark. ND it came to pass after this, .& that Ab’sa-l6m prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Ab’sa-lom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Ab’sa-lom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Is’ra-el. 3 And Ab’sa-l6m said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man de- puted of the king to hear thee. 4 Ab’sa-l6m said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! 5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him 409 2 SAMUEL, 15 Absalom conspires against David ants are ready to do whatsoever obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Ab’- sa-lom to all Is’ra-el that came to the king for°judgment: so Ab’sa-lom stole the hearts of the men of is’ra-el. 7 4 And it came to pass after forty years, that Ab’sa-lom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, whichI have vowed unto the LORD, in Hé’bron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Gé ‘shur in Syr’i-a, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jé-ru’sd-lém, then I will serve the LORD. : 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hé’bron. ‘ 10 § But Ab’sa-l6m_ sent spies throughout all the tribes of. Is’- ra-el, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye pees say, Ab’sa-lom reigneth in 11 And with Ab’sa-lom went two hundred men out of Jé-ru’- sa-lém, that, were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Ab’sa-lém sent _for A-hith’o-phél the Gi/l-onite, Da’- vid’s counsellor, from his city, even from Gi’/loh, while he of- fered sacrifices. And the con- spiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Ab’sa-lom. 13 4 And there came a messen- ger to Da’vid, saying, The hearts of the men of Is’ra-el are after Ab’sa-lom. 14 And Da’vid said unto all his servants that were with him at jJé-ru’sa-lém, Arise, and let us ee; for we shall not else es- cape from Ab’sa-l6m: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 15 And the king’s servants said my lord the king shall appoint. 16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tar- ried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Chér’e-thites, and all the Pél’e- thites, and all the Git’tites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king 19 Then said the king to It’ta-1 the Git’tite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art astranger, and also an exile. | 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. | 21 And iIt’ta-1 answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22 And Da’vid said to it’ta-1, Go and pass over. And It’ta-i the Git’tite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and ali the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kid’ron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. 24 4 And lo Za’d6k also, and all the Lé’vites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and A-bi’a-thir went up, until all the people had unto the king, Behold, thy serv- | done passing out of the city. 410 Ahithophel deserts David 25 And the king said unto Za’- dok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find fa- vour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation. 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king said also unto Za’- dok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, A-him’a-az thy son, and Jon’a-than the son of A-bi’a-thar. 28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify - me. 29 Za’dok therefore and A-bi’a- thar carried the ark of God again to Jé-ru’sa-lém: and they tar- ried there. ‘ 30 § And Da’vid went up by the ascent of mount Ol’i-vét, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went bare- foot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. _31 { And one told Da’vid, say- ing, A-hith’o-phél is among the conspirators with Ab’sa-lom. And Da’vid said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of A-hith’- o-phél into foolishness. 32 4 And it came to pass, that when Da’vid was come to the top of the mount, where he wor- shipped God, behold, Ht’shai the Ar’chite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his ead: 33 Unto whom Da’vid said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 34 Butif thou return to the city, and say unto Ab’sa-lom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have beenthy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of A-hith’o-phél. | 35 And hast thou not there with 2 SAMUEL, 16 thee Za’d6k and A-bi’a-thar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Za’d6k and A-bi’a- thar the priests. 36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, A-him’a-az Za’dok’s son, and Jon’a-than A-bi’a-thar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So Hi’shai Da’vid’s friend came into the city, and Ab’sa- lom came into Jé-ru’sa-lém. CHAPTER 16 283 1 Ziba’s deceit. 5 Shimei curses Da-=- vid. 15 Absalom enters Jerusalem. ND when Da’vid was a little past the top of the hill, be- hold, Zi’ba the servant of Mé- phib’o-shéth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hun- dred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. E 2 And the king said unto Zi’ba, What meanest thou by these? And Zi’ba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Zi’ba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jé-ru’sd-lém: for he said, To day shall the house of Is’ra-el restore me the kingdom of my father. i an 4 Then said the king to Zi’ba, Behold, thine are all that per- tained unto Mé-phib’o-shéth. And Zi’ba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. ae 5 ¢ And when king Da’vid came to Ba-ht’rim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shim’e-i, the 411 2 SAMUEL, 17 son of Gé’ra: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 And he cast stones at Da’vid, and at all the servants of king Da’vid: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. 7 And thus said Shim/’e-i when | k he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Bé’li-al: 8 The LorRD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Ab’sa-lém thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 9 4 Then said A-bish’4-i the son of Zer-u-i’ah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zér-y-i’ah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse Da’vid. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? : . 11 And Da’vid said to A-bish’- a-i, and to all his servants, Be- hold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Bén’ja-mite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. ; 12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. . 13 And as Da’vid and his men went by the way, Shim’e-i went along on the hill’s side over . against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 4 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there. 15 § And Ab’sa-lém, and all the people the men of Is’ra-el, came Shimet curses David to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and A-hith’o- phél with him. 16 And it came to pass, when Hiu’shai the Ar’chite, Da’vid’s friend, was come unto Ab’sa-lém, that Hi’shai said unto Ab’sa-lém, God save the king, God save the ing. 17 And Ab’sa-lom said to Hi’- shai, Js this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? | ff 18 And Hi’shai said unto Ab’- sa-lom, Nay; but whom _the LORD, and this people, and all the men of is’ra-el, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. k 19 And again, whom should I serve? should Inot serve inthe . presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence. . 20 § Then said_Ab’sa-lém to A-hith’o-phél, Give counsel among you what we shall do. _21 And A-hith’o-phél said unto Ab’sa-lbm, Go in. unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Is’ra-el shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. | 22 So they spread Ab’sa-lim a tent upon the top of the house; and Ab’sa-l6m went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Is’ra-el. - f 23 And the counsel of A-hith’o- phél, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of A-hith’- o-phél both with Da’vid and with Ab’sa-l6m. CHAPTER 17 284 1 Hushai's counsel. 23 Ahithophel hangs himself. 24 David crosses Jordan. OREOVER _— A-hith’o-phél said unto Ab’sa-lém, Let me now choose out twelve thou- sand men, and I will arise and pursue after Da’vid this night: 412 _ Hushai’s counsel pleases Absalom 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only: 3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Ab’- sa-lom well, and all the elders of is’ra-el. 5 Then said Ab’sa-lom, Call now Hia’shai the Ar’chite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. 6 And when Hi’shai was come to Ab’sa-lom, Ab’sa-lom spake unto him, saying, A-hith’o-phél hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou. 7 And Hi’shai said unto Ab’sa- l6m, The counsel that A-hith’o- phél hath given is not good at this time. | 8 For, said Hi’shai, thou know- est thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. 9 Behold, he is hid now insome pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it ‘will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Ab’sa-lom. 10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Is’ra-el knoweth that thy father is amighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. _11 Therefore I counsel that all {s/ra-el be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Bé’er—shé’ba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. 2 SAMUEL, 17 12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. 13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all is’ra-el bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. 14 And Ab’sa-lom and all the men of is’ra-el said, The counsel of Hu’shai the Ar’chite is better than the counsel of A-hith’o-phél. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of A- hith’o-phél, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Ab’sa-l6m. 15 § Then said Hi’ shai unto Za’dok and to A-bi’a-thar the priests, Thus and thus did A- hith’o-phél counsel Ab’sa-lom and the elders of Is’ra-el; and thus and thus have I counselled. 16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell Da’vid, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him 17 Now Jo 6n’a-than and A-him’- a-az stayed by En-ro’gel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king Da’vid. 18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Ab’sa-lom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Ba-ht’rim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn paSreOR and the thing was not now 20 And when Ab’sa-l6m’s ser- vants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is 413 2 SAMUEL, 18 A-him’a-az and Jon’a-than? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king Da’vid, and said unto Da’vid, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath A-hith’o-phél against you. 22 Then Da’vid arose, and all counselled David crosses Jordan 29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for Da’vid, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilder- ness. CHAPTER 18 285 1 Defeat of Absalom’s army. 14 Absa- lom slain. 33 David’s lament. — JOS Da’vid numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over em. the people that were with him, | th and they passed over Jér’dan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jor’dan. 23 4 And when A-hith’o-phél saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 Then Da’vid came to Ma- ha-na’im. And Ab’sa-lém passed over JOr’dan, he and all the men of Is’ra-el with him.. 3 25 4 And Ab’sa-l6m made Am’- a-sa Captain of the host instead of Jo’ab: which Am/’a-sa was a man’s son, whose name was Ith’ra an_ Is’ra-el-ite, that went in to Ab’i-gail the daughter of Na’hash, sister to Zér-u-i’/ah J0’ab’s mother. i i 26 So _Is’ra-el and Ab’sa-lém pitched in the land of Gil’e-ad. 27 4 And it came to pass, when Da’vid was come to Ma-ha- na’im, that Sho’bi the son of Na’hash of Rab’bah of the chil- dren of Am’mon, and Ma’chir the son of Am’mi-el of Lé—-dé’bar, and Bar-zil/la-i the Gil’e-ad-ite of R6-gé’lim, 28 Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, 2 And Da’vid sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Jo’ab, and a third part under the hand of A-bish’4-i the son of Zér-u-i’ah, J6’ab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of It’ta-i the Git’tite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also. 3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better ee thou succour us out of the city. 4 And the king said unto them, hat seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out y hundreds and by thousands. 5 And the king commanded Jo’ab and A-bish’a-i and it’ta-i, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Ab’sa-lém. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Ab’- sa-lom. 6 4 So the people went out into the field against Is’ra-el: and the battle was in the wood of E’phra-im; f 7 Where the people of {s’ra-el were slain before the servants of Da’vid, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. 414 Absalom slain 8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood de- voured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9 4 And Ab’sa-lom met the ser- vants of Da’vid. And Ab’sa-lom rode upon a mule, and the mule went Bates the thick boughs of a reat oak, and his head caught d of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 10 And a certain man saw it, and told J6’ab, and said, Behold, I saw Ab’sa-lom hanged in an oak. 11 And J6’ab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? andI would have given thee ten shekels of silver, anda girdie. 12 And the man said unto Jo’ab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: forin our hearing the king charged thee and A-bish’a-i and it’ta-i, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Ab’- sa-lom. 13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thy- self wouldest have set thyself against me. 14 Then said J6’ab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Ab’sa-lom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 15 And ten young men that bare J6’ab’s armour compassed about and smote Ab’sa-lom, and slew him 16 Pend Ja 6’ab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Is’ra-el: for J6’ab beld back the people. 17 And they took Ab’sa-lom, 2 SAMUEL, 18 and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Is’ra-el fled every one to his tent. 5 18 §| Now Ab’sa-l6om in his life- time had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in re- membrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Ab’sa- lom’s place. 19 4 Then said A-him’a-az the son of Za’dok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joé’ab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead. 21 Then said J6’ab to Cu’shi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cu’shi bowed him- self unto Jo’ab, and ran. 22 Then said A-him’a-az the son of Za’dok yet again to J6’ab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cu’shi. And Jo’ab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? _ 23 But howsoever, said he, let merun. And he said unto him, Run. Then A-him’a-az ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cu/’shi. 24 And Da’vid sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. 25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw an- other man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man 415 2 SAMUEL, 19° running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings, 27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of A-him’a-az the’ son_of Za’ddk. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. _ j 28 And A-him’a-az called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. 29 And the king said, Is the young man Ab’sa-l6m safe? And A-him’a-az answered, When Jo’- ab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And e turned aside, and stood still. 31 And, behold, Cu’shi came; and Cu’shi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against & ee. ; 32 And the king. said unto Cu’shi, Js the young man Ab’sa- lom safe? And Cu’shi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 33 Y And the king was much moved, and went up to the cham- ber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Ab’sa-l6m, my son, my son Ab’sa-lbm! would God I had died for thee, O Ab’sa-lém, my son, my son! 286 CHAPTER 19 1 Joab chides David's indifference. 13 Amasa made leader. escort. 32 Barzillai dismissed. y ibe it was told J6’ab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Ab’sa-lém. 16 David's David’s lament for Absalom 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Ab’sa-lém, O Ab’sa-lém, my son, my son! 5 And Jé’ab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, | and the lives of thy wives, and > the lives of thy concubines; 6 In that thou lovest thine ene- mies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I per- ceive, that if Ab’sa-l6m had lived, and ali we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. _8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Is’ra-el had fled every man to his tent. 9 § And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Is’ra-el, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our ene- mies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines: and now he is fled out of the land for Ab’sa-lém. 10 And Ab’sa-lém, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why 416 David returns home speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? : 11 § And king Da’vid sent to Za’dok and to A-bi’a-thér the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Ji’dah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech | k of all Is’ra-el is come to the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: where- fore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 13 And say ye to Am/’a-sa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my fiesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of J6’ab. 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Jii’dah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy |h servants. " 15 So the king returned, and came to Jér’dan. And Ju’dah came to Gil’gal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over J6r’dan. 5 _16 4 And Shim’e-i the son of Gé’ra, a Bén’ja-mite, which was of Ba-hi’rim, hasted and came down with the men of Ji’dah to meet king Da’vid. 17 And there were a thousand men of Bén’ja-min with him, and Zi'/ba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jor’dan before the ing. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shim’e-i the son of Gé’ra fell down before the king, as Jor’dan; . 19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did per- versely the day that my lord the king went out of Jé-ru’sd-lém, 27 he was come over 2 SAMUEL, 19 thatthe king should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of ail the house of J6’seph to go down to meet my lord the ing. 21 ButA-bish’a-i the son of Zér- u-i’ah answered and said, Shall not Shim/e-i be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed? 22 And Da’vid said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zér-y-i’ah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Is’ra-el? for do not I know that I am this day king over Is’ra-el? 23 Therefore the king said unto Shim/’e-i, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto im. 24 4 And Mé-phib’o-shéth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jé-ru’sa-lém to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mé-phib’o- shéth? 26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride there- on, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 28 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 417 2 SAMUEL, 20 29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Zi’ba divide the land. 30 And Mé-phib’o-shéth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. g 31 § And Bar-zil’la-i the Gil’- e-ad-ite came down from R6-gé’- lim, and went over Jér’dan with the king, to conduct him over Jor’dan. 32 Now Bar-zil’la-i was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Ma-ha-na’im; for he was a very great man. | 33 And the king said unto Bar-zil’la-i, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 34 And Bar-zil’/la-i said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jé-ru’sa-lém? 35 1 am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern be- tween good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a bur- den unto my lord the king? _ 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jér’dan with the king: and why should the king recom- pense it me with such a reward? 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again. that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chim’ham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 38 And the king answered, Chim’ham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 39 And ali the people went over Barzillai blessed by David Jor’dan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Bar-zil’la-1, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place. 40 Then the king went on to Gil’gal, and Chim’ham went on with him: and all the people of Ju’dah conducted the king, and also half the people of is’ra-el. 41 4 And, behold, all the men of Is’ra-el came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Ji’dah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his house- hold, and all Da’vid’s men with him, over Jér’dan? 42 And all the men of_Ja’dah answered the men of {fs’ra-el, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift? 43 And the men of {fs’ra-el answered the men of Ja’dah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in Da’vid than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Jii’dah were fiercer than the words of the men of Is’ra-el. CHAPTER 20 287 1 Sheba’s revolt. 4 Amasa’s tardiness. 10 Joab kills him. 22 Sheba be- headed. aS D there happened to be there a man of Bé’li-al, whose name was Shé’ba, the son of Bich’ri, a Bén’ja-mite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in Da’vid, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jés’se: every man to his tents, O Is’ra-el. ; 2 So every man of Is’ra-el went up from after Da’vid, and fol- lowed Shé’ba the son of Bich’ri: but the men of Ja’dah clave unto their king, from Jér’dan even to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 413 , Amasa slain by Joab 3 4 And Da’vid came to his house at Jé-ru’sa-lém; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 4 9 Then said the king to Am’a-sa, Assemble me the men of Ja’dah within three days, and be thou here present. 5 So Am/a-sa went to assemble the men of Ji’dah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him, 6 And Da’vid said to A-bish’- a-i, Now shall Shé’ba the son of Bich’ri do us more harm than did Ab’sa-lom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. f 7 And there went out after him Jo’ab’s men, and the Chér’e- thites, and the Pél’e-thites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jé-ru’sa-lém, to pur- sue after Shé’ba the son of Bich’r1. 8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gib’e-on, Am/’a-sa went before them. And Jo’ab’s garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 9 And Jo’ab said to Am’a-sa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Jo’ab took Am’a-sa by the beard with the right hand to kiss im. 10 But Am/a-sa took no heed to the sword that was in J6’ab’s hand: so he smote him there- with in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So J6’4b and A-bish’- a-i his brother pursued after Shé’ba the son of Bich’ri. 11 And one of J0’ab’s men stood by him, and said, He that 2 SAMUEL, 20 favoureth J6’ab, and he that is for Da’vid, let him go after J6’ab. 12 And Am’a-sa wallowed in blood in the midst of the high-: way. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Am’a-sa out of the high- way into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. 13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Jo’ab, to pursue after Shé’ba the son of Bich’ri. 14 ¢ And he went through all the tribes of Is’ra-el unto A’bél, and to Béth-mda’a-chah, and ail the Bé’rites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. . 15 And they came and besieged him in A’bél of Béth-ma’a-chah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with J6’ab battered the wall, to throw it down. 16 4 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto J6’ab, Come near hither, that I may speak with ee. 17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Arf thou Jo’ab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. 18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at A’bél: and so they ended the matter. 19 I am one _of them that are peaceable and faithful in Is’ra-el: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Is’ra-el: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD? 20 And Jo’ab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. } 21 The matter is not so: buta 419 2 SAMUEL, 21 Saul’s sons hanged man of mount E’phra-im, Shé’b4|I make the atonement, that ye the son of Bich’ri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against Da’vid: de- liver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto J6’ab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Shé’ba the son of Bich’ri, and cast it out to Jo’ab. And he blew a trumpet, and they re- tired from the city, every man to his tent. And J6’ab returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém unto the king. 23 {| Now _J6’ab was over all the host of Is’ra-el: and Bé-na’- ’ jah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da was over the Chér’e-thites and over the Pél’e-thites: 24 And A-d6’ram was over the tribute: and Jé-hosh’a-phat the son of A-hi’lud was recorder: 25 And Shé’va was scribe: and Za'dok and A-bi’a-thar were the priests: b 26 And I’ra also the Ja’ir-ite was a chief ruler about Da’vid. 288 CHAPTER 21 1 Hanging of Saul’s sons. 10 Rizpah’s watch. 12 Burial of Saul’s bones. HEN there was a famine in the days of Da’vid three years, year after year; and Da’- vid enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, /t is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gib’e-on-ites. 2 And the king called the Gib’e- on-ites, and said unto them; (now the Gib’e-on-ites were not of the children of is’ra-el, but of the remnant of the Am/6r-ites; and the children of is’ra-el had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of is’ra-el and Ja’dah.) 3 Wherefore Da’vid said unto the Gib’e-on-ites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall may bless the inheritance of the LORD? af K 4 And the Gib’e-on-ites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou ill any man in Is’ra-el. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. é 5 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from re- maining in any of the coasts of Is'ra-el, 5 6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and _we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gib’e-ah of Saul, whom_ the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them. 7 But the king spared Mé-phib’- o-shéth, the son of Jén’a-than the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between Da’vid and Jén’a- than the son of Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Riz’pah the daughter of A-i’ah, whom she bare unto Saul, Ar-m6’ni and Mé-phib’o-shéth; and the five sons of Mi’chal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for A’dri-el the son of Bar-zil‘la-i the Mé-hol’ath-ite: 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gib’e-on-ites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. 10 4 And Riz’pah the daughter of A-i’ah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and_ suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told Da’vid what Riz’pah the daughter of A-i’ah, the concubine of Saul, had done, 420 _ David's song of thanksgiving 2 SAMUEL, 22 12 4 And Da’vid went and took | 20 And there was yet a battle the bones of Saul and the bones of Jén’a-than his son from the men of Ja’besh-gil’e-ad, which had stolen them from the street of Béth’-shan, where the Phi- lis’‘tines had hanged them, when the Phi-lis’tines had slain Saul in Gil-b6’a: 13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jon’a-than his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul and Jén’a-than his son buried they in the country of Bén’ja-min_ in Zé'lah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was in- treatedfortheland. |. 15 § Moreover the Phi-lis’tines had yet war again with Is’ra-el; and Da’vid went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Phi-lis’tines: and Da’vid waxed faint. 16 And ish’bi-bé’ndb, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain Da’vid.. | _ 17 But A-bish’a-i the son of Zér-u-i'ah succoured him, and smote the Phi-lis’tine and killed him. Then the men of Da’vid sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more jout with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Is’ra-el. 18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Phi-lis’tines at Gob: then Sib’be-chai the Hi’shath- ite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. : 19 And there was again a battle in Géb with the Phi-lis’tines, where El-ha/nan the son of Ja- Zr’e—or’e-Zim, a Béth’—lé-hém- ite, slew the brother of Go-li’ath the Git’tite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born the giant. 21 And when he defied Is’- ra-el, Jon’a-than the son of Shim’e-ah the brother of Da’vid slew him. 22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of Da’vid, and by the hand of his servants. CHAPTER 22 289 David's song of thanks for deliverance. ND Da’vid spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer: 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of un- godly men made me afraid; 6 The sorrows of hell com- passed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations of heaven moved and shook, be- cause he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. , 421 2 SAMUEL, 22 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made _ darkness Pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 13 Through the brightness be- fore him were coals of fire kindled. 14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. 16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. 19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. ~ 20 He brought me forth also into @ large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his stat- utes, I did not depart from them. 24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. 26 With the merciful thou wilt David's song of thanksgiving shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thy- self unsavoury. 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LorRpD will lighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. ; 31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the LORD? and whois arock, save our God? | 33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. 34 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places. 35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 38 I have pursued mine ene- mies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had con- sumed them. 39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. 41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the 422 David's last song LORD, but he answered them not. 43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me fo be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me. f 45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places. 47 The LorRD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 48 Itis God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, 49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. tte § 50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto Da’vid, and to his seed for evermore. 290 CHAPTER 23 1 David's last_song. | 6 State of the wicked. 8& Roster of David’s mighty men. OW these be the last words of Da’vid. Da’vid the son of Jés’se said, and the man who was raised up on high, the an- ointed of the God of Ja’cob, and ae sweet psalmist of Is’ra-el, said, 2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 2 SAMUEL, 23 3 The God of Is’ra-el said, the Rock of Is’ra-el spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 | But the sons of Bé'li-al Shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they can- not be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of aspear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 8 J These be the names of the mighty men whom Da’vid had: The Tach’mo-nite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Ad’i-no the Ez’nite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was E-le-a’zar the son of DOo’do the A-hd‘hite, one of the three mighty men with Da’vid, when they defied the Phi-lis’tines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Is’ra-el were gone away: 10 He arose, and smote the Phi-lis’tines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was Sham’- mah the son of Ag’e-é the Ha’ra- rite. And the Phi-lis’tines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fied from the Phi-lis’tines. 423 2 SAMUEL, 23 ' 12 But he stood the ground, and defended it, and slew the Phi-lis’tines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. 13 And three of. the thirty chief went down, and came to Da’vid in the harvest time unto the cave of A-dtl’/lam: and. the troop of the Phi-lis’tines pitched in the valley of Réph’a-im. 14 And Da’vid was then in an hold, and the garrison of, the Phi-lis’tines was then in Béth’- 1é-hém. 15 And Da’vid longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of US eae which is by the fate! 16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Phi-lis’ tines, and drew water out of the well of Béth’—lé-hém, that was by the gate, and took if, and brought it to Da’vid: neverthe- less he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the | G men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. 18 And A-bish’a-i, the brother of J6’ab, the son of Zér-u-i’ah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. 19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 20 And Bé-na’‘iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, the son of a valiant man, of Kab’ze-el, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Mé’ab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: Pane e 21 And he slew an £-£¥p’tian, a goodly man: and the £-gyp’- tian had a spear in his hand; but David's mighty men in the midst of |he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the £-gyp’tian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear, 22 These things did Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and had the name among three mighty men. 23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And Da’- vid set him over his guard. 24 A’sa-hél the brother of Jo’ab was one of the thirty; El-ha’nan the son of D6’dé of Béth’-lé-hém, _ _29 Sham’/mah the Ha’rod-ite, EV/i-ka the Ha’rod-ite, 26 Hé’léz the Pal’tite, i’ra the son of tk’késh the Té-k@‘ite, _27 A-bi-é’zér_ the An’e-thoth- ite, Mé-biin’nai the Hi’shath-ite, 28 Zal’mén the A-hd’hite, Ma- har’a-i the Né-todph’a-thite, 29 Hé’léb the son of Ba’a-nah, a Né-toph’a-thite, it’ta-i the son of Ri’bai out of Gib’e-ah of the children of Bén’ja-min, _30 Bé-na’iah the Pir’a-thon- ite, Hid’da-i of the brooks of a’ash, _31 A’bi-al’bon_the Ar’bath-ite, Az’ma-véth the Bir-hti’mite, 32 E-li’ah-ba the Sha-al’bo- nite, of the sons of Ja’shen, Jon’a-than, 33 Sham’mah the H4’ra-rite, A-hi’am the son of Sha’rar the Ha’ra-rite, 34 E-liph’e-lét the son of A-has’- ba-i, the son of the Ma-ach’a- thite, £-li’am the son of A-hith’o- phél the Gi’lo-nite, 35 Héz’ra-i the Pa’a-rai the Ar’bite, 36 I’gal the son of Na’than of Z6’bah, Ba’ni the Gad ‘ite, 37 Zé’lek the Am’mon-ite, Na’- a-ri the Bé-é’roth-ite, armour- bearer to J6’ab the son of Zér- u-i’ah, _398 Vra an Ith’rite, Ga’réb an Ith’rite, 39 U-ri’ah the Hit’tite: thirty and seven in all. Car’mel-ite, 424 Numbering the people. 291 CHAPTER 24 1 The numbering. 10 The plague. Jerusalem escapes. stayed. ND again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Is’ra-el, and he moved Da’vid against them to say, Go, num- ber Is’ra-el and Ji’dah. 2 For the king said to J6’ab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Is’ra-el, from Dan even to Bé’er-—shé’ba, and num- ber ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. 3 And J6’ab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 4 Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Jdé’ab, and against the captains of the host. And J6’ab and the cap- tains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to num- ber the people of is’ra-el. 5 4 And they passed over Jér’- dan, and pitched in Ar’6-ér, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Ja’zér: 6 Then they came to Gil’e-ad, and to the land of Tah’tim— hod’shi; and they came to Dan— ja’an, and about to Zi’don, 7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hi’vites, and of the Ca’naan- ites: and they went out to the south of Ju’dah, even to Bé’er-— shé’ba. 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jé-ru’sa-lém at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And J6’ab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in {s’ra-el eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Ji’dah were five hun- dred thousand men. 16 21 The plague The plague 2 SAMUEL, 24 10 § And Da’vid’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And DAa’vid said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now; I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy ser- vant; for I have done very foolishly. 11 For when Da’vid was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, Da’vid’s seer, saying, 12 Go and say unto Da’vid, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13 So Gad came to Da’vid, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. 14 And Da’vid said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. 15 {So the LORD sent a pes- tilence upon fIs’ra-el from the morning even to the time ap- pointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Bé’er— shé’ba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the _ angel stretched out his hand upon Jé- ru’sd-lém to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that de- stroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand.. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of A-rau’nah the Jéb’u-site. 17 And Da’vid spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine 425 1 KINGS, 1 The plague stayed a hand, I pray thee, be against me, | and offer up what seemeth good and against my father’s house. 18 § And Gad came that day|f to Da’vid, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of A-rau/nah the Jéb’u-site. i9 And Da’vid, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded. 20 And A-rau’nah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and A-rau’nah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And A-rau’nah said, Where- fore is my lord the king come to his servant? And Da’vid said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be|b stayed from the people. 22 And A-rau’nah said unto Da’vid, Let my lord the king take unto him: behold, here be oxen or burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instru- ments of the oxen for wood. 23 All these things did A-rau’- nah, as a king, give unto the king. And A-rau’nah said unto the king, The LorD thy God accept thee. ,24 And the king said unto A-rau’nah, Nay; butI will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So Da’- vid bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And Da’vid built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered urnt offerings and peace offer- ings. So the LORD was in- treated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Is’ra-el. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS 292 CHAPTER 1 i Adonijah’s usurpation. 15 Bath- Sheba intercedes for Solomon. 32 Solomon anointed king. OW king Da’vid was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. ; 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king. and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get eat. 3 Sothey sought for a fair dam- sel throughout all the coasts of Is‘ra-el, and found Ab/i-shag a Shu’/nam-mite, and brought her to the king. 4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. } 5 4 Then Ad-o-ni’/jah the son of Hag’zith exalted himself, say- ing, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horse- men, and fifty men to run before im. 6 And his father had not dis- pleased him at any time in say- ing, Why hast thou done so? 426 _ Pleadings for Solomon and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Ab’sa-lom. 7 And he conferred with J6’ab the son of Zér-u-i’ah, and with _ A-bi’a-thar the priest: and they omans Ad-o-ni’/jah helped im. 8 But Za’dok the priest, and Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and Na’than the prophet, and Shim’e-i, and Ré%i, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Ad-o- 9 And Ad-o-ni’jah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zo’he-léth, which is by En-ro’zel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Jia’dah the king’s servants: 10 But Na’than the prophet, and Bé-na’iah, and the mighty men, and S6l’o-mon his brother, he called not. 11 § Wherefore Na’than spake unto Bath’—shé-ba the mother of S6l’o-mon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Ad-o-ni’jah the son of Hag’zith doth reign, and Da’vid our lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Sol’o- mon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king Da’vid, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king. swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Sd6l’o-mon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Ad-o-ni’jah reign? 14 Behold, while thou yet talk- est there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. 15 ¢ And Bath’-shé-ba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Ab’i-shag the Shu’/nam-mite min- istered unto the king. 16 And Bath’-shé-ba_ bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. 1 KINGS, 1 And the king What wouldest thou? 17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly S6l’o-mon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. _18 And now, behold, Ad-o-ni’- jah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest if not: 19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abun- dance, and hath called all thesons of the king, and A-bi’a-thar the priest, and J6’ab the captain of the host: but Sol’o-mon thy ser- vant hath he not called. 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Is’ra-el are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that Iand my son S6l’o-mon shall be counted offenders. | 22 ¢ And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Na’than the prophet also came in. _23 And they told the king, say- ing, Behold Na’than the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. . 24 And Na’than said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Ad-o-ni’- jah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? 25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of, the host, and A-bi’a-thar the priest: and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Ad-o-ni’jah. 26 But me, even me thy ser- vant, and Za’dok the priest, and Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and thy servant S6l’o-mon, hath he not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord said, 427 1 KINGS, 1 the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? 28 4 Then king Da’vid an- swered and said, Call me Bath’— shé-ba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. | 29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Is’ra-el, say- ing, Assuredly S6l’o-mon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bath’—-shé-ba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king Da’vid a for ever. 2 qAnd king Déa’vid said, ei me Za’dok the priest, Na’than the prophet, and Bé-na’- iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the ser- vants of your lord, and cause Sol’o-mon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gi’hon: i 34 And let Za’dok the priest and Na’than the prophet anoint him there king over Is’ra-el: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Sdl’o- mon. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Is’ra-el and over Ji’dah. 36 And Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da answered the king, and said, A-mén’: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with S6l’o-mon, and make his Solomon anointed king throne greater than the throne of my lord king Da’vid. 38 So Za’d6k the priest, and Na’than the prophet, and Bé- na/iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and the Chér’e-thites, and the Pél’e-thites, went down, and caused Sol’o-mon to ride upon king Da’vid’s mule, and brought him to Gi’hon. 39 And Za’dok the priest took an horn of oil out of the taber- nacle, and anointed S6l’o-mon. they blew the trumpet: and all the people said, God save king S6l’o-mon. 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 41 4 And Ad-o-ni’jah and _ all the guests that were with heard it as they had made an et of eating. And when Jé’ab heard the sound of the trumpet, and he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, be- hold, Jon’a-than the son of A-bi’a-thar the priest came: and Ad-o-ni’jah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jon’a-than answered and said to Ad-o-ni’jah, Verily our lord king Da’vid hath made Sol’o-mon king. 44 And the king hath sent with him Za’dok the priest, and Na’- than the prophet, and Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and the Chér’e-thites, and the Pél’e- thites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule: 45 And Za’dok the priest and Na’than the prophet have an- ointed him king in Gi’hon: and they are come up from thence re- joicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. ; 46 And also S6l’o-mon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord 428 David's charge to Solomon king Da’vid, saying, God make the name of SOol’o-mon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LoRD God of Is’ra-el, which hath given one to. sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. 49 And all the guests that were with Ad-o-ni’jah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. 50 4 And Ad-o-ni’jah feared be- cause of Sdl’o-mon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And it was_told Sdél’o-mon, saying, Behold, Ad-o-ni’jah fear- eth king Sdl’o-mon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Sol’o- mon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. ' 52. And Sdl’o-mon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wicked- ness shall be found in him, he shall die. 53 So king Sdl’o-mon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Sol’o-mon:_ and S6l’o-mon said unto him, Go to thine house. 293 CHAPTER 2 1 David's charge to Solomon. 10 His death. 25 Solomon’s severe policy. 36 Treatment of Shimei. OW the days of Da’vid drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Sdl’o-mon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and | fathers, and | city of Da’vid. his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, 1 KINGS, 2 as it is written in the law of MO’ses, that thou mayest pros- per in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thy- self: 4 That the LORD may con- tinue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with | all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Is’ra-el. 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Jo’ab the son of Zér-u-i’/ah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of ts’ra-el, unto Ab’nér the son of Nér, and unto Am/a-sa the son of Jé’thér, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. : 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Bar-zi)’la-1 the Gil’e-ad- ite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Ab’sa-lém thy brother. 8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shim’e-i the son of Gé’ra, a Bén’ja-mite of Ba-hi’rim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Ma-ha- na’/im: but he came down to meet me at Jér’dan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. ; 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. ; : 10 So Da’vid slept with his and was buried in the 11 And the days that Da’vid 429 1 KINGS, 2 reigned over Is’ra-el were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hé’bron, and thirty and three hate reigned he in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 4 Then sat_S6l’o-mon upon the throne of Da’vid his father; and his kingdom was established greatly, ie 3 ¥ And Ad-o-ni’jah the son of Haeg’zith came to Bath’—shé-ba the mother of S6l’o-mon. And she said, Comest thou peace- ably? And he said, Peaceably. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Is’ra-el set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Sol’o-mon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Ab/’i-shag the Shu’nam-mite to wife. 18 And Bath’—-shé-ba _ said, Well; : will speak for thee unto the kin 19 ¥ Bath’-shé-b4 therefore went unto king Sol’o-mon, to speak unto him for Ad-o-ni’jah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand. ; 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; J pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. -21 And she said, Let Ab’i-shag the Shu’nam-mite be given to Ad-o-ni’jah thy brother to wife. 22 And king Sol’o-mon an- swered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Ab’/i-shag the Shu’nam-mite for Ad-o-ni’- Solomon’s severe policy jah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for A-bi’a-thir the priest, and for J6’ab the son of Zér-u-i’ah. 23 Then king S6l’o-mon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Ad-o-ni’- jah have not spoken this word against his own life. 24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of Da’vid my father, and who hath made me an house, as he prom- ised, Ad-o-ni’jah shall be put to death this day. 25 And king Sol’o-mon sent by the hand of Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da; and he fell upon him that he died. 26 § And unto A-bi’a-thdr the priest said the king, Get thee to An’a-thoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord Gop before Da’vid my father, and be- cause thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. | _27 So. Sdl’o-mon_ thrust out A-bi’a-thar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LorRD, which he spake concerning the house of E£’li in Shiloh. 28 | Then tidings came to Jo’ab: for Jo’ab had turned after Ad-o-ni’/jah, though he turned not after Ab’sa-ldm. And J6’ab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told kine Sdl’o- mon that J6’ab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Sél’o-mon_ sent Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, saying, Go, fall upon him. 30 And Bé-na’iah came to the | tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; 430 Solomon’s treatment of Shimet but I will die here. And Bé- na’/iah brought_the king word again, saying, Thus said J6’ab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which J6’ab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father Da’vid not knowing there~ of, to wit, Ab’nér the son of Nér, captain of the host of Is’ra-el, and Am/’a-sa the son of Jé’thér, captain of the host of Ja’dah. 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of. Jo’ab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon Da’vid, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. : 34 So Bé-na’iah the son of Jé- hoi’a-da went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 § And the king put Bé-na’- iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da in his room over the host: and Za’d6k the priest did the king put in the poor of A-bi’a-thdr. And the king sent and one for Shim’e-1, and said un- to him, Build thee an house in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kid’ron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. 38 And Shim’e-i said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shim/e-i dweltin Jé-ru’sa-lém many days. 1 KINGS, 3 39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shim’e-i ran away unto A’chish son of Ma’a-chah king of Gath. And they told Shim/’e-1, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 40 And Shim’e-i arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to A’chish to seek his ser- vants: and Shim/’e-i went, and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told S6l’o-mon that Shim/’e-i had gone from Jé- ru’sa-lém to Gath, and was come again. 42 And the king sent and called for Shim’e-i, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is goo 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? 44 The king said moreover to Shim/’e-i, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to Da’- vid my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wicked- ness upon thine own head; 45 And king Sdl’o-mon shall be blessed, and the throne of Da’- vid shall be established before the LORD for ever. 46 So the king commanded Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the king- dom was established in the hand of Sol’o-mon. CHAPTER 3 294 1 Solomon’s league with Pharaoh. 5 His choice of wisdom. 16 His judg- ment. ND_Sol’o-mon made affinity £% with Pha’rach king of E’/éypt, and took Pha’radh’s 431 1 KINGS, 3 daughter, and brought her into the city of Da’vid, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jé-ru’s4- 1ém round about. - f 2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 3 And S6l’o-mon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of Da’vid his father: only he sacri- ficed and burnt iricense in high places. ; i 4 And the king went to Gib’e-on to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Sd6l’o-mon offer upon that altar. 5 {In Gib’e-on the LORD ap- peared to Sol’o-mon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Sol’o-mon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant Da’vid my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteous- ness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as i¢ is this day. And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of Da’vid my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may dis- cern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Sol’o-mon had asked this thing. J 11 And God said unto him, Be- cause thou hast asked this thing, Solomon’s choice of wisdom and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself under- standing to discern judgment; 12 Behold, I have done ac- cording to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an under- standing heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that. there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father Da’vid did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 15 And Sol’o-mon awoke; and, behold, 7t was a dream. And he came to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offer- ings, and made a feast to all his servants. 16 § Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was de- livered, that this woman was de- livered also: and we were to- gether; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. J _19 And this woman’s child died in the night; because she over- laid it, es 3: 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. . 21 And when I rose in the 432 Solomon’s prinees and officers 1 KINGS, 4 SN I SESE Di an ae RISES IP morning to give my child Rent Jé-hoi’a-da was over the host: behold, it was dead: but when had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. { this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the iving. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. tis 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Is’ra-el heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wis- dom of God was in him, to do judgment. 295 CHAPTER 4 1 Solomon's princes and Sea 22 His daily jaRelgas A. 24 His great- ness and wisdom. O king S6l’o-mon was king over all Is’ra-el. ‘ 2 And these were the princes which he had; Az-a-ri’ah the son of Za’dok the priest, 3 El-i-hd’reph and A-hi’ah, the sons of Shi’sha, scribes; Jé- hosh’a-phat the son of A-hi/lud, the recorder. _ And Bé-naiah the son of 28 And | f and Za’dok and A-bi’a-thar were the priests: 5 And Az-a-ri’ah the son of Na’- than was over the officers: and Za’bud the son of Na’than was principal officer, and the king’s riend: 6 And A-hi’shar was over the household: and Ad-o-ni’ram the son of Ab’da was over the eles 7 4 And Sol’o-mon had twelve officers over all fs’ra-el, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are their names: The son of Har, in mount E’phra-im 0 The son of Dé’kdr, in Ma’- kaz, and in Sha-al’bim, and Béth—shé’/mesh and E’/lon—béth— ha’nan: 10 The son of Hé’sed, in Ar’u- both; to him pertained So’ choh, ana all the land of Hé’phér: i 11 The son of A-bin’a-dab, in ~ all the region of Dér; which had Ta’phath the daughter of S6l’o- mon to wife: 12 Ba’a-na the son of A-hi/lud; to him pertained Ta’a-nach and Mé-gid’d6, and all Béth—-shé’an, which is by Zar’ta-nah beneath Jéz’re-el, from Béth-shé’an to A’bel-mé-h6/lah, even unto the a: that is beyond Jok’ne- ae} The son of Gé’bér, in Ra’- moth-gil’e-ad; to him pertained the towns of Ja’ir the son of Ma-nas’seh, which are in Gil’- e-ad; to him also pertained the region of Ar’g6b, which is in Ba’- shan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: Eciigy tt 14 A-hin’a-dab the son of Id’do had Ma-ha-na/im: i 15 A-him’a-4z was in Naph’- ta-li; he also took Bas’math the daughter of S6l’o-mon to wife: _, 16 Ba’a-nah the son of Ht’shai was in Ash’ér and in A’léth: 17 Jé-hésh’a-phat the son of Par’u-ah, in Is’sa-char: 433 1 KINGS, 5 Solomon’s greatness and wisdom heart, even as the sand that is on 18 Shim/’e-i the son of E’lah, in Bén’ja-min: 19 Gé’bér the son of U’ri was in the country of Gil’e-ad, in the country of Si’/hon king of the Am/6r-ites, and of Og king of Ba’shan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 20 § Ju’dah and Is’ra-el were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Sol’o-mon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Phi-lis’tines, and unto the border of E’gypt: they brought presents, and served Bees all the days of his 22 q And Sol’o-mon’s provi- sion for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fow 24 For ic had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiph’sah even _to Az’zah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Jia’dah and _ {Is’ra-el dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Bé’er-shé’ba, all the days of S6l’o-mon. 6 { And Sol’o-mon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 4 27 And those officers provided victual for king Sdl’/o-mon, and for all that came unto king Sol’o- mon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man accord- ing to his charge. 29 ¢ And God gave S6l’o-mon wisdom and understanding ex- ceeding much, and largeness of the sea shore. 30 And S6l’o-mon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of E’gypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than &’than the Ez’ra-hite, and Hé’man, and Chal’cél, and Dar’da, the sons of Ma’hol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thou- sand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Léb’ a-non even unto the hyssop that spring- eth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of. all people to hear the wisdom of Sol’o-mon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAPTER 5 1 Solomon contracts with Hiram. Preparing to build the temple. sah Hi’ram king of Tyre sent his servants unto S6l’o- mon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hi’ram was ever a lover of Da’vid. 2 And S6l’o-mon sent to Hi’- ram, saying, Thou knowest how that Da’- vid my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto Da’vid my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he 296 13 , 434 Solomon prepares to build the temple shall build an house unto my name. _ 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Léb’a-non; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew tim- ber like unto the Si-d6/’ni-ans. 7 § And it came to pass, when Hi’ram heard the words of S6l’o- mon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto Da’- vid a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hi’ram sent to S6ol’o- mon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 0 My servants shall bring them down from Léb’a-non unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hi’ram_gave S6l’o-mon cedar trees and fir trees according fo all his desire. 11 And Sol’o-mon gave Hi’- ram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his house- hold, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Sol’o-mon to Hi’ram year by year. 12 And the LORD gave Sol’o- mon wisdom, as he! promised him: and there was peace be- tween Hi’ram and Sol’o-mon; and they two made a league together. | 13 § And king Sol’o-mon raised a levy out of all is’ra-el; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Léb’a- non, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in 1 KINGS, 6 Léb’a-non, and two months at home: and Ad-o-ni’ram was over the levy. 15 And S6l’o-mon had three- score and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16 Beside the chief of Sdl’o- mon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Sol’o-mon’s builders and Hi’ram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. CHAPTER 6 297 1 The temple begun. 5 Its style. 16 Its dimensions. 21 Its ornaments. ND it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of is’ra-el were come out of the land of E’é¥pt, in the fourth year of Sol’o-mon’s reign over Is’ra-el, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. ‘ 2 And the house which king Sol’o-mon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 5 4 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 6 The nethermost chamber was 435 1 KINGS, 6 five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wail of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams |l should not be fastened in the walls of the house. And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. ‘ 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 { And the word of the LORD came to Soi’o-mon, saying, | 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto Da’vid thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children of is’ra-el, and will not forsake my people Is’ra-el . 14 So Sol’o-mon built the house, and finished it. 15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ciel- ing: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built Building of the temple them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits ong. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. _19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. : 20 And the oracle in the fore- part was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height there- of: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. ; 21 So Sol’o-mon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold. 23 4 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 4 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one an- other in the midst of the house. 436 Solomon’s palace 28 And he overlaid the cheru- bims with gold. _ 29 And he carved ali the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. _ 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. } 31 4 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. 34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 35 And he carved thereon cher- ubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 36 ¢ And he built the inner court. with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 37 4 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LorD laid, in the month Zif: 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. 298 CHAPTER 7 1 Solomon’s palace. 15 The pillars at brass. 23 The molten sea. 27 ther work for the temple. UT Sol’o-mon was building his own house _ thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 4 He built also the house of 1 KINGS, 7 the forest of Léb’a-non; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height there- of thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 3 And if was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. 4 And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. 6 § And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. 7 4% Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judg- ment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. 8 ¢ And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. S0ol’o-mon made also an house for Pha’raoh’s daughter, whom he had taken fo wife, like unto this porch. 9 All these were of costly stones, according to the meas- ures of hewed stones: sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court 437 1 KINGS, 7 of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house. 13 § And king S6l’o-mon sent and fetched Hi’ram out of Tyre. 14 He was a*widow’s son of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and under- standing, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Sol’o-mon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapi- ter was five cubits: 17 And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. ; 18 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapi- ters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. 20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. | ; 21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Ja’chin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Bd’iz. 22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished. 23 ¢ And he made a molten Ornaments and sacred vessels sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: if was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking to- ward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it con- tained two thousand baths. 27 4 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. 30 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every | addition. 31 And the mouth of it within — the chapiter and above was. a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. 32 And under the borders were 438 Building of the temple finished four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel -was a cubit and half a cubit. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. 34 And there were four under- setters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. 36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the bor- ders thereof, he graved cheru- bims, lions, and palm trees, ac- cording to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. , 37 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. 38 ¥ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. 39 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. 4 40 § And Hi’ram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hi’ram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Sol’o-mon for the house of the LORD: 41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; 42 And four hundred pome- granates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates i KINGS, & for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; 43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; . 44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; 45 And the pots, and the shov els, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hi’ram made to king S0ol’o-mon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass. { 46 In the plain of Jor’dan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Suc’coth and Zar’than. 47 And Sol’o-mon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out, 48 And S6l’o-mon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. 51 So was ended all the work that king S6l’o-mon made for the house of the LORD. And Sol’o- mon. brought in the things which Da’vid his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. CHAPTER 8 299 1 Dedication of the temple. 4 The ark deposited. 14 Solomon’s_ biessing and prayer. 62 His sacrifice. HEN Sol’o-mon assembled the elders of Is’ra-el, and all 439 1 KINGS, 8 the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Is’ra-el, unto king Sol’o-mon in Jé-ru’sa-lém, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of Da’vid, which is Zion. | 2 And all the men of Is’ra-el assembled themselves unto king Sol’o-mon at the feast in the month Eth’a-nim, which is the seventh month. : 3 And all the elders of Is’ra-el came, and the priests took up the ark. 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Lé’vites bring up. 5 And king Sol’o-mon, and all the congregation of Is’ra-el, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacri- ficing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. i 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. : 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cheru- bims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And they drew out the Staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in (the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. | There was nothing in the ark Save the two tables of stone, which MOo’ses put there at H6’- reb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Ts’ra-el, when they came out of the land of E’gypt. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled |£E the house of the LORD, Dedication of the temple 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LoRD had filled the house of the LorD. 12 | Then spake S6l’o-mon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. +13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a_ settled place for thee to abide in for ever. And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the con gregation of Is’ra-el: (and all the congregation of is’ra-el stood;) 15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of, Is’ra-el, which spake with his mouth unto Da’vid my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Is’ra-el out of E’éypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of is’ra-el to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose Da’vid to be over my people Is’ra-el. 17 And it was in the heart of Da’vid my father to build an house for the name of the LoRD God of Is’ra-el. 18 And the LORD said unto Da’vid my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. 20 And the LORD hath per- formed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of Da’vid my father, and sit on the throne of Is’ra-el, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the cove- nant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of ‘gypt. 23 4 And Sol’o-mon stood be 440 _ Solomon’s prayer at the dedication fore the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of is’ra-el, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 23 And he said, LORD God of is’ra-el, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: | 24 Who hast kept with thy serv- ant Da’vid my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 25 Therefore now, LORD God of Is’ra-el, keep with thy servant Da’vid my father that thou prom- isedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of is’ra-el; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before measthou hast walked before me. 26 And now, O God of Is’ra-el, let thy word, I pray thee, be veri- fied, which thou spakest unto thy servant Da’vid my father. 27 But will God indeed dwell onthe earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy ser- aes shall make toward this pia 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Is’ra-el, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive. 1 KINGS, 8 31 § If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house: 32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give ee according to his righteous- "33 q When thy people is’ra-el be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make sup- plication unto thee in this house: Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people {s’ra-el, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest ee Me fathers. ae hen heaven is shut up, viene there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and con- fess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: 36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy serv- ants, and of thy people Is’ra-el, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. 37 4 If: there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 38 What prayer and supplica- tion soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Is’ra-el, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, - 441 1 KINGS, 8 Solomon’s prayer at the dedication and do, and give to every man| their soul, in the land of their according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. j 41 Moreover. concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Is’ra-el, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; 42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm:) when he shall come and pray toward this house; 43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people is’ra- el; and that they may know that this. house, which have builded, is called by thy name. 44 (if thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: ; j 45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplica- tion, and maintain their cause. 46 If they sin against. thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; 4 47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, say- ing, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have com- mitted wickedness; 48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all enemies, which led them away Captive, and pray unto thee to- ward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: f 49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, . 50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion be- fore them who carried them cap- tive, that they may have com- passion on them: 51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of E’éypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: 52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy ser- vant, and unto the supplication of thy people Is’ra-el, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee, ; 53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, fo be thine inherit- ance, as thou spakest by the hand of M6’ses thy servant, when thou broughtest our_fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Gop. 54 And it was so, that when Sol’o-mon had made an end of praying all this prayer and sup- plication unto the LORD, he | arose from before the altar of the LORD, from. kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Is’ra-el with_a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Is’ra-el, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of M6’ses his servant. 442 God’s covenant with Solomon 57 The LoRD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: Ae him not leave us, nor forsake "38 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his com- mandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made suppli- cation before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Is’ra-ei at all times, as the matter shall require: 60 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God,and that there is none else. 61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to _ keep his commandments, as at this day. 62 § And the king, and all Is’- ra-el with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. 63 And Sd6l’o-mon_ offered, a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Is’ra-el dedicated the house of the LORD. ; 64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LorRpD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offer- ings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. 65 And at that time Sdol’o-mon held a feast, and all Is’ra-el with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Ha’math unto the river of E’gypt, before the LORD our God,seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. 66 On the eighth day he sent 1 KINGS, 9 the people away: and _ they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for Da’vid his servant, and for Is’ra-el his people. CHAPTER 9 300 1 God's covenant with Solomon. 12 Hi- ram’s disappointment. 17 Solomon's new cities. 26 His navy brings gold from Ophir. ND_ it came to pass, when & Sol’o-mon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all S6l’o-mon’s desire which he was pleased to do, 2 That the LORD appeared to Sol’o-mon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gib’e-on. ; 3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hai- lowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there per- petually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as Da’vid thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in up- rightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Is’- ra-el for ever, as I promised to Da’vid thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Is’ra-el. 6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 7 Then will I cut off ie: out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my 443 1 KINGS, 9 name, will I cast out of my sight; and Is’ra-el shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 8 And at this “house, which is | 1 high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Be- cause they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of E’gypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: there- fore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. 10 q And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when S6l’o- mon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, : 11 (Now Hi’ram the king of Tyre had furnished S6l’o-mon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king S6l’o-mon gave Hi’ram twenty cities in the land of Gal’i-lee. 12 And Hi’ram came out from Tyre to see the cities which S6l’o- mon had given him; and they pleased him not. Meh 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he_ called them the land of Ca’btil unto this day. ’ 14 And Hi’ram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 q And this is the reason of the levy which king Sél’o-mon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Mil’lé, and the wall of Jé- ru’/sa-lém, and WHa’zér, Mé-gid’do, and Gé’zér. 16 For Pha’rach king of E’é¥pt ad gone up, and taken Gé’zér, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Ca’naan-ites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present and unto his daughter, Sol’o-mon’s wife. Hiram disappointed 17 And Sol’o-mon built Gé’zér, and Béth-h6o’rén the nether. 18 And Ba/al-ath, and Tad’- mor in the wilderness, in the and, 19 And all the cities of store that S6l’o-mon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which S6l’o- mon desired to build in Jé-ru’sa- lém, and in Léb’a-non, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 And ali the people that were left of the Am’6r-ites, Hit’tites, Pér’iz-zites, Hi’vites, and Jéb’u- sites, which were not of the chil- dren of is’ra-el, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of is’ra-el also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did S6l’o-mon levy a trib- ute of bondservice unto this day. 22 But of the children of Is’- ra-el did S6l’o-mon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. } 23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Sdl’o- mon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 24 { But Pha’rach’s daughter came up out of the city of Da’vid unto her house which S6l’o-mon had built for her: then did he build Mil/lé. 25 alia three times in a year did S6l’o-mon offer burnt offer- ings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. : ; 26 4 And king Sol’o-mon made a navy of ships in EF’zi-on—gé’- bér, which zs beside E/l6th, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of E’dom. | 27 And Hi’ram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that 444 Queen of Sheba’s visit had knowledge of the sea, with hir, old, - the servants of S6l’o-mon. 28 And they came to O’ and fetched from thence ‘four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Sol’o-mon. 301 CHAPTER 10 1 Queen of Sheba’s visit. 18 Solomon's throne. 21 His fleet. 24 His wealth. ND when the queen of Shé’- ba heard of the fame of Sol’- o-mon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jé-ru’sa- lém with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Sol’o- mon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Sol’o-mon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 when the queen of _ Shé’ba had seen all Sol’o-mon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, 5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup- bearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the BORD: there was no more spirit in 6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy econ 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of [s’ra-el: because the LORD loved is’ra-el 1 KINGS, 10 for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents Of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen i cae ip gave to king S6dl’o- nd ‘And the navy also of Hi’- ram, that brought gold from O’phir, brought in from O’phir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. 13 And king Sol’o-mon gave unto the queen of Shé’ba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which S6ol’o-mon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. 14 { Now the weight of gold and | that came to S6l’o-mon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of A-ra’bi-a, and of the governors of the country. 16 ¥ And king S6l’o-mon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hun- dred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Léb’a- non. 18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and over- laid it with the best gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place 445 1 KINGS, 11 of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. 21 § And all king S6l’o-mon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Léb’a-non were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Sdl’o-mon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Thir’shish with the navy of Hi’ram: once in three years came the navy of Thir’- shish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 23 So king Sol’o-mon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. 24 4 And all the earth sought to S6l’o-mon, to hear his wisdom, which God had putin his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and gar- ments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 26 § And Sol’o-mon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed inthe cities for chariots, and with the king at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 27 And the king made silver to be in Jé-ru’sa-lém as stones, and cedars made he fo be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. . 28 4 And Sol’o-mon __ had horses brought out of £’é¥pt, and linen yarn: the king’s mer- chants received the linen yarn at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of E’sypt for six hun- dred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hit’tites, and for the kings of Syr’1-a, did they bring them out _ by their means. Solomon’s wives; his idolatry CHAPTER 11 302 1 Solomon's wives. 4 Hisidolatry. 9 God’s threat. 14 The hostile nations. UT king S6l’o-mon loved 7 Many strange women, to- gether with the daughter of Pha’- raoh, women of the M6/ab-ites, Am’mon-ites, E’dom-ites, Zi-d6’- ni-ans, and Hit’tites; 2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of is’ra-el, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: S6l’o-mon clave unto these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred Wives, princesses, and three hun- dred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Sdl’o-mon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of Da’vid his father. For Sol’o-mon_ went after Ash’to-réth the goddess of the Zi- do’ni-ans, and after Mil’com the abomination of the Am’mon-ites. 6 And S6l’o-mon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did Da’- vid his father. 7 Then did S6l’o-mon build an high place for Ché’mésh, the abomination of Md’ab, in the hill that is before Jé-ru’sa-lém, and for Md’lech, the abomination of the children of Am’mo6n. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt in- oe and sacrificed unto their gods. 9 § And the LORD was angry with Sol’/o-mon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of fs’ra-el, which had ap- peared unto him twice, : 10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. 446 _ Solomon’s adversaries 11Wherefore the LORD said unto Sol’o-mon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have com- manded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for Da’vid thy father’s sake: out of the hand of thy son. 13 Howpbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for Da’vid my servant’s sake, and for Jé-ru’sa-lém’s sake which I have chosen. 14 4 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Sol’o-mon, Ha’dad the E’dom-ite: he was of the king’s seed in E’dom. 15 For it came to pass, when Da’vid was in E’dom, and J6’ab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in E’dom; 16 (For six months did J6’a remain there with all is Dep until he had cut off every male in E’dom:) 17 That Ha’dad fled, he and certain E’dom-ites of his father’s servants with him, to go into E’sypt; Ha’dad being yet a little child. 18 And they arose out of Mid’i- an, and came to Pa’ran: and they took men with them out of Pa’/ran, and they came to E' ‘eypt, unto Pha’raoh king of E’gypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave land. 19 And Ha’dad found great favour in the sight of Pha’rach, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tah’pen-és the queen. 20 And the sister of Tah’pen-és bare him Gé-nt’/bath his son, whom Tdah’pen-és weaned in Pha’raoh’s house: and Gé-ni’- bath was in Pha’raoh’s house- hold among the sons of Pha’réah. 21 And when Ha’dad heard in but I will rend it 1 KINGS, 11 Egypt that Da’vid slept with his fathers, and that Jo’ab the cap- tain of the host was dead, Ha’dad said to Pha’raoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. 22 Then Pha’raoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seek- est to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. 23 4 And God stirred him up another adversary, Ré’zon the son of E-li‘a-dah, which fled from his lord Had-ad-é/zér king of Z6’bah: 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when DA’vid slew them of ZO bah: and they went to Da- mas’cus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Da-mas’cus. ley An d he was an adversary to Is’ra-el all the days of Sol’o- mon, beside the mischief that Ha’dad did: and he abhorred Is’ra-el, and reigned over Syr’i-a. 26 4 And Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, an Eph’rath-ite of Zér’e-da, Sol’o-mon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zé- ru’ah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Sol’o-mon built Mil’lo, and repaired the breaches of the city of Da’vid his father. 28 And the man Jér-o-b0d’/am was a mighty man of valour: and Sol’o-mon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of J6’seph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jér-o-b6’am went out of Jé-ru’sa-lém, that the prophet A-hi’/jah the Shi’lo-nite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; ae they two were alone in the eld: 30 And A-hi’jah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: 447 1 KINGS, 12 31 And he said to Jér-o-bd’am, _ Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Is’ra- el, Behold, I will rend the king- dom out of the hand of Sél’o- mon, and will give ten tribes to ee: 32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant Da’vid’s sake, and for Jé-ru’s4-lém’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el:) 33 Because that they have for- saken me, and have worshipped Ash’to-réth the gcddess of the Zi-do’ni-ans, Ché’mésh the god of the Mo’ab-ites, and Mil’com the god of the children of Am’- mon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my Statutes and my judgments, as did Da’vid his father. 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for Da’vid my | hi servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my command- ments and my statutes: 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that Da’vid my serv- ant may have a light alway be- fore me in Jé-ry’sa-lém, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to ail that thy soul desireth, and shalt | h be king over is’ra-el. 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways and do that is right in my sight to keep my statutes and my com- mandments, as Da’vid my serv- ant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for Da’vid, and will give Is’ra-el unto thee. 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of Da’vid, but not for ever. 40 Sol’o-mon sought therefore Solomon dies; Rehodoam succeeds to kill Jér-o-b6’am. And Jér-o- bd-am arose, and fled into £’g¥pt, unto Shi’shak king of &’z¥pt, and was in B’g¥pt until the death of Sol’o-mon. 41 4 And the rest of the acts of Sol’o-mon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of S6l’o-mon? 42 And the time that Sdél’o- mon reigned in Jé-ru’sd4-lém over all is’ra-el was forty years. 43 And Sdél’o-mon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of Da’vid his father: and Ré-ho-b6’am his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 12 1 Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. Ten tribes revolt to Jeroboam. Kingdoms of Judah and Israeli. ND Ré-ho-bé’am went to Shé’chem: for all is’ra-el were come to Shé’chem to make m king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, who was yet in E’g¥pt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the pres- ence of king S6l’o-mon, and Jér- o-b6’am dwelt in E’g¥pt;) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jér-o-bé’am and all the congregation of Is’ra-el came, and spake unto Ré-ho-bo’am, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which e put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. And he said unto them, De- part yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 § And king Ré-ho-bd’am consulted with the old men, that stood before S6l’o-mon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and 20 448 \ Ten tribes revolt wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to _ them, then they will be thy serv- ants for ever. - 8 But he forsook the counsel of . the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown him, and which stood him: And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, father made our yoke heavy, but make thou i¢ lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 12 4 So Jér-o-b6’am and all the people came to R6-ho-b6’am the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave im; 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, say- ing, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chas- tise you with scorpions. 15 Wherefore the king heark- ened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by A-hi’- jah the Shi’lo-nite unto Jér-o- bd’am the son of Né’bat. 16 {So when all Is’ra-el saw 29 Thy | 1 1 KINGS, 12 that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in Da’vid? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jés’se: to your tents, O is’ra-el: now see to thine own house, Da’vid. So Is’ra-el departed unto their tents. 17 But as for the children of Is’ra-el which dwelt in the cities of Ju’dah, Ré-ho-b6’am reigned over them. 18 Then king Ré-ho-b6’am sent A-dd’ram, who was over the tribute; and all Is’ra-el stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Ré-ho- bo’am made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jé-ru’sa- ém. 19 So Is’ra-el rebelled against ore house of Da’vid unto this 30 And it came to pass, when all Is’ra-el heard that Jér-o-bd’~ am was come again, that they sent and called him unto the con- gregation, and made him king over all is’ra-el: there was none that followed the house of Da’- vid, but the tribe of Jua’dah only. 21 q And when Ré-ho-bd’am was come to Jé-ru’sa-lém, he assembled all the house of Ju’- dah, with the tribe of Bén’ja- min, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Is’ra-el, to bring the kingdom again to Ré-ho-b6’am the son of Sdl’o-mon. 22 But the word of God came unto Shém-a-i/ah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Ré-ho-b6’am, the son of Sdl’o-mon, king of Ja’dah, and unto all the house of Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min, and to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Is’ra-el: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me, 449 1 KINGS, 13 They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD. ; 25 4 Then Jér-o-bd’am built Shé’chem in mount E’phra-im, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Pé-nw’el. 26 And Jér-o-b6o’am said ir. his heart, Now shall the king- dom return to the house of Da'vid: 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jé-ru’sd-lém, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Ré- ho-b6’am king of Ju’dah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Ré-ho-b6’am king of Ji’dah. 28 Whereupon the king took! th counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jé-ru’sa-lém: behold thy gods, O Is’ra-el, which brought thee up out of the land of E’g¥pt. __ 29 And he set the one in Béth’— el, and the other put he in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to wor- ship before the one, even unto an. 31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Lé’vi. 32 And Jér-o-b6’am ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Jua’dah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Béth’—-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Béth’-el_ the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Béth’-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Is’ra-el: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. Jeroboam’s idolatry CHAPTER 13 304 1 Jeroboam’s hand withers. 11 Two prophets of Beth-el. 23 Disobedien prophet is killed by a lion. 33 Ob- Stinacy of Jeroboam. ND, behold, there came a man of God, out of Ja’dah by the word of the LORD unto Béth’-el: and Jér-o-b6’am stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of Da’vid, Jo-si’ah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon ee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jér-o-b6’am heard the say- ing of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Béth’— el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, In- treat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 450 \ Two prophets at Beth-el 8 And the man of God said! drink water. unto the king, If thou wilt give | hi me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: : 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way | b that thou camest. 10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Béth’-el. 11 § Now there dwelt an old prophet in Béth’-el; and his sons came and toid him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Béth’-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 4 12 And their father said unto them, What way went he?~ For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Ji’dah. | : 13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Jai’dah? And he said, I am. ; i 15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. ; 16 And he said, I may not re- turn with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: | ; 17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 18 He said unto him, I ama prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and 1 KINGS, 13 But he lied unto 1m. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 20 § And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the peronhet that brought him ack: 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Ja’dah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast dis- obeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the command- ment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 4 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, fo wit, for the pro- phet whom he had brought back. 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedi- ent unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath deliv- ered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him. 451 1 KINGS, 14 28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. ae 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother! 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepul- chre wherein the man of God its buried; lay my bones beside his bones: 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Béth’—el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of sae ri-a, shall surely come to °33 q After this thing Jér-o- bo’am returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he be- came- one of the priests of the high places. ) 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jér-o-b6’am, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. 305 CHAPTER 14 1J cay - as takes pee oo Bais ; ijah’s pro = eda ’S aie 235) PHL deeppited! T that time A-bi’jah the son of Jér-o-b6’am fell sick. 2 And Jér-o-bd’am said to his|o wife, Arise, I pray thee, and dis- guise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jér-o- bo’am; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is A-hi’jah ae prophet, which told me that J should be king over this people. Prophecy against Jeroboam’s house 3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall be- come of the child. d Jér-o-b6’am’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shi’- léh, and came to the house of A-hi’jah. But A-hi’jah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. q And the LORD said unto A-hi’jah, Behold, the wife of Jér- o-bd6’am cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: .for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself fo be another woman. 6 And it was so, when A-hi’jah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jér- o-b6’am; why feignest thou thy- self fo be another? forlamsent to thee with heavy tidings. Go, tell Jér-o-bd’am, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Is’ra-el, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of Da’vid, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant Da’vid, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; . 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to pro- voke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jér- o-b6’am, and will cut off from Jér-o-bé’am him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in is’ra-el, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jér-o-b6’am, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 452 7 Death of Jeroboam 11 Him that dieth of Jér-o- bo’am in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it. 12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when y feet enter into the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Is’ra-el shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jér-o-bd’am shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Is’ra-el in the house of Jér-o-bd’am. 14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Is’ra-el, who shall cut off the house of Jér-o-b6’am that day: but what? even now. : 15 For the LORD shall smite Is’ra-el, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Is‘ra-el out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall. scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger. 16 And he shall give Is’ra-el up because of the sins of Jér-o-b6’- am, who did sin, and who made Is’ra-el to sin. x 17 ¢ And Jér-o-bd’am’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tir’zah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died; : ; 18 And they buried him; and all Is’ra-el mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant A-hi’jah the prophet. 19 And the rest of the acts of Jér-o-b6’am, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of is’ra-el. 20 And the days which Jér-o- bo’am reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Na’dab his son reigned in his stead. 21 4 And Ré-ho-bd’am the son 1 KINGS, 14 of Sol’o-mon reigned in Ja’dah. Ré-ho-b6’am was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jé-ru’sa-lém, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el, to put his name there. And _ his mother’s name was Na’a-mah, an Am’mon-it-ess. 22 And Ju’dah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they pro- voked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, aie all that their fathers had one. +23 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. 24 And there were also sodom- ites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Is’‘ra-el. 25 § And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Ré-ho-b6’am, that Shi’shak king of E’/gypt came up against Jé-ru’sa4-lém: 26 And he took away the treas- ures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which S6l’o-mon had made. 27 And king Ré-ho-b6d’am made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house. 28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber. 29 { Now the rest of the acts of Ré-ho-b6’am, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? 30 And there was war between Ré-ho-bd’/am and Jér-o-bd’/am all their days. ( 31 And Ré-ho-b6’am slept with his fathers, and was buried with 453 1 KINGS, 15 his fathers in the city of Da’vid. And his mother’s name was Na’- a-mah an Am’/mon-it-ess. And gape his son reigned in his stea 306 CHAPTER 15 1 Abijam’s reign in Judah. 9 Asa succeeds him. 33 Baasha smites Jeroboam’s house. OW in the eighteenth year of king Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat reigned A-bi/jam over Ju’dah. i 2 Three years reigned he in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Ma’a-chah, the daughter of A-bish’a-lom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of Da’vid his father. 4 Nevertheless for Da’vid’s sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jé-ru’sa4-lém, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jé-ru’sa-lém: 5 Because Da’vid did _ that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of U-ri’ah the Hit’ tite. 6 And there was war between Ré-ho-b6’am and Jér-o-b6’am all the days of his life. 7 Now the rest of the acts of A-bi’jam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ji’dah? And there was war be- tween A-bi’jam and Jér-o-b0’am. 8 And A-bi’‘jam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of Da’vid: and A’sa his son reigned in his stead. 9 § And in the twentieth year of Jér-o-bd6’am king of Is’ra-el reigned A’sa over Ji’dah 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Ma’a- ee the daughter of A-bish’a- om. Reigns of Abijam and Asa 11 And A’sa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did Da’vid his father. 12 And he took away the sod- omites out of the land, and re- moved all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Ma’a-chah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and A’sa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kid’ron. 14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless A’sa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. 15 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had Geen into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. 16 4 And there was war be- tween A’sa and Ba’a-sha king of Is’ra-el all their days. i 17 And Ba’a-sha king of Iis’- ra-el went up against Ja’dah, and built Ra’mah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to A’sa king of Ja’dah. 18 Then A’sa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king A’sa sent them te Bén—-ha’dad, the son of Tab’ri- mon, the son of Hé’zi-on, king of Syr’'i-a, that dwelt at Da-mas’- cus, Saying, 19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present ‘of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Ba’a-sha king of Is’ra-el, that he may depart from me. 20 So Bén-ha’dad hearkened unto king A’sa, and sent the cap- tains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Is’ra-el, and smote I’jon, and Dan, and A’bel—béth-ma’a-chah, and 454 Jehw’s prophecy Cin’ne-roth, with all the land of Naph’ta-li. - 21 And it came to pass, when Ba’a-sha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ra’mah, and dwelt in Tir’zah. 22 Then kimg A’sa made proclamation throughout all Ju’- dah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ra’mah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Ba’a-sha had builded; and king A’sa built with them Gé’ba of Bén’ja-min, and Miz’- pah. 23 The rest of all the acts of A’sa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. . 3 24 And A’sa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid his father: and Jé-hosh’a-phat his son reigned in his stead. 25 4 And Na’dab the son of Jér-o-b6’am began to reign over Is’ra-el in the second year of A’sa king of Ji’dah, and reigned over Is’ra-el two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Is’ra-el to sin. 27 § And Ba’a-sha the son of A-hi/jah, of the house of Is’sa- char, conspired against him; and Ba’a-sha smote him at Gib’be- thon, which belonged to the Phi- lis’tines; for Na’dab and _ all Is’ra-el laid siege to Gib’be-thon. 28 Even in the third year of A’sa king of Ji’dah did Ba’a-sha slay him, and reigned in his stead. i 29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jér-o-bd’am; he left not to Jér-o-bd’am any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by 1 KINGS, 16 He servant A-hi’/jah the Shi’lo- nite: 30 Because of the sins of Jér- o-b6’am which he sinned, and which he made Is’ra-el sin, by his provocation. wherewith he a|provoked the LORD God of Is’ra-el to anger. 31 9 Now the rest of the acts of Na’dab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 32 And there was war between A’sa and Ba’a-sha king of Is’ra-el all their days. 33 In the third year of A’sa king of Ja’dah began Ba’a-sha the son of A-hi/jah_ to reign over all Is‘ra-el in Tir’zah, twenty and four years. ae 34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jér-o-bd’am, and_in his an wherewith he made is’ra-el oO sin. CHAPTER 16 307 1 Jehu’s prophecy. 15 Death of Zimri. 23 Omri builds Samaria. 29 Ahab’s reign. 34 Fulfilment of Joshua’s curse. HEN the word of the LORD came to Jé’hii the son of Ha-na/ni against Ba’a-sha, say- ing, 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Is’ra-el; and thou hast walked in the way of Jér-o-bd’am, and hast made my people Is’ra-el to sin, to pro- voke me to anger with their sins; 3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Ba’a-sha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat. 4 Him that dieth of Ba’a-sha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. Now the rest of the acts of Ba’a-sha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written 455 1 KINGS, 16 in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 6 So Ba’a-sha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tir’- zah: and E£’lah his son reigned in his stead. . 7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jé’ht the son of Ha-na’- ni came the word of the LORD against Ba’a-sha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jér-o-b6’/am; and because he killed him. | 8 {In the twenty and sixth year of A’sa king of Ja’dah began E’lah the son of Ba’a-sha to reign over Is’ra-el in Tir’zah, two years. 9 And his servant Zim’ri, cap- tain of half his chariots, con- spired against him, as he was in Tir’zah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Ar’za steward of his house in Tir’zah. 10 And Zim’ri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of A’sa king of Ja’dah, and reigned in his stead. 11 4 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as. soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Ba’a-sha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 12 Thus did Zim’ri destroy all the house of Ba’a-sha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Ba’a-sha by Jé’ha the prophet, 13 For all the sins of Ba’a-sha, and the sins of E’lah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Is’ra-el to sin, in pro- voking the LORD God of Is’ra-el to anger with their vanities. _14 Now the rest of the acts of E’lah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 15 { In the twenty and seventh year of A’sa king of Ja’dah did Reign of Omri Zim/ri reign seven days in Tir’- zah. And the people were en- camped against Gib’be-thén, ee belonged to the Phi-lis’- ines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zim’ri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all is’ra-el made Om/’ri, the captain of the host, king over is’ra-el that day in the camp. 17 And Om’ri went up from Gib’be-thon, and all Is’ra-el with him, and they besieged Tir’zah. 18 And it came to pass, when Zim’/ri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace“of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died, 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jér-o-bd’am, and in his sin which he did, to make Is’ra-el to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zim’ti, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? _21 4 Then were the people of Is’ra-el divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tib’ni the son of Gi’nath, to make him king; and half followed 6m’ri. 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the peo- ple that followed Tib’ni the son of Gi’nath: so Tib’ni died, and Om’ri reigned. 23 _§ In the thirty and first year of A’sa king of Ji’dah began 6m/ri to reign over is’ra-el, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tir’zah. . 24 And he bought the hill Sa- ma’ri-a of Shé’mér for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shé’mér, owner of the hill, Sa-ma’ri-a. : 25 { But Om’ri_ wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did 456 Elijah prophesies pers than all that were before im. 20 For he walked in all the way -of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, and in his sin wherewith he made Is‘ra-el_to sin, to provoke the LORD God of_ is’ra-el to anger with their vanities. .27 Now the rest of the acts of Om’ri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of is’- FA=eLP y 28 So Om’ri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Sa- ma’ri-a: and A’hab his son reigned in his stead. 29 { And in the thirty and eighth year of A’sa king of Ji’dah began A’hab the son of 6m’ri to reign over Is’ra-el: and A’hab the son of Om/ri reigned over _Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’ri-a twenty and two years. k 30 And A’hab the son of 6m‘ri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him. _31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jér-o-bé’- am the son of Né’bat, that he took to wife Jéz’e-bél the daugh- ter of Eth-ba’al king of the Zi- do/ni-ans, and went and served Ba’al, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Ba’al in the house of Ba’al, which he had buil&in Sa-ma’ri-a. 33 And A’hab made a grove; and A’hab did more to provoke the LORD God of Is’ra-el to anger than all the kings of Is’ra- el that were before him. _ 34 § In his days did Hi’el the Béth’—el-ite build, Jér’i-ché: he laid the foundation thereof in A-bi’ram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Sé’gub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Josh’u-a the son of Nun. 308 CHAPTER 17 1 Elijah’s advent. 6 He is fed by ravens. 17 Widow's son raised. 1 KINGS, 17 ND £-li’jah the Tish’bite, - who was of the inhabitants of Gil’e-Ad, said unto A’hab, As the LORD God of is’ra-el liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the LorpD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Ché’rith, that is before Jor’dan. | 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LorRD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Ché’rith, that is before Jér’dan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the even- ing; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there. had been no rain in the land. 8 § And the word of the LorD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zar’e- phath, which belongeth to Zi'- don, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose and went to Zar’e-phath. And when he came to the gate of the city, be- hold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to fetch if, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 457 1 KINGS, 18 Elijah raises the widow’s son 13 And E-li’jah said unto her, | and E-li/jah said, See, thy son Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. : 14 For thus saith the LorD God of Is’ra-el, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. k 15 And she went and did ac- cording to the saying of E-li’jah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by E-li’jah. 17 § And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. pe 18 And she said unto E-li’jah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to re- membrance, and to slay my son? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, andsaid, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. 22 And the LorD heard the voice of E-li’jah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And E-li’/jah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: And he. took him | b liveth. : _24 § And the woman said to E-li’jah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. CHAPTER i18 309 1 Elijah meets Obadiah and Ahab. 17 Test of Baal’s prophets. 40 They are slain. ND it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to E-li’jah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto A’hab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And E-li’/jah went to shew himself unto A’hab. And there was a sore famine in Sa-ma’ri-a. 3 And A’hab called 6-ba-di’ah, which was the governor of his house. (Now O-ba-di’ah feared the LORD greatly: 4 For it was so, when Jéz’e- bél cut off the prophets of the LORD, that O-ba-di’ah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) , And A’hab said unto 6-ba- ‘di’ah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all rooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. _ 6 So they divided the land be- tween them to pass throughout it: A’hab went one way by him- self, and O-ba-di’ah went an- other way by himself. 7 4 And as 0-ba-di/ah was in the way, behold, £&-li’/jah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord £-li’jah? 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, £-li’jah is here. . 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest de- liver thy servant into the hand of A’hab, to slay me? F 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, 458 Elijah and the prophets of Baal whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11 And now_thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, E-li’jah is ere. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell A’hab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy serv- ant fear the LORD from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jéz’e-bél slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now _thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, E-li’jah is here: and he shall slay me. 15 And E-li’jah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 16 So O-ba-di’ah went to meet A’hab, and told him: and A’hab went to meet E-li’jah. 17 4 And it came to pass, when A’hab saw E-li’jah, that A’hab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Is’ra-el? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled is’ra-el; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the command- ments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Ba’al-im. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Is’ra-el unto mount Cir’mel, and the prophets of Ba’al four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jéz’e- bél’s table. 20 So A’hab sent unto all the children of Is’ra-el, and gath- ered the prophets together unto mount Car’mel. 1 KINGS, 18 halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Ba’al, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said £-li’/jah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Ba’al’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for them- selves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay if on wood, and put no fire under: 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him e God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25 And £E-li’/jah said unto the prophets of Ba’al, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first: for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under 26 And they tepid ‘the bullock which was given them, and they dressed if, and called on the name of Ba’al from morning even until noon, saying, Ba/al, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that £-li’/jah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a jour- ney, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their man- ner with knives and lancets, til) the blood gushed out upo1 them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they 21 And £-li’jah came_unto all| prophesied until the time of the the people, and said, How long/! offering of the evening sacrifice, 459 1 KINGS, 19 that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. —s 30 And £-li’jah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And £-li’jah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Ja’cob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Is’ra-el shall be thy name: f 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. © 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did if the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the eve- ning sacrifice, that £-li’jah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of A’bra-ham, I’saac, and of Is’ra-el, let it be known this day that thou art God in Is’ra-el, and that I am thy serv- ant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LorD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw Baal’s prophets slain it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 40 And £-li’/jah said unto them, Take the prophets of Ba’al; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and #-li’jah brought them down to the brook Ki’shon, and slew them there. 41 4 And £-li’jah said unto A’hab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of }abundance of rain. 42 So A’hab went up to eat and to drink. And £-li’/jah went up to the top of Cir’mel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Be- hold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto A’hab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. | 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And A’hab rode, and went to Jéz’re-el. 46 And the hand of the Lorp was on E-li’jah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before A’hab to the entrance of Jéz’re-el. CHAPTER 19 310 1 Jezebel threatens Elijah. 4 His flight to Horeb. 15 Jehu anointed. 19 Elisha chosen. ND A’hab told Jéz’e-bél all that £-li’jah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jéz’e-bél sent a mes- senger unto E-li’/jah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. 460 Elijah flees to Horeb 3 And when he saw fhat, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Bé’er—shé’ba, which be- longeth to Ju’dah, and left his servant there. 4 J But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juni- per tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. : ‘8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto HO6’reb the mount of God. ! 9 § And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, £-li’/jah? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Is’ra-el have forsaken thy cove- nant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. | 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lorp. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks be- fore the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but 1 KINGS, 19 the LORD was not in the earth- quake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 13 And it was so, when E-li’jah heard if, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there camea voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, £-li’/jah? 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Is’ra-el have forsaken thy cove- nant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on_ thy way to the wilderness of Da-mas’cus: and when thou comest, anoint Haz’a-el to be king over Syr'i-a: 16 And Jé’ht the son of Nim’- shi shalt thou anoint to be king over is’ra-el: and £E-li’sha the son of Sha’phat of A’bel—mé- ho’lah shalt thou anoint fo be prophet in thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Haz’a-el shall Jé’ht slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jé’ha shall £-li’sha slay. 18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Is’ra-el, all the knees which have not bowed unto Ba’al, and every mouth which hath not kissed Rim. 19 | So he departed thence, and found E-li’sha the son of Sha’phat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and E-li’/jah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after £-li’/jah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto 461 1 KINGS, 20 Samaria besieged him, Go back again: for what! and for my silver, and for my have I done to thee? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after. Eo jah, and ministered unto 311 CHAPTER 20 1 Samaria besieged. 13 Ahab deleas Ben-hadad. 34 A_ covenant. The prophet’s reproof. ND Bén-ha’dad the king of Syr’i-a gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged S4-m4a’ri-a, and warred against it. 2 And he sent messengers to A’hab king of Is’ra-el into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Bén—ha’dad, j 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. 4 And the king of Is’ra-el an- swered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Bén-ha’dad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy serv- ants; and it shall be, that what- soever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take if away. 7 Then the king of {Is’ra-el called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mis- chief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, gold; and I denied him not. 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Béen—ha’dad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing Imay not do. And the messen- gers departed, and brought him word again. 10 And Bén—-ha’dad sent unto 5|him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Sa-mda’ri-a shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. ; 11 And the king of Is’ra-el answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 12 And it came to pass, when Bén—hda’dad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set your- selves in array. And they set pueneelves in array against the ci 13 4 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Aha b king of Is’ra-el, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I w deliver it into thine hand day; and thou shalt know ine I am the LORD. 14 And A’hab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. 15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the prov- inces, and they were two hun- dred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of is’ra-el, being seven thousand. 16 And they went out at noon. But Bén—-ha’dad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, 462 The Syrians defeated he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Bén—ha’dad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Sa-ma’ri-a. 18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. 19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. 20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syr’i-ans fled; and Is’ra-el pursued them: and Bén-ha/’dad the king of Syr’i-a escaped on an horse with the horsemen. : f 21 And the king of iIs’ra-el went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syr’‘i- ans with a great slaughter. 22 4 And the prophet came to the king of Is’ra-el, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syr’i-a will come up against thee. , ' 23 And the servants of the king of Syr’i-a said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; there- fore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. | 24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: 25 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Bén—ha’- dad numbered the Syr’i-ans, and went up to A’phek, to fight against Is’ra-el. 1 KINGS, 20 27 And the children of Is’ra-el were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of fs’ra-el pitched before them like two Jittle flocks of kids; but the Syr’i-ans filled the country. 28 § And there came a man of God and spake unto the king of Is’ra-el, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syr’i-ans have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 29 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Is’ra-el slew of the Syr’i-ans an hundred thou- sand footmen in one day. | 30 But the rest fled to A’phek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thou- sand of the men that were left. And Bén-ha’dad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. 31 § And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Is’ra-el are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Is’ra-el: peradventure he will save thy life. | 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Is’ra-el, and said, Thy servant Bén-ha’dad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Js he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Bén-ha’dad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Bén—ha’dad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 463 1 KINGS, 21 34 And Bén-ha'ddd said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will re- store; and thou shalt make streets for thee “in Da-mas’cus, as my father made in Sa-mda’ri-a. Then said A’hab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. 35 § And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. 36 Then said he unto him, Be- cause thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew im. 37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, be- hold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of fs’ra-el said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. 41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Is’ra-el discerned him that he was of the prophets. 42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter de- struction, therefore thy life shall Ahab desires Naboth’s vineyard go for his life, and thy people for his peopie. 43 And the king of {Is’ra-el went to his house heavy and dis- pleased, and came to Sa-mA’ri-a. CHAPTER 21 312 1 Naboth condemned and stoned. 15 His vineyard taken. 17 Elijah’s denunciation. ND it came to pass after these things, that Na’béth the Jéz’re-el-ite had a vineyard, which was in Jéz’re-el, hard by the palace of A’hab king of S4-ma’ri-a. 2 And A’hab_ spake unto Na’- both, saying, Give me thy vine- yard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money 3 And d Na’bdth said to A’hab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And A’hab came into his house heavy and displeased be- cause of the word which Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. ste 5 4 But Jéz’e-bél his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 6 And he said unto her, Be- cause I spake unto Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. —s_— ( 7 And Jéz’e-bél his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Is’ra-el? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee 464 Naboth slain. the vineyard of Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite. 7 8 So she wrote letters in A’hab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Na’both. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Na’both on high among the people: | 10 And set two men, sons of Bé'li-al, before him, to bear_wit- mess against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jéz’e-bél had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Na’both on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men, children of Bé’li-al, and sat be- fore him: and the men of Bé’- li-al witnessed against him, even against Na’both, in the presence of the people, saying, Na’both did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jéz’e-bél, saying, Na’both is stoned, and is dead. 15 4 And it came to pass, when Jéz’e-bél heard that Na’béth was stoned, and was dead, that Jéz’e- bél said to A’hab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Na’both is not alive, but dead. 16 And it came to pass, when A’hab heard that Na’both was dead, that A’hab rose up to go - down to the vineyard of Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite, to take posses- sion of it. Hf Rl And the word of the Elijah denounces Ahab the city the dogs shail eat; 1 KINGS, 21 LORD came to E-li’jah the Tish’ bite, saying, 18 Arise, go, down to meet A’hab king of Is’ra-el, which is in Sa-m4a’ri-a: behold, he is in the vineyard of Na’both, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, say- ing, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Na’béth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. | 20 And A’hab said to E-li’jah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from A’hab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Is’ra-el, 22 And will make thine house like the house of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, and like the house of Ba’a-sha the son of A-hi’jah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Is’ra-elto sin. 23 And of Jéz’e-bél also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shail eat Jéz’e-bél by the wall of Jéz’re-el. z i 24 Him that dieth of A’hab re anc him that dieth in the field shail the fowls of the air eat. 25 4 But there was none like unto A’hab, which did sell him- self to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jéz’e- bél his wife stirred up. , 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Am’6r-ites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Is’ra-el. 27 And it came to pass, when A’hab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sack-~ 4605 1 KINGS, 22 oe upon his flesh, and fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went catty: 28 And the word of the LORD came to E-li/jah- the Tish’bite, Saying, 29 Seest thou how A’hab hum- bleth himself before me? _ be- cause he humbleth himself be- fore me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house. 313 CHAPTER 22 1 Ahab’s false prophets. 34 He is slain in battle. 41 Jehoshaphat’s reign. 51 Reign of Ahaziah. ND they continued three years without war between Syr’i-a and Is’ra-el. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jé-hdsh’a-phat the king of Ji’dah came down to the king of Is’ra-el. | 3 And the king of Is’ra-el said unto his servants, Know ye that Ra’moth in Gil’e-ad is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syr’i-a? 4 And he said unto Jé-hdsh’a- phat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ra’moth—gil’e-ad? And Jé-hosh’a-phat said to the king of Is’ra-el, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jé-hdsh’a-phat said unto the king of Iis’ra-el, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. 4 6 Then the king of Is’ra-el gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ra’moth—gil’e-ad to battle, .or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. d Jé-hosh’a-phat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might en- quire of him? 8 And the king of Is’ra-el said unto Jé-hosh’a-phat, There is yet one man, Mi-ca/iah the son Ahab’s false prophets of Im‘lah, by whom we may en- quire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jé-hosh’a-phat said, Let not the king say so. _ 9 Then the king of is’ra-el called an officer, and _ said, Hasan hither Mi-ca’iah the son of im’ 10 And the king of is’ra-el and Jé-hosh’a-phat the king of Ji’- dah sat each on his throne, hay- ing put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Sa-ma’ri-a; and all the proph- ets prophesied before them. 11 And Zéd-e-ki’/ah the son of Ché-na’a-nah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syr’i-ans, until thou have consumed them. 12 And all the prophets proph- esied so, saying, Go up to Ra’/moth-sil’e-ad, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver i¢ into the king’s hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Mi-ca’iah spake unto » saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which as Reads 14 And Mi-ca’iah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak. 15 4 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Mi- ca/iah, shall we go against "Ra’- moth-gil’e-ad to battle, or shal we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver zt into the hand of the king. ih %G, 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? 4 17 And he said, I saw all Is’ra- el scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have 466 Ahab slain at Ramoth-gilead no master: let them return every | hath not spoken by me. man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Is’ra-el said unto Jé-hosh’a-phat, Did I not -tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and _ all pe host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade A’hab, that he may go up and fall at Ra’moth— gil’e-ad? And one said on this manner, and another said on “hat manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do 0. 23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy proph- ets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zéd-e-ki’ah the son of Ché-na’a-nah went near, and smote Mi-ca’iah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? : 5 And Mi-ca’iah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Is’ra-el said, Take Mi-ca/iah, and carry him back unto A’mon the governor of the city, and to J6’ash the king’s son; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Mi-ca’iah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD 1 KINGS, 22 And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 29 So the king of Is’ra-el and Jé-hosh’a-phat the king of Ju’- dah went up to Ra’moth—éil’e-ad. 30 And the king of Iis’ra-el said unto Jé-hésh’a-phat, I will dis- guise myself and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Is’ra-el dis- guised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of S¥yr’i-4 com- manded his thirty and two cap- tains that had rule over his char- iots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Is’ra-el. 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jé-hosh’a-phat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Is’ra-el. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jé-hosh’a-phat cried out. | 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots per- ceived that it was not the king of Is’ra-el, that they turned back from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of iIs’ra-el between the joints of the harness: where- fore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I aim wounded. e 35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syr’i-ans, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclama- tion throughout the host about the going down of the sun, say- ing, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. 37 YSo the king died, and was brought to Sa-ma’ri-a: and they buried the king in Sa-ma’- ri-a. 38 And one washed the chariot 467 2 KINGS, 1 in the pool of Sa-ma’ri-a; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; ac- cording unto the word of the LORD which he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of A’hab, and ali that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and ali the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 40 So A’hab slept with his fathers; and A-ha-zi’ah his son reigned in his stead. 41 9 And Jé-hosh’a-phat the son of A’sa began to reign over Ji’dah in the fourth year of A’hab king of Is’ra-el. é 42 Jé-hosh’a-phat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was A- zu’bah the daughter of Shil’hi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of A’sa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jé-hdsh’a-phat made peace with the king of Is’ra-el. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jé-hésh’a-phat, and his might that he shewed, and how he/r warred, are they not written in Jehoshaphat’s reign the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father A’sa, he took out of the land. . 47 There was then no king in E/dom: a deputy was king. 48 Jé-hdosh’a-phat made ships of Thar’shish to goto O’phir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at E’zi-on—é’bér, 49 Then said A-ha-zi’ah the son of A’hab unto Jé-hdsh’a-phat. Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But J epee o Phat would not. 50 4 And Jé-hésh’a-phat slept with his fath ers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid his father: and Jé-hd’- ram his son reigned in his stead. 51 4 A-ha-zi’ah the son_of A’- hab began to reign over Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’ri-a the seventeenth year of Jé-hosh’a-phat king of Ji’dah, and reigned two years over Is’ra-el. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin: 53 For he served Ba’al, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Is’- ra-el, according to all that his father had done. SECOND BOOK OF THE 5. RaENIGS COMMONLY CALLED THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS 314 CHAPTER 1 1 Rebellion of Moab. 9 Ahaziah’s fif- ties slain. 17 Jehoram succeeds him. HEN M0O’ab rebelled against | messengers, Is’ra-el after the death of | them, A’hab. 468 2 And A-ha-zi’ah fell down och a lattice in his upper 16 Death of Ahaziah.| Chamber that was in Sa-ma’ri-a, was sick: and he sent and said _ unto enquire of Ba’al- god of &Ek’ron and Go, zé/bub_ the Elijah’s prophecy against Ahaziah whether I shall recover of this disease. 3 But the angel of the LORD said to £-li’/jah the Tish’bite, Arise, go up to meet the messen- gers of the king of Sa-ma’ri-a, and say unto them, Is it not be- cause there is not a God in Is’ra- el, that ye go to enauire of Ba’al— zé’bub the god of Ek’ron? | 4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And E-li’jah departed. 5 4 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Is’ra-el, that thou sendest to enquire of Ba/’al— zé/biib the god of &k’rén? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. . 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is E-li’jah the Tish’bite. 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, be- hold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And £-li’jah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be aman of down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto 2 KINGS, 1 him another captain of fifty with s fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And &-li/jah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 13 § And he sent again 2 cap- tain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before E-li’jah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy pernants: be precious in thy ight. wid Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto E-li’/jah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to en- quire of Ba’al—zé’bub the god of Ek’ron, is it not because there is no God in Is’ra-el to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 17 4 So he died according to the word of the LORD which E-li‘jah had spoken. And Jé- hod/ram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jé-hé’ram the son of Jé-hdsh’a-phat king of Ji’dah; because he had no God, then let fire come | son 18 Now the rest of the acts of A-ha-zi’ah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 469 2 KINGS, 2 315 CHAPTER 2 1 Elijah divides the Jordan. 11 He is taken up to heaven. 12 Elisha suc- ceeds him. af Waters of Jericho healed. ND it came e pass, when the LORD would take up E-li’- jah into heaven by a whirlwind, that £-li’/jah went with E-li’sha from Gil’gal. 2 And £-li’/jah said unto E-li’- sha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Béth’—el. And &-li’sha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Béth’—el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Béth’-el came forth to E-li’sha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And £-li’ jah said unto him, £-li’sha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jér’i-ch6. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jér’i-ché. 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jér’i-cho came to E-li’sha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your DEACE As te ‘ 6 And £-li’/jah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to J6ér’dan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jor’dan 8 And ei jah took his mantle, and wrapped if together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. BF-li’sha. Elijah divides Jordan; ascends to heaven 9 § And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that E-li’/jah said unto £E-li/sha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And E-li’sha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: mneverthe- less, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and E-li’jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 { And #-li’sha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Is’ra-el, and the horse- men thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of £-li’jah that fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of Jér’dan; 14 And he took the mantle of E-li’/jah that fell from him, an smote the waters, and _ said, Where is the LORD God of £-li’- jah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they, parted hither and thither: and E-li’sha went over. 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jér’i-chd saw him, they said, The spirit of £-li’-jah doth rest on And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 § And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. god he said, Ye shall not send. 470 | Reign of Jehoram 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. t 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jeér’i- choé,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19 § And the men of the city said unto E-li’sha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought if to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of #-li’sha which he spake. 23 7 And he went up from thence unto Béth’—-el: and as he was going up by the way, there ‘came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount Car’mel, and from thence he returned to Sa-ma‘ri-a. 316 CHAPTER 3 1 Reign of Jehoram. 6 Judah's league with Israel. 13 Elisha’s prophecy. 21 Moab smitten. OW Jé-hd’ram the son of A’hab began to reign over Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’ri-a the eight- eenth year of Jé-hdsh’a-phat king of Ji’dah, and reigned twelve years. 2 KINGS, 3 2 aaa he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Ba’al that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, which made Is’ra-el to sin; he departed not therefrom. 4 § And Mé’sha king of M6’ab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of is’ra-el an hun- dred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 5 But it came to pass, when A’hab was dead, that the king of Mo’ab rebelled against the king of Is’ra-el. 6 4 And king Jé-hd’ram went out of Sa-ma’ri-a the same time, and numbered all Is’ra-el. 7 And he went and sent to Jé- hosh’a-phat the king of Ja’dah, saying, The king of M6o’ab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against MO’ab to battle? And he said, I will go up: Lam as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness ofE’dom. _. : 9 So the king of Is’ra-el went, and the king of Ji’dah, and the king of E’dom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ jour- ney: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. | F 10 And the king of Is’ra-el said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Mo/’ab! 11 But Jé-hdsh’a-phat said, Js there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD byhim? And one of the king of Is’ra-el’s servants an- swered and said, Here is E-li’sha the son of Sha’ phat, which poured water on the hands of E-li’jah. 12 And Jé-hodsh’a-phat said, 471 2 KINGS, 4 The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Is’ra-el and Jé-hésh’a-phat and the king of F’/dom went down to him. 13 And E-li’sha said unto the king of Is’ra-el, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king ofIs’ra-el said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to de- liver ise into the hand of 0’a 14 And £-li’sha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence_ of Jé-hosh’a-phat the king of Ji’- dah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. t 15 But now bring me a min- strel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. ! 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the M06/’ab-ites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every chcice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of E’dom, and the country was filled with water. 21 4 And when all the M6’ab- ites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. Moab smitten 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the MO6/’ab-ites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: ; 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Md’ab, to the spoil. 24 And when they came to the camp of is’ra-el, the Is’ra-el-ites rose up and smote the MO’ab-ites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the M6’ab-ites, even in their country. 25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good viece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-—- har’a-séth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about if, and smote it. 26 4 And when the king of MO6O’ab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of E’dom: but they could not. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt. offering upon the wail. And there was great indignation | against Is’ra-el: and they de- parted from him, and returned to their own land. CHAPTER 4 317 1 The widow’s oil multiplied. 34 The Shunammite’s son raised. 42 An hundred fed'on twenty loaves. OW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto £-li’- sha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And E-li’sha said unto her, 472 The widow’s oil multiplied What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, Save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neigh- bours, even empty vessels; bor- row not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and toid the man of God. And hesaid, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 8 | And it fell on a day, that f-li’sha passed to Shu’nem, where was a great woman; and ‘she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her hus- band, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, Which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little cham- ber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candle- stick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gé-ha’zi his servant, Call this Shu’nam-mite. And when he had called her, she Stood before him. ; 13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast 2 KINGS, 4 been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gé-ha’zi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that E-li’sha had said unto her, ace cording to the time of life. 18 § And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses. that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Car’- mel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, 473 2 KINGS, 4 that he said to Gé-ha’zi his ser- vant, Behold, yonder is that Shu’nam-mite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is i¢ well with thy husband? is it well with the sneer And she answered, It is well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gé-ha’zi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told mei! by 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? | (i 29 Then he said to Gé-ha/zi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay By staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed er. 31 And Gé-ha’zi passed on be- fore them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. 32 And when E-li’sha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay up- on the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; The Shunammite’s son raised and went up, and stretched him- self upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gé-ha’zi, and said, Call this Shu’nam-mite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. ; 38 J And E-li’sha came again to Gil’gal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his ser- vant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: not. | 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, | as they were eating of the pottage that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And. there was no harm in the pot. 42 4 And there came a man from Ba’al—shal’i-sha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hun- dred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LorD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof, 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, for they knew them 474 ; Naaman the leper “according to the word of the LORD. 318 CHAPTER 5 1 Naaman goes to Samaria. 8 He is cured of leprosy. 20 Gehazi’s ava- rice. 27 He becomes leprous. OW Na’a-man, captain of the host of the king of Syr'i-a, was a great man with his master, and honourable, be- cause by him the LorD had given deliverance unto Syr’i-a: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2 And the Syr’i-ans had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Is’ra-el a little maid; and she waited on Na’a-man’s wife. 3 And she said unto her mis- tress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Sa- ma/ri-a! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Iis’ra-el. 5 And the king of Syr’i-a said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Is’ra-el. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 And he brought the letter to the king of is’ra-el, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Na’a-man my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Is’ra-el had read the let- ter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8 4 And it was so, when £-li’- sha the man of God had heard that the king of Is’ra-el had rent his clothes, that he sent to the 2 KINGS, 5 king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in fs’ra-el. 9 So Na’a-man came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of E-li’sha. | 10 And £-li’sha sent a messen- ger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jér’dan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Na’a-man was wroth, and went away, and said, Be- hold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Ab’a-na and Phir’- par, rivers of Da-mas’cus, better than all the waters of is’ra-el? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, would- est thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jér’dan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of alittle child, and he was clean. 15 4 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his com- pany, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Is’ra-el: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take if;. but he refused. 17 And Na’a-man said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither 475 2 KINGS, 6 burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 18 In this thing the LORD par- don thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rim’/mon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rim’- mon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rim’mon, the FORP pardon thy servant in this thin 19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 20 § But Gé-ha’zi, the servant of E-li/sha the man of God, said, Behoid, my master hath spared Na’a-man this Syr’i-an, in not receiving at his bands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gé-ha/zi followed after Na’a-man. And when Na’a-man saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Js all well? 22 And he said, Allis well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount E’phra-im two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 23 And Na’a-man said, Be con- tent, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And £-li’sha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gé-ha’zi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from Gehazi’s avarice. He becomes a leper his chariot to meet thee? Js ita time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, maidservants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Na’- a-man shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. CHAPTER 6 319 1 The iron swims. 8 Elisha and the Syrians. 24 The famine in Samaria. 30 A messenger sent to slay Elisha. ND the sons of the prophets said unto E-li’sha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jér’dan, and take thence every man a beam, and let usmakeusa place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy ser- vants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jér’dan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast if in thither; and the iron did swim. ; 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 8 4 Then the king of Syr’i-a watred against Is’ra-el, and took — counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Is’ra-el, saying, Be- ware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syr’i-ans are come down. 4 10 And the king of Is’ra-el sent — to the place which the man of God told him and warned him and 476 Elisha and the Syrians of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. 11 Therefore the heart of the _ king of Syr’i-a was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Wil ye not shew me which of us is for the king of is’ra-el? 12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: — but £-li’sha, the prophet that is in ¥s’ra-el, telleth the king of Is’- ra-el the words that thou speak- est in thy bedchamber. 13 § And he said. Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, heis in DO’than. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shali we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And E-li’sha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about E-li’sha. 18 And when they came down to him, £-li’sha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this peo- ple, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blind- ness according to the word of £-li’sha. a ‘ 19 { And £-li’sha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he ied them to Sa- ma/ri-a. 20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Sa-ma’ri-a, that E-li’sha said, LORD, open 2 KINGS, 6 the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Sa-ma’ri-a. 21 And the king of Is’ra-el said unto E-li’sha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23 And he prepared great pro- vision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syr/i-a came no more into the land of Is’ra-el. 24 4 And it came to pass after this, that Bén—-ha’dad king of Syr/i-a gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Sa-ma/ri-a. And there was a_ great famine in Sa-mda’ri-a4: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver. : 26 And as the king of Is’ra-el was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? 28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she an- swered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. 29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. 30 § And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the 477 2 KINGS, 7 woman, that he rent his clothes: and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, be- hold, he had sackcloth within | upon his flesh. 31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of &-li’sha the son of Sha’phat shall stand on him this day. 32 But E-li’sha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from hefdre him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him? 33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? 320 CHAPTER 7 1 Elisha promises plenty. 6 Flight of the Syrians. 17 Plenty comes. HEN E-li’sha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Sa-ma’ri-a. 2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 3 4 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shail die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syr’i-ans: Flight of the Syrians if they save us alive, we shall lives and if they kill us, we shall but die. 5 And they rose up in the twi- light, to go unto the camp of the Syr’i-ans: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syr’i-a, behold, there was no man there. 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syr’i-ans to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to an- other, Lo, the king of Is’ra-el hath hired against us the kings of the Hit’-tites, and the kings of the E-gyp’tians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fied in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid if. 9 Then they said one to an- other, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now there- fore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household. 10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: .and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syr’i-ans. and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were 11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within 12 ¢ And AP king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syr’i-ans have done to us. They know that we be hungry; there- 478 Famine succeeded by plenty fore are they gone out of the camp | to hide themselves in the field, | saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. 13 And one of his servants an- swered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multi- tude of Is’ra-el that are left in it: behold, J say, they are even as all the multitude of the Is’ra-el-ites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syr’i-ans, saying, Go and see. 15 And they went after them unto J6r’dan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syr’i-ans had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. 16 And the people went_out, and spoiled the tents of the Syr’i- ans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, sreoein et to the word of the LORD. 17 ¢ And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. 18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a mea- sure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Sa-ma’ri-a: 19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such athing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. 2 KINGS, 8 CHAPTER 8 321 1 Land of the Shunammite restored. 7 Hazael kills Ben-hadad. 20 Edom’s revoll. 25 Wicked reign of Ahaziah. HEN spake £-li’sha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Phi-lis’tines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Phi-lis’tines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gé-ha’zi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that E-li’‘sha hath done. 5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gé-ha’zi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom E-li’- sha restored to life. 6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 74 And é-li’sha came to Da- mas’cus; and Bén—ha’dad the king of Syr’i-a was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 8 And the king said unto Haz’- a-el, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD 479 2 KINGS, 8 by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 9 So Haz’a-el went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Da-mas’cus, forty camels’ bur- den, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Bén-ha’- dad king of Syr’i-a hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 10 And &-li’sha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 11 And he settled his counte- nance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. 12 And Haz’a-el said, Why weepeth my lord? And he an- swered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the chil- dren of {s’ra-el: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 13 And Haz’a-el said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And f£-li‘sha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou Shalt be king over Syr’i-a 14 So he departed from £-li’- sha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said E-li’- sha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cioth, and dipped if in water, and spread if on his face, so that he died: and Haz’a-el reigned in his stead. 16 4 And in the fifth year of Jo’ram the son of A’hab king of Is’ra-el, Jé-hdsh’a-phat being then king of Ji’dah, Jé-hd’/ram the son of Jé-hdsh’a-phat king of Jua’dah began to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; Hazael kilis Ben-hadad and he reigned eight years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Is’ra-el, as did the house of A’hab: for the daughter of A’hab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Ja’dah for Da’vid his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children. 20 4 In his days E’dom re- volted from under the hand of Ji’dah, and made a king over themselves. 21 So Jo’ram went over to Za’‘ir, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the E’dom-ites which com- passed him about, and the cap- tains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 22 Yet E’dom revolted from under the hand of Ji’dah unto this day. Then Lib’nah re- volted at the same time. 23 And the rest of the acts of JO’ram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ji’dah? 24 And Jod’ram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid: and A-ha-zi’ah his son reigned in his stead. 25 4 In the twelfth year of J6’- ram the son of A’hab king of is’ra-el did A-ha-zi’ah the son of Jé-ho/ram king of Ji’dah begin to reign. 26 Two and twenty years old was A-ha-zi’ah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Ath-a-li’ah, the daugh- ter of Omri king of Is’ra-el. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of A’hab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of A’hab: for he was the son in law of the house of A’hab. 28 § And he went with Jé’ram the son of A’hab to the war 480 \ \ \ + Jehu anointed king against Haz/a-el king of Syr’i-a in Ra’moth-—gil’e-ad; and the Syr’‘i-ans wounded Jo’ram. 29 And king J6’ram went back to be healed in Jéz’re-el of the wounds which the Syr’i-ans had given him at Ra’mah, when he fought against Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a. And A-ha-zi’ah the son of Jé-ho’ram king of Jii’/dah went down to see Jé’ram the son of A’hab in Jéz’re-el, because he Was Sick, 322 CHAPTER 9 1 Jehu anointed king. 24 He siays . Joram and Ahaziah. 30 Jezebel is killed. ND E-li’sha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ra’moth-—éil’e-ad: 2 And when thou comest thith- er, look out there Jé’ha the son of Jé’-hosh’a-phat the son of Nim’- shi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his breth- ren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Is’ra-el. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ra’moth-—il’e-ad. 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sit- ting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jé’ht said, Unto which of ali us? And he said, To thee, O cap- ain. 6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of fs’ra-el, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Is’ra-el. f And thou shalt smite the house of A’hab thy master, that 31 2 KINGS, 9 I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jéz’e-bél. 8 For the whole house of A’hab shall perish: and I will cut off from A’hab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Is’ra-el: _9 And I will make the house of A’hab like the house of Jér-o- bo’am the son of Né’bat, and like the house of Ba’a-sha the son of A-hi’/jah: . 10 And the dogs shali eat Jéz’e-bél in the portion of Jéz’re- el, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fied. 11 4 Then Jé’ht came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Zs all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his com- munication. } ‘ 12 And they said, /t is faise; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Is’ra-el. 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jé’hii is king. 14 So Jé’hi the son of Jé- hosh’a-phat the son of Nim’shi conspired against JO’/ram. (Now Jo’ram had kept Ra’moth-éil’e- ad, he and all Is’ra-el, because of Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a. 15 But king Jo’ram was re- turned to be healed in Jéz’re-el of the wounds which the Syr’i-ans had given him, when he fought with Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a.) And Jé’ht said, If it be your minds, then iet none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jéz’re-el. ; 16 So Jé’hi rode in a cheriot, and went to Jéz’re-el; for Jo’ram lay there. And A-ha-zi’ah king of Ji’dah was come down to see Jé’ram. 481 2 KINGS, 9 Jezebel slain 17 And there stood a watchman | Na’both the Jéz’re-el-ite: for re- on the tower in Jéz’re-el, and he spied the company of J é/hii as he came, and said, I see a company. And Jo/ram said, Take an horse- man, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? 18 So there went one on horse- back to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Js it peace? And Jé’ha said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman ‘told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jé’ht answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jé’ha the son of Nim’shi; for he driveth furiously. 21 And Jé’ram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And J6’ram king of is’ra-el and A-ha-zi’ah king of Ji’dah went out, each in his chariot, and they. went out against Jé’hu, and met him in ae portion of Na’both the Jéz’re- el-ite. 22 And it came to pass, when J6’/ram saw Jé’ha, that he said, Is it peace, Jé’-ha? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jéz’e-bél and her witchcrafts are so many? 23 And Jd’ram turned his hands, and fled, and said to A-ha-zi/ah, There is treachery, O 4-ha-zi’ah. 24 And Jé’ha drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jé- ho’ram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. 25 Then said Jé’hu to Bid’kar his captain, Take up, and cast in the portion of the field of member how that, when I and thou rode together after A’hab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Na’both, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat,: saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. 27 § But when A-ha-zi’ah the king of Ji’dah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jé’ht followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gir, which is by Ib’le-am. And he fled to Mé- gid’d6, and died there. 28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of Da’vid. 29 And in the eleventh year of Jo’/ram the son of A’hab began A-ha-zi’ah to reign over Ja’dah. 30 4 And when Jé’ht was come to Jéz’re-el, Jéz’e-bél heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 31 And as Jé’hii entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zim’ri peace, who slew his master? 32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the paca and he trode her under oot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. 35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her 482 \ Ahab’s sons slain \than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. ; 36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant #-li/jah the Tish’bite, saying, In the portion of Jéz’re-el shall dogs eat the flesh of Jéz’e-bél: 37 And the carcase of Jéz’e-bel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jéz’re- el; so that they shall not say, This. is Jéz’e-bel. 323 CHAPTER 10 1 Ahab’s house extinguished. 12 Aha- ziah’s brethren slain. 18 Jehu de- stroys Baal-worship. 32 Oppression of Israel. ND A’‘hab had seventy sons in Sa-ma’ri-a. And Jé’hia wrote letters, and sent to Sa-ma’- ri-a, unto the rulers of Jéz’re-el, to the elders, and to them that brought up A’hab’s children, say- ing, 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your mas- ter’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; , 3 Look even out the best and *meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for. your mas- ter’s house. 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jé’ha, saying, We are thy ser- vants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your mas- ter’s sons, and come to me to Jéz’re-el by to morrow this 2 KINGS, 10 time. Now’the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jéz’re-el. 8 4 And there came a messen- ger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the en- tering in of the gate until the morning. f 9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I con- spired against my master, and slew him: but who slew these? 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the’ LORD spake concerning the house of A’hab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant E-li’jah. 11 So Jéhai slew all that re- mained of the house of A’hab in Jéz’re-el, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining 12 | And he arose and de- parted, and came to Sa-ma’ri-a. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, 13 Jé’ha met with the breth- ren of A-ha-zi’ah king of Ja’dah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of A-ha-zi’ah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen. 14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. 15 ¢ And when he was de- parted thence, he lighted on 483" 2 KINGS, 10 chab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jé-hén’- a-dab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his charyiot. 17 And when he came to S4- ma/ri-a, he slew all that re- mained unto A’/hab in Saé-ma/- ri-a, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to B-li’jah. 18 4 And Jé’hu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, A’hab served Ba’al a little; but Jé’ht shall serve him much. 19 Now therefore call unto me ail the prophets of Ba’al, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Ba/al; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jé’hu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he ee destroy the worshippers of a’al. 20 And Jé’hai said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Ba’al. And they proclaimed it. 21 And Jé’hii sent through all ¥s’ra-el: and all the worshippers of Ba’al came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Ba’/al; and the house of Ba/al was full from one end to an- other. 22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Ba’al. And he brought them forth vestments. 23 And Jé’hi went, and Jé- hon/a-dab the son of Ré’chab, into the house of Ba’al, and said unto the worshippers of Ba/al, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the ser- Jehu destroys Baal-worship Jé-hon’a-dab the son of Ré’-| vants of the LORD, but the wor-_ shippers of Ba/al only. i And when they went in to. offer sacrifices and burnt offer- mgs, Jé’hi appointed fourscore men without, and said, Jf any of the men whom I have brought - into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him. 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering - the burnt offering, that Jé’hi said to the guard and to the cap- — tains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Ba’al. _26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Ba’al, and burned them. 27 And they brake down the image of Ba’al, and brake down the house of Ba’al, and made it a draught house unto this day. 28 Thus Jé’hi destroyed Ba’al out of is’ra-el. 29 * Howbeit from the sins of Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, who made {is’ra-el to sin, Jé’/ht departed not from after them, fo wit, the golden calves that were in Beéth’-el, and that were in atl. | 30 And the LORD said unto. Jé’hu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of A’hab accord-— ing to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth gener- ation shall sit on the throne of is’ra-el. 31 But Jé’hti took no heed to walk in the law of the LorD God of is’ra-el with ali his heart: for he departed not from the | sins of Jér-o-b6’am, which made Is’ra-el to sin. 32 4 In those days the LORD began to cut fs’ra-el short: and Haz’a-el smote them in all the coasts of Is’ra-el; 33 From Jér’dan eastward, all 484 Joash becomes king . the land of Gil’e-ad, the Gad ites, and the Reuw’ben-ites, and the Ma-nas’sites, from Ar’0-€r, which is by the river Ar’non, even Gil’e-ad and Ba’shan. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Je’hu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not writ- ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 35 And Jé’hu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Sa-ma’ri-a. And _Jé-hd’ a-haz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And the time that Jé’hu reigned over Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’- ri-a was twenty and eight years. 324 CHAPTER 11 1 Massacre by Athaliah. saved. 12 He becomes king. Athaliah slain. ND when Ath-a-liiah the mother of A-ha-zi/ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 2 But Jé-hésh’e-ba, the daugh- ter of king JO’ram, sister of A-ha- zi/ah, took Jo’ash the son of A-ha-zi’ah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Ath-a-ili’ah, so that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Ath-a-li’ah did reign over the land. 4 4 And the seventh Tee Jé- hoi’a-da sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shail even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house 6 Anda third part shall be at 2 Joash 20 2 KINGS, 11 the gate of Sir; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. 7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as ne goeth out and as he cometh in 9 And thes captains over the Reatiidé did according to ail things that Jé-hoi’a-da the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jé-hoi’a-da the priest. 10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king Da’vid’s spears and_ shields, that were in the temple of the LORD i1 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. 12 And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. 13 ¢ And when Ath-a-li’ah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the peopleinto the temple of the LORD. 14 And when she looked, be- hold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Ath-a-li’ah rent 485 o 2 KINGS, 12 her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. : ; 15 But Jé-hoi’a-da the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges:|h and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. 16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain. i 17 ¥ And Jé-hoi’a-da made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’S people; between the king also and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Ba/al, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mat’tan the priest of Ba’al-before the altars. And the priest ap- pointed officers over the house of the LORD. 19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of _ theland; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Ath-a-li’ah with the sword beside the king’s house. 21 Seven years old was Jé-hd’- ash when he began to reign. J20 CHAPTER 12 2 Jehoash’s reign. 4 He repairs the temple. 17 His presents to Hazael. 19 Servanis slay Jehoash. N the seventh year of Jehu Jé-ho’ash began to reign; and forty, years reigned he in Jé-ru’sd-lém. And his mother’s Reign of Jehoash name was Zib/i-ah of Bé’er- shé’ba. j ; 2 And Jé-h6’ash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jé- hoi’a-da the priest instructed im. 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. | : 4 4 And Jé-ho’ash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of the LORD, 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 6 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jé-ho/ash the priests had not re- paired the breaches of the house. Then king Jé-hd’ash called for Jé-hoi’a-da the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jé-hoi’a-da the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. 10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and! the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and 486 Reign of Jehoahaz told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, | trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: 14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. 15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. i 16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’. 17 Then Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and H4z’a-el set his face to go up to Jé-ru’sa-lém. : 18 And Jé-h6é’ash king of Ja’-|t dah took all the hallowed things that Jé-hosh’a-phat, and Jé-ho’- tam, and A-ha-zi’ah, his fathers, kings of Ja’dah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the_king’s house, and sent if to Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a: and he went away from Jé-ru’sa-lém. 9 ¥ And the rest of the acts of Jo’ash, and all that he did, are they not writtenin the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ji’dah? 2 KINGS, 13 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew J6’ash in the house of Mil’/l6, which goeth down to Silla. 21 For J6éz’a-chaér_ the son of Shim’e-ath, and Jé-h6z’a-bad the son of Shd’mér, his serv- ants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of Da’vid: and Am-a-zi’ah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 13 326 1 Jehoahaz’s reign. 10 Joash as king. 14 Elisha’s dying prophecy. 20 Invasion of the Moabites. | 4 oo the three and twentieth year of J6’ash the son of A-ha- zi’ah king of Ji’dah Jé-ho’a-haz the son of Jé’hi_ began to reign over Is’ra-elin Sa-ma’ri-a, and reigned seventeen years. — 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jér-o-b0’/am the son of Né’bat, which made Is’ra-el to sin; he departed not therefrom. 3 § And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Is’ra-el, and he delivered them into the hand of Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a, and into the hand of Bén—ha’dad the son of Haz’a-el, ail their days. 4 And Jé-hod’a-haz besought the LORD, and the LORD heark- ened unto him: for he saw the oppression of iIs’ra-el, because ne king of Syr’i-a oppressed em. 5 (And the LORD gave Is’ra-el a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syr’i- ans: and the children of Is’ra-el dwelt in their tents, as before- time. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jér-o-bd’am, who made {s’ra-el sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Sa-ma’ri-a.) 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jé-hé’a-haz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and 487 2 KINGS, 13 ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syr’i-a had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. 8 4 Now the rest of the acts of Jé-h6’a-haz, and all that he did, | till and his might, are they not writ- ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? ‘ 9 And Jé-h6’a-haz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Sa-ma/ri-a4: and Jé’ash his son reigned in his stead. 10 4 In the thirty and seventh year of JO’ash king of Ja’dah be- gan Jé-hé’ash the son of Jé-hd’- a-haz to reign over is’ra-el in Sa-ma’ri-a, and reigned sixteen years. i 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el sin: but hel y walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Death of Elisha And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syr’i-a: for thou shalt smite the Syr’i-ans in A’phek, 1 thou have consumed them. 18 And he said, Take the ar- rows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of is’ra-el, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syr’i-a till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syr’i-a but thrice. 20 ¢ And £#-li’sha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Mo’ab-ites invaded the land at the coming in of the ear. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, be- Jo’ash, and all that he did, and | hold his might wherewith he fought against Am-a-zi’ah king of Ji’- dah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? i3 And J6’ash_ slept with his fathers; and Jér-o-bd’am sat upon his throne: and Jé’ash was buried in Sa-ma’ri-a with the kings of Is’ra-el. 14 4 Now E-li’sha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And J6’ash the king of Is‘ra-el came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Is’ra-el, and the horse- men thereof. 15 And £-li’sha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. _16 And he said to the king of Is’ra-el, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and E-li’sha put his hands upon the king’s hands. 17 And he said, Open the win- dow eastward. And he opened at. Then £-li’sha said, Shoot. old, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of E-li’sha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of £-li’sha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 {But Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a oppressed Is’ra-el all the days of Jé-ho’a-haz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with A’bra-ham, i’saac, and Ja’- cob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a died; and Bén-ha’dad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jé-hd’ash the son of Jé-h6’a-haz took again out of the hand of Bén—ha’dad the son of Haz’a-el the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jé- ho’a-haz his father by war. Three' times did J0/ash beat him, pnd, fecovered the cities of Is’- ra-el. 488 Amaziah’s good reign 327 CHAPTER 14 1 Amaziah’s reign. 8 Jehoash defeats him. 14 The temple spoiled. 17 Amaziah slain. N the second year of Jo’ash A son of Jé-hd’a-haz king of Is’ra-el reigned Am-a-zi’ah the son of J6’ash king of Ja’dah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jé-ry’sa-lém. And his mother’s mame was Jé-hié-ad’dan of Jé- ru’sa-lém. } 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like Da’vid his father: he did according to all things as Jo‘ash his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. 5 4 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was con- firmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. 6 But the children of the mur- derers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of M6’ses, where- in the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 7 He slew of E’dom in the val- ley of salt ten thousand, and took Sé’/lah by war, and called the name of it Jok’the-el unto this day. "i 8 | Then Am-a-zi’ah sent mes- sengers to Jé-h6’ash, the son of Jé-hd’a-haz son of Jé’hu, king of Is’ra-el, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jé-hd’ash the_king of fs’ra-el sent to Am-a-zi’ah king of Ju’dah, saying, The thistle that was in Léb’a-non sent to the cedar that was in Léb’a-non, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Léb’a- 2 KINGS, 14 non, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten E’dom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why should- est thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Ja’dah with thee? 11 But Am-a-zi’ah would not hear. Therefore Jé-h6’ash king of is’ra-el went up; and he and Am-a-zi’ah king of Ji’dah looked one another in the face at Béth— shé’mesh, which belongeth to Ja’dah. 12 And Ji’dah was put to the worse before Is’ra-el; and they fled every man to their tents. 13 And Jé-ho’ash king of Is’ra- el took Am-a-zi’/ah king of Jii’- dah, the son of Jé-h6’ash the son of A-ha-zi’ah, at Béth—shé’mesh, and came to Jé-ru’sd-lém, and brake down the wall of Jé-ru’sa- lem from the gate of E’phra-im unto the corner gate, four hun- dred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hos- tages, and returned to Sa-m4a’ri-a. 15 § Now the rest of the acts of Jé-héo’ash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Am-a-zi’/ah king of Ji’dah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? ‘eae 16 And Jé-hé’ash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Sa-ma’ri-a with, the kings of is’ra-el; and Jér-o-bd’am his son reigned in his stead. 17 4 And Am-a-zi’ah the son of Jéd’ash king of Ji’dah lived after the death of Jé-ho’ash son of Jé-hd’a-haz king of Is’ra-el fifteen years. 18 And the rest of the acts of Am-a-zi’ah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? ‘ 19 Now they made a conspir~ 489 . 2 KINGS, 15 acy against him in Jé-ru’sa-lém: and he fled to La’chish; but they sent after him to La’chish, and slew him there. : 20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jé- ru’sd-lém with his fathers in the city of Da’vid. 21 ¥ And all the people of Ju’- dah took A-za-ri/ah, which was sixteen years old, and made him Binks instead of his father Am-a- Zi’ 22 He built E’lath, and re- stored it to Ja’dah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 23 § In the fifteenth year of eto the son of J6’ash king of Ji’dah Jér-o-bd’am the son of J6’ash king of Is’ra-el began to reign in Sa-ma’ri-a, and reigned forty and one years. ; 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin. .29 He restored the coast of Is‘ra-el from the entering of Ha’math unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of is’ra-el, which Azariah’s good reign his fathers, even with the kings of Is’ra-el; and Zach-a-ri’ah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 15 1 Azariah’s long reign. 7 Israel’s quent kings. 13 enahem slays Shallum. 29 Assyrian domination begun. De the twenty and seventh year Jér-o-b6’am king of Is’ra-el began Az-a-ri’ah son of Am-a- zi’ah king of Ji’dah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jé- ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s fe was Jéch-o-li’ah of Jé-ru’- sa-lé 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Am-a-zi’ah had done; 4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still He the high places. 5 | And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jé’- tham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the 328 re- he spake by the hand of his ser- | lan vant Jo’nah, the son of A-mit’- ta-i, the prophet, which was of Gath—hé’phér. 26 For the LORD saw the afflic- tion of Is’ra-el, that it was very bitter: for fhere was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Is’ra-el. 27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Is’ra-el from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jér-o-b6’am the son of J6’ash. 28 4 Now the rest of the acts of Jér-o-b6’am, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Da-mas’- cus, and Ha’math, which be- longed to Ju’dah, for Is’ra-el, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? ; 29 And Jér-o-bd’am slept with $ And the rest of the acts of Az-a-ri’ah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book ques the chronicles of the kings of ud 7 a bpaecd slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of Da’/vid: and Jo’tham his son reigned in his stead. 8 {In the thirty and eighth year of Az-a-ri’ah king of Jii’dah did Zach-a-ri’ah the son of Jér- o-b0’am reign over Is’ra-el in $4-m4a’ri-a six months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he de- parted not from the sins of Jér- o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin. 10 And Shal’lum the son_ of Ja’besh conspired against him, 490 Reigns of Shallum, Menahem and Pekahiah and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zach-a-ri’ah, behold, they are written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Is’ra-el. 12 This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jé’- hu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Is’ra-el unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 4 Shal’lum the son of Ja’- besh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uz-zi’ah ‘king of Ja’/dah; and he reigned a full month in Sa-m4a’ri-a. 14 For Mén’a-hém the son of Ga/’di went up from Tir’zah, and came to Sa-ma’ri-a, and smote Shail’/lum the son of Ja’besh in S4-m4a’ri-a, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shal’/lum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Is’ra-el. 16 § Then Mén’a-hém smote Tiph’sah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tir’zah: because they opened not fo him, therefore he smote if: and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth ’ year of Az-a-ri’ah king of Ja’dah began Mén’a-hém the son of Ga’di to reign over Is’ra-el, and reigned ten years in Sa-ma’ri-a. 18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, who made Ifs’ra-el to sin. 19 And Pul the king of As- syr/i-a came against the land: and Mén’a-hém gave Pul a thou- sand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to con- firm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Mén’a-hém exacted the money of Is’ra-el, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each 2 KINGS, 15 man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of As-syr’ i-a. So the king of As-s¥r’i-a turned Weert and stayed not there in the an 21 4 And the rest of the acts of Mén/a-hém, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el? 22 And Mén’a-hém slept with his fathers; and Pék-a-hi’ah his son reigned in his stead. 23 ¥ In the fiftieth year of Az-a- ri‘ah king of Ji’dah Pék-a-hi’ah the son of Mén’a-hém began to reign over Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’ri-a, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jér- o-bé6’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin. 25 But Pé’kah the son of Rém- a-li’ah, a captain of his, con- spired against him, and smote him in Sa-ma@’ri-a, in the palace of the king’s house, with Ar’g6b and A-ri’eh, and with him fifty men of the Gil’e-ad-ites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pék-a-hi’ah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el. 27 { In the two and fiftieth year of Az-a-ri’ah king of Jai’dah Pé’ kah the son of Rém-a-li’ah began to reign over Is’ra-el in Sa-ma’- ri-a, and reigned twenty years. 28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jér-o-bd’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin. 29 In the days of Pé’kah king of iIs’ra-el came Tig’lath—pi- lé’ser king of As-syr’i-a, and took Vjon, and A’bel—béth—ma’a- chah, and Ja-n6’ah, and Ké’- desh, and Ha’zér, and Gil’e-ad, and Gal’i-lee, all the land of Naph’ta-li, and carried them cap- tive to As-sy¥r’i-a. . 491 2 KINGS, 16 30 And Hoé-shé’a the son of E’lah made a conspiracy against Pé’kah the son of Rém-a-li’ah, | 1 and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of J6’tham the son of Uz-zi’ah. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pé’kah, and all that he did, be- hold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is’ra-el. 32 4 In the second year of Pé’- kah the son of Rém-a-li’ah king of Is’ra-el began Jo’tham the son of Uz-zi’ah king of Ji’dah toreign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Jé-ru’sha, the daugh- ter of Za’d6k. | 34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LorD: he did according to all that his father Uz-zi’ah had done. 35 | Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. 36 4 Now the rest of the acts of J6’tham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? 37 In those days the LorpD began to send against Jua’dah Ré’/zin the king of S¥r‘i-a, and Pé’kah the son of Rém-a-li’ah. 38 And J6’tham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid his father: and A’haz his son reigned in his stead. 329 CHAPTER 16 1 Reign of Ahaz. 10 His strange altar andidolatry. 17 Thetemple spoiled. 19 Hezekiah succeeds him. Ee the seventeenth year of Pé’- 4 kah the son of Rém-a-li’/ah A’haz the son of Jé’/tham king of Ja’dah began to reign. My 2 Twenty years old was A’haz Reign of Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jé-ru’sa- ém, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like Da’vid his father. 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Is’ra-el, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abomina- tions of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Is’ra-el. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. b 3 5 9 Then R@’zin king of Syr’- i-4 and Pé’kah son of Rém-a- li’‘ah king of Is’ra-el came up to Jé-ru’sa-lém to war: and they besieged A’haz, but could not overcome him. 6 At that time Ré’zin king of Syr’/i-a recovered E/lath to Syr’- i-a, and drave the Jews from E’lath: and the Syr’i-ans came to E’/lath, and dwelt there unto this day. 7 So A’haz sent messengers to Tig’lath—pi-lé’ser king of As- syr/i-a, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syr'i-a4, and out of the hand of the king of Is’ra-el, which rise up against me. 8 And A’haz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a’present to the king of As-syr/i-a. 9 And the king of As-syr’/i-a hearkened unto him: for the king of As-syr/l-A4 went up against Da-mas’cus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Ré@’zin. 10 | And king A’haz went to Da-mas’cus to meet Tig’lath— pi-lé’ser king of As-syr’i-a, and saw an altar that was at Da- mas’cus: and king A’haz sent to U-ri’jah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workman- ship thereof. 492 Israel carried to Assyria 11 And U-ri’jah the priest built an altar according to all that king A’haz had sent from Da-mas’cus: so U-ri’/jah the priest made it against king A’haz came from Da-mas’cus. 12 And when the king was come from Da-mas’cus, the king saw the altar: and the king ap- proached to the altar, and offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt offer- ing and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkied the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar. 14 And brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar 15 And king A’haz commanded U-ri/jah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of ail the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their .drink offerings; and _ sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by. 16 Thus did U-ri’jah the priest, according to all that king A’haz commanded. 17 ¢ And king A’haz cut off the borders of the bases, and re- moved the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 18 And the covert for the sab- bath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry with- out, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of As- syr’i-a. 19 § Now the rest of the acts of A’haz which he did they not id, are written in the book of the he brought also the|y 2 KINGS, 17 Sais of the of Jtu’dah? 20 And A’haz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid: and Héz-e-ki’ah his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 17 1 Hoshea’'s reign. capture Samaria. onists sent. N the twelfth year of A’haz king of Ji’dah began Ho6- shé’a the son of Elah to reign in Sa-ma’ri-a over is’ra-el nine kings 330 5 The Assyrians 24 Assyrian col- ears. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Is ‘ra-el that were before him. 3 { Against him came up Shal- man-é’sér king of As-syr’i-a; and Ho-shé’a became his serv- ant, and gave him presents. 4 And the king of As-syr’i-a found conspiracy in Hd-shé’a: for he had sent messengers to S6 king of E’éypt, and brought no present to the king of As-syr’i-a, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of As-syr’i-a shut him up, and bound him in prison. 5 ¢ Then the king of As-syr’i-a caime up throughout all the land, and went up to Sa-mda’ri-a, and besieged it three years. 6 4 In the ninth year of Hé- shé’a the king of As-syr/l-a took Sa-ma’ri-a, and carried Is’ra-el away into As-syr’i-a, and placed them in Ha‘lah and in Ha’bor by the river of G6’zan, and in the cities of the Médes. For so it was, that the chil- dren of is’ra-el had _ sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of E’gypt, from under the hand of Pha’raoh king of E’sypt, and had feared other gods, °3 And ‘walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children 493 2 KINGS, 17 of Is’ra-el, and of the kings of Is’ra-el, which they had made. 9 And the children of is’ra-el did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. j 10 And they set them up im- ages and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: 11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger: ; 12 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. j 13 Yet the LORD _ testified against Is’ra-el, and against Ju’dah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments’ and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fa- thers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 15 And they rejected his stat- utes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. 16 And they left all the com- mandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served , 17 And they caused their sons Assyrian colonists sent to Samaria and their daughters to pass rough the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Is’ra-el, and re- moved them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Ju’dah only. 19 Also Jia’dah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Is’ra-el which they made. 20 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Is’ra-el, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he rent is’ra-el from the house of Da’vid; and they made Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat king: and Jér-o-bd’am drave Is’ra-el from following the Lorp, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the children of fs’ra-el walked in all the sins of Jér-o- b6’am which he did; they de- parted not from them; _23 Until the LORD removed Is’ra-el out of his sight, as he had said by_all his servants the prophets. So was Is’ra-el car- ried away out of their own land to As-syr’i-a unto this day. 24 4 And the king of As-s¥r’i-a brought men from Bab’y-lon, and from Ci’thah, and from A’va, and from Ha’math, and from Séph-ar-va’/im, and placed them in the cities of Sa-ma’ri-a instead of the children of Is’ra-el: and they possessed Sa@-mé’ri-a, and dwelt in the cities thereof. ; 25 And so it was at the begin- ning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lorp: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some — of them. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of As-s¥r’i-a, saying, The — nations which thou hast re- moved, and placed in the cities — 494 Hezekiah’s reign of Sa-ma’ri-a, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know por the manner of the God of the and. 27 Then the king of As-syr’i-a commanded, saying, Carry thith- er one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Sa-ma’ri-4 came and dwelt in Béth’—el, and taught them how sie should fear the LORD. gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Sa-mar’i-tans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Bab’y-lon made Stc’coth—bé’noth, and the men of Cith made Nér’gal, and the men of Ha’math made Ash’i-ma, 31 And the A’vites made Nib’- haz and Tar’tak, and the Séph’- ‘ar-vites burnt their children in fire to A-dram’me-léch and A- nam/’me-léch, the gods of Séph- ar-va’im. 32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for aoe in the houses of the high place 33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Ja’- cob, whom he named is’ra-el; 35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged 2 KINGS, 18 them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of E’gypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him aa ye do sacrifice. _And the statutes, and the Sieiaaeee and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shail not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not for- get; neither shall ye fear other Howbeit every nation made| gods 39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not heark- en, but they did after their former manner. 41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. CHAPTER 18 331 1 Hezekiah’s reign. 4 Idolatry de- stroyed. 13 Sennacherib invades Judah. 15 He receives much tribute. OW it came to pass in the third year of Hé-shé’a son of E’/lah king of Is’ra-el, that Héz-e-ki’ah the son of A’/haz king of Ji’dah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. His mother’s name also was A’bi, the daughter of Zach-a-ri’ah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Da’vid his ioitttis did. 4 ¢He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and 495 2 KINGS, 18 brake in pieces the brasen ser- pent that Mo’ses had made: for unto those days the children of is’ra-el did burn incense to it: and he called it Né-hush’tan. 5 He trusted in the LORD God of Iis’ra-el; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Ja’dah, nor any that were before him. 6 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his command- ments, which the LORD com- manded MO’ses. 7 And the LORD was_ with him; and he prospered whither- soever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of As-syr’i-a, and served him not. 8 He smote the Phi-lis’tines, even unto Ga’za, and the bor- ders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 9 4 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Héz-e-ki’ah, which was the seventh year of H6-shé’a son of E’/lah king of Is’- ra-el, that Shal-man-é’sér king of As-syr’i-a came up against Sa- ma’ri-a, and besieged it. _ 10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Héz-e-ki’ah, that is the ninth year of H6-shé’ a king of Is’ra-el, Sa-ma’ri-a was taken. 11 And the king of As-syr/I-a did carry away Is’ra-el unto As- syr’i-a, and put them in Ha’lah and in Ha’bér by the river of G6’- zan, and in the cities of the Médes: 12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that M6’ses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. 13 § Now in the fourteenth year of king Héz-e-ki’/ah did Sén-nach’e-rib king of As-s¥r’i-a come up against all the fenced cities of Ja’dah, and took them. 14 And Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah sent to the king of As- syr’1-a to La’chish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that Sennacherib invades Judah which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of As-s¥r’i-4 appointed unto Héz-e-ki’ah king © of Ji’dah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 And Héz-e-ki’ah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house. 16 At that time did Héz-e-ki’ah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from e pillars which Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah had overlaid,. and gave it to the king of As-syr’ i-d. 17 ¥ And the king of As-syr’i-a sent Tar’tan and Rab’sa-ris and Rab’/—sha-keh from La’chish to king Héz-e-ki’/ah with a great host against Jé-ru’sa-lém. And they went up and came to Jé-ru’- sd4-lém. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field. 18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them E-li’a-kim the son of Hil-ki’ah, which was over the household, and Shéb’na the scribe, and J6’ah the son of A’saph the re- corder. 19 And Rab’-sha-keh said unto them, Speak ye now to Héz-e- ki/ah, Thus saith the great king, the king of As-s¥r’il-a, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? 20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) J have coun- sel and strength for the war. Now en whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 21 Now, behold, thou trust- est upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon E’gypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pha’- raoh king of E’sypt unto all that trust on him. 22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Héz-e-ki’a hath taken away, and hath said 496 Rab-shakeh’s boasting to Ju’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jé-ru’sa4-lém? 23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of As-syr’i-a, and I will delives thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on E’gypt for chariots and for horsemen? Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 26 Then said E-li’a-kim the son of Hil-ki’ah, and Shéb’na, and|/h J6’ah, unto Rab’—sha-keh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syr’i-an language; for we under- stand if: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. But Rab’—sha-keh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on ‘he wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you? 28 Then Rab’-sha-keh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, say- ing, Hear the word of the great king, the king of As-syr’i-a: 29 Thus saith the king, Let not Héz-e-ki’ah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand: ; 30 Neither let Héz-e-ki’ah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be deliv- ered into the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a. 31 Hearken not to Héz-e-ki’ah: for thus saith the king of As-s¥r’- i-a, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of 32 2 KINGS, 19 his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: 32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Héz-e- ki’ah, when _he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. 33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of As-syr/i-a? 34 Where are the gods of Ha’- math, and of Ar’pad? where are the gods of Séph-ar-va’im, Hé’- na, and f’vah? have they de- livered Sa-m4a’ri-a out of mine and? 35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the _ LORD should deliver Jé-ru’sa-lém out of mine hand? : 36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s command- ment was, saying, Answer him not. 37 Then came #£-li’a-kim the son of Hil-ki’ah, which was over the household, and Shéb’na the scribe, and J6’ah the son of A’saph the recorder, to Héz-e-. ki’ah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab’— sha-keh. CHAPTER 19 332 1 Hezekiah sends to Isaiah. 8 Sennach- evib’s letter to Hezekiah. 14 Heze- kiah’s prayer. 20 Isaiah's prophecy. 35 Assyrian host destroyed. ND it came to pass, when king Héz-e-ki’ah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and cov- ered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. 2 And he sent E-li’a-kim, which was over the household, and Shéb’na the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to_I-sa’/iah the prophet the son of A’m6z. 497 2 KINGS, 19 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Héz-e-ki’/ah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab’- sha-keh, whom the king of As- syr’i-a his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. 5 So the servants of king Héz- e-ki’ah came to I-sa/iah. 6 4 And I-sa’iah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of As-syr’i-a have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own and. 3 § So Rab’—-sha-keh returned, and found the king of As-syr’i-a warring against Lib’nah: for he had heard that he was de- parted from La’chish. . 9 And when he heard. say. of Tir’ha- kah king of E-thi-0’pi-a, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Héz-e-ki’ah, saying, 10 Thus nan ye speak to Héz- e-ki/ah king of Ji’dah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jé- ru’sd4-lém shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of As-syr’1-a - have done to all lands, by de- stroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as G6/zan, and Hezekiah’s prayer Ha’ran, and Ré’zeph, and the children of E’dén which were in Thé-la’sar? | 13 Where is the king of Ha’- math, and the king of Ar’pad, and the king of the city of Séph-ar- va’'im, of Hé’na, and I’vah? 14 ¢ And Héz-e-ki’ah received the letter of the hand of the mes- sengers, and read it: and Héz- e-ki’/ah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 15 And Héz-e-ki’ah prayed be- fore the LORD, and said, O LORD God of is’ra-el, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. 16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sén-nach’e-rib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. ; 17 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of As-syr’i-a have destroyed the nations and their lands,. 18 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: there- fore they have destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only. 20 “ Then f-sa’iah the son of A’moz_ sent to Héz- e-ki’ah, say- ing, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sén-nach’- nel king of As-syr/i-a I have ard. 21 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zi’on hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorm; the daughter of Jé-ru’sa-lém ha shaken her head at thee. 22 Whom hast thou reproached 498 Isaiah’s prophecy and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Iis’ra-el. 23 By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots 1 am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Léb’a-non, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Car’mel. 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole 2 KINGS, 20 31 For out of Jé-ru’s4-lém shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zi’én: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of As-syr’i-a, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it, 33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant Da’vid’s of my feet have I dried up all the | sake rivers of besieged places. 25 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous eaps. 26 Therefore their inhabitants were of smail power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 27 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. _ 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 29 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of them- selves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 30 And the remnant that is es- caped of the house of Jt’dah shall yet again take root down- ward, and bear fruit upward. ake. 35 § And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the As-syr’i-ans an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. _36 So Sén-nach’e-rib king of As-syr’i-a4 departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nin’- e-veh. 37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nis’roch his god, that A-dram’- me-léch and Sh4-ré’zér his sons. smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ar-mé’ni-4. (And _E’sar—had’- don his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 20 333 1 Hezekiah’s days lengthened. 8 A shadow goes ten degrees backward. 14 The captivity foretold. 21 Heze- kiah’s death. N those days was Héz-e-ki’ah sick unto death. And the prophet i-sa’iah the son of A’m6z came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, 3 I beseech thee, O LORD, . 499 2 KINGS, 20 remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Héz-e-ki’ah wept sore. if 4 And it came to pass, afore I-sa’/iah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell Héz-e- ki/ah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Da’vid thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant Da’vid’s sake. 7 And f-sa’iah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid if on the boil, and he re- covered. 8 4 And Héz-e-ki’ah said unto 1-sa’/iah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day 9 And i-sa’iah said, ais sign shait thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Héz-e-ki’ah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return back- ward ten degrees. 1 And fI-sa’/iah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of A’haz. 12 4 At that time Bé-r6d’dach— bal’a-dan, the son of Bal’a-dan, king of Bab’y-lon, sent letters and a present unto Héz-e-ki’ah: for he had heard that Héz-e-ki’ah had been sick. Hezekiah’s life lengthened 13 And Héz-e-ki’ah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oint- ment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was no- thing in his house, nor in_all his dominion, that Héz-e-ki’/ah shewed them not. 14 § Then came I-sa‘iah the eee unto king Héz-e-ki’ah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Heéz-e-ki’ah said, They are come from a far country, even from Bab’y-lon. 15 And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Héz- e-ki’ah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. | 16 And I-sa’iah said unto Héz- e-ki/ah, Hear the word of the LORD. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Bab’y-lon: no- thing shall be left, saith the LORD. 18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Bab’y-lon. _19 Then said Héz-e-ki’ah unto I-sa’iah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Js if not | good, if peace and truth be in my days: 20 ¥ And the rest of the acts of Héz-e-ki’ah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, anda conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ji’dah? : 21 And Héz-e-ki’ah slept with his fathers: and Ma-nas’seh his son reigned in his stead. 500 . Manasseh’s wicked reign 334 CHAPTER 21 1 Manasseh's long reign. 3 His idola- try and_ cruelty. 10 Prophecies against Judah. 24 Josiah made king. MiEMAS'SER was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty pug five years in Jé-ru’sd-lém. his mother’s name was Héph’zi-bah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Is’ra-el. 3 For he built up again the hig places which Heéz-e-ki’ah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Ba/’al, and made a grove, as did A’hab king of Is’ra-el; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, ae Jé-ru’sa-lém will I put my na 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to Da’vid, and to Sol’o-mon his son, In this ‘house, and in Jé-ru’- sa-lém, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Is’ra-el, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I make the feet of Is’ra-el move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe _to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant M5d’ses commanded them. 9 But they hearkened not: and Ma-nas’seh_ seduced them to do more evil than did the nations 2 KINGS, 21 whom the LORD destroyed be- fore the children of Is’ra-el. 10 4 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 11 Because Ma-nas’seh king of Ji’dah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Am/6r- ites did, which were before him, and hath made Ji’dah also to sin with his idols: 12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jé-ru’sa-lém and Ji’dah, that h| whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jé- ru’sa-lém the line of Sa-ma’- ri-a, and the plummet of the house of A’hab: and I will wipe Jé-ru’sa-lém as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the rem- nant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of E’gypt, even unto this day. _16 Moreover Ma-nas’seh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jé-ru’sa-lém from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Ji’dah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 17 | Now the rest of the acts of Ma-ndas’seh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Ja’dah? 18 And Méa-nas’seh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uz’za: and A’mon his son reigned in his stead. 19 {A’mon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in 501 2 KINGS, 22 Jé-ry’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Mé-shtl’le-méth, the daughter of Ha’ruz of Jot’bah. 20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Ma-nas’seh did. 21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: 22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD. 23 ¢ And the servants of A’mon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own|h house. 24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king A’mon; and the people of the land made Jo-si’ah his son king in his stead. 25 Now the rest of the acts of A’mon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Ja’dah? 26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uz’za: and Jo-si/ah his son reigned in his stead. 335 CHAPTER 22 1 Josiah’s reign. _8 Book of the law found. 15 Huldah’s prophecy. O-SI’AH was eight years old | L when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one. years in Jé-ru’sa4-lém. And his mother’s name was Jé-di’dah, the daughter of Ad-a-i/ah of Bos’cath. 2 And he did that. which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of _ Da’vid his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.) ; 3 § And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Jo-si’ah, that the king sent Sha’phan the son of Az-a-li’ah, the son of Mé-shtl/lam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4 Go up to Hil-ki’ah the high 502 Josiah’s good reign priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, , 6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the ouse. 7 Howbeit there was no reck- oning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 8 § And Hil-ki’ah the high priest said unto Sha’phan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hil-ki’ah gave the book to Sha’phan, and he read it. 9 And Sha’phan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy serv- ants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have délivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the ORD. 10 And Sha’phan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hil- ki’ah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Sha’phan read it before the king. 11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hil-ki’ah the priest, and A-hi’- kam the son of Sha’phan, and Ach’bér the son of Mi-cha’iah, and Sha’phan the scribe, and A-sa-hi’ah a servant of the king’s, saying, : 13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Ja’dah, concerning the _— i Book of the law read words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkexed unto the words of this book, to do according unto ail that which is written concerning us. 14 So Hil-ki’ah the priest, and A-hi’kam, and Ach’bér, and Sha’- phan, and A-sa-hi’ah, went unto Hiul’dah, the prophetess, the wife of Shal’/lum the son of Tik’- vah, the son of Har’has, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jé-ru’sd-lém in the college;) and they communed with her. ; 15 ¢ And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of is’ra-el, Tell the man that sent vou to me, 16 Thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, I will bring evil, upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Ji’dah hath read: 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. | 18 But to the king of Ji’dah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of is’ra-el, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. t 20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy 2 KINGS, 23 grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. CHAPTER 23 1 Reading of the law. 4 Josiah abol- ishes idolatry. 21 The passover kept. 26 Final wrath of God against Judah. 29 Josiah siain. 36 Jehoiakim’s reign. ND the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Ji’dah and of Jé-ru’- sa-lém. ; 2 And the king went up into the house of the LorpD, and all the men of Ja’dah and all the inhabitants of Jé-ru’s4-lém with » and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both smail and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LorD. 3 4 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant be- fore the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his command- ments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. 4 And the king commanded Hil-ki’ah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Ba’al, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jé-ru’sa-lém in the fields of Kid’ron, and carried the ashes of them unto Béth’-el. ; 5 And he put down the idol- atrous priests, whom the kings of Ja’dah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Ji’dah, and in the places round about Jé-ru’sa-lém; them also that burned incense unto Ba’al, to the sun, and to the 336 503 2 KINGS, 23 moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. 6 And he brought out the grove from the house«of the LORD, without Jé-ry’sa-lém, unto the brook Kid’ron, and burned it at the brook Kid’ron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. 7 And he brake down the houses Idolatry abolished 13 And the high places that were before Jé-ru’sa-lém, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Sdl’- o-mon the king of Is’ra-el had builded for Ash’to-réth the abom- ination of the Zi-d6é’ni-ans, an for Ché’mosh the abominatinic of the M6’ab-ites, and for Mil’com the abomination of the children of one did the king of the sodomites, that were by | de the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. ; 8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Ja’dah, and defiled the high places where the . priests had burned incense, from Gé’ba to Bé’er—shé’ba, and brake. down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Josh’u-a the gov- . ernor of the city, which weve on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city. j 9 Nevertheless the priests of e high places came not_up to the altar of the LORD in Jé-ru’- sa-lém, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled To’pheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hin’nom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Mo’lech. 11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Ju’dah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Na’than—mé’lech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of A’haz, which the kings of Ja’dah had made, and the altars which Ma-nas’seh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kid’ron. 14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. “5 4 Moreover the altar that was at Beéth’-el, and the high place which Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, who made Is’ra-el to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped if small to powder, and burned the grove. ; 16 And as Jo-si’ah turned him- self, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them > upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God pro- claimed, who proclaimed these words. : 17 Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, Jt is the sepul- chre of the man of God, which came from Ji’dah, and pro- claimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Béth’—el. 18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Sa-ma’ri-a. 19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Sa-méa’ri-4, which the kings of is’ra-el had made to provoke the LORD to_ anger, Jo-si/ah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Béth’-el. 504 The passover kept 2 KINGS, 23 20 And he slew all the priests|the chronicles of the kings of Ji’dah? of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 21 4 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. 22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged is’ra-el, nor in all the days of the kings of Is’ra-el, nor of the kings of Ja’dah; | 23 But in the eighteenth year of king Jo-si’ah, wherein this pass- over was holden to the LORD in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 24 (Moreover, the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abomina- tions that were spied in the land of Ji’dah and in Jé-ru’sa-lém, did Jo-si’ah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hil-ki’ah the priest found in the house of the LORD. 25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of MO’ses; neither after him arose there any like him. 26 4 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Ja’dah, because of all the provocations that M4-nas’seh had provoked him withal. 27 And the LORD said, I will remove Ju’dah also out, of my sight, as I have removed Is’ra-el, and will cast off this city Jé-ru’- sa-lém which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. 28 Now the rest of the acts of J6-si’ah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of 29 4 In his days Pha’radh-né’- choh king of E’g¥pt went up against the king of As-syr’i-a to the river Ei-phra’tés: and king Jo-si’ah went against him; and he slew him at Mé-Zid’dd, when he had seen him. 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Mé- gid’do, and brought him to Jé- ru’sa-lém, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jé-h6’a-haz the son of Jé-si’ah, and anointed him, and made him king in hig father’s stead. 31 ¥ Jé-hd’a-haz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Ha-mi’tal, the daughter of Jér-e-mi’ah of Lib’nah. 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lorp, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 And Pha’radh—-né’choh put him in bands at Rib’lah in the land of Ha’math, that he might not reign in Jé-ru’sd-lém:; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 34 And Pha’radh—né’choh made E-li’a-kim the son of Jé-si’ah king in the room of Joé-si’ah his father, and turned his name to Jé-hoi’a-kim, and took Jé-hd’a- haz away: and he came to E’gypt, and died there. 35 And Jé-hoi’a-kim_ gave the silver and the gold to Pha’raoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the com- mandment of Pha’rash: he ex- acted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pha’radh—né’choh. 36 § Jé-hoi’a-kim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his 505 2 KINGS, 24 Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar mother’s name was Ze-bu’dah, | daughter of El’/na-than of Jé-ru’=- the daughter of Pé-da’iah of Ru’mah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, pais to all that his fathers one. 337 CHAPTER 24 1 Jehoiakim’s ruin. 10 Jerusalem taken by Nebuchadnezzar. 14 The people carried captive. N his days Néb-u-chad-néz’- zar king of Bab’/y-lon came up, and Jé-hoi’a-kim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chal’dees, and bands of the Syr’i-ans, and bands of the Md’ab-ites, and bands of the children of Am’mon, and sent them against Ja’dah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Ji’- dah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Me nie’seh, according to all that he did; 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jé-ru’ sd-l18m withinnocent blood; which the LORD would not peecou: 5 4 Now the rest of the acts of Jé-hoi’a-kim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book oS the chronicles of the kings of ti’d 6 ah y é-hoi’/a-kim slept with his fathers: and Jé-hoi’ a-chin his son reigned in his stead. 7 And the king of E’gypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Bab’y-lon had taken from the_ river of E’gypt unto the river Et-phra’tés all that pertained to the king of E’gypt. 8 4 Jé-hoi’a-chin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jé-ru’sd-lem three months. And his mother’s name was WNé-htsh’ta, the sa-lém 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. 10 4 At that time the servants of Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon came up against Jé- tu’s4-lém, and the city was besieged. 11 And Néb-u-chad-néz'zar king of Bab’y-lon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. 12 And Jé-hoi’a-chin the king of Ja’dah went out to the king of Bab’y-lon, he, and his mother. and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Bab’y-lon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Sol’o-mon king of is’ra-el had made in the temple of the | LORD, as the LORD had said. 14 And he carried away all Jé-ru’sa-lém, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest © sort of the people of the land. 15 And he carried away Jé- hoi’a-chin to Bab’y-lon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the > mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jé-ru’sa- lém to Bab’y-lon. 16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and crafts- men and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Bab’y-lon brought captive to Bab’y-lon. 17 4 And the king of Bab’y-lon made Mat-ta-ni’ah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zéd-e-ki’ah. 18 Zéd-e-ki’ah was twenty and one years old when he began to. 506 Zedekiah and people taken to Babylon eleven And his reign, and he reigned years in Jé-ru’/sa-lém. 2 KINGS, 25 and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Bab’y- mother’s name was Ha-mi’tal, oo the daughter of Jér-e-mi’ah of Lib/nah. 19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, ac- ane to all that Jé-hoi’a-kim one. 20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jé- ru/sa-lém and Ji’dah, until he had cast them out from his pres- ence, that Zéd-e-ki/ah rebelled against the king of Bab’y-lon. 338 CHAPTER 25 1 Siege and destruction of Jerusalem. 4 Zedekiah’s eyes put out. 11 The remnant led captive te Babyion. 22 Gedaliah is smitien. ND it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Néb-u-chad- néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon came, he, and all his host, against Jé- ru’sa-lém, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. | : 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zéd-e-ki’ah. 3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine pre- vailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 4 ¥ And the city was broken up, and ali the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walis, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chal’/dees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chal’dees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jér’i-ch6: and ‘all his army were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Bab’y-lon to Rib/lah; and they |L gave judgment upon him. 7 And they slew _the sons of Zéd-e-ki’ah before his eyes, | put out the eyes of Zéd-e-ki’ah, and|was eighteen cubits, 8 {And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, came Néb’u-zar—a’- dan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bab’y-lon, unto Jé-ru’sa-lém: 9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jé-ru’sa- lem, and every great man’s house pea he with fire. d all the army of the Chil’dees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jé-ru’sa-lém round about. 11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away Ae the king of Bab’y-lon, with t remnant of the multitude, ag Néb/u-zar—a’dan the captain of the guard carry away. 12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land fo be vinedressers and husbandmen. 13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chal’dees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Bab’y-lon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were eh gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Sol’o-mon had made for the house of the ORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. | 17 The height of the one pillar and the chapiter upon it was brass: and 507 2 KINGS, 25 the height of the chapiter three | cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the sec- ond pillar with wreathen work. 18 § And the captain of the guard took Sér-a-i’/ah the chief priest, and Zéph-a-ni’/ah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and three- score men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 20 And Néb/u-zdr—a’dan cap- tain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Bab’y-lon to Rib’lah: 21 And the king of Bab’y-lon smote them, and slew them at Rib/lah in the land of Ha’math. So Ja’dah was carried away out of their land. 22 § And as for the people that remained in the land of Jti’dah, whom WNéb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon had left, even over them he made Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’/kam, the son of Sha’phan, ruler. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Bab’y-lon had made Géd-a-li’ah governor, there came to Géd-a-li’ah to Miz’pah, even ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah, and Jo-ha’nan the son of Ca-ré’ah, and Sér-a- ah the son of Tan’hu-méth the Gedaliah slain Né-toph’a-thite, and Ja-az-a- ni’/ah the son of a M4-ach’a-thite, they and their men. 24 And Géd-a-li’ah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chal’dees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bab’y-lon; and it shall be well with you. 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Iish’ma-el the son of N éth-a-ni’ah, the son of E-lish’a-ma, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Géd-a-li’ah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chal’dees that were with him at Miz’pah. 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the car- tains of the armies, arose, and came to E’éypt: for they were afraid of the Chal’dees. 27 § And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jé-hoi’a-chin king of Ji/dah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that E’vil-mé-r6/dach king of Bab’y-lon i in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jé-hoi’a-chin king of Ja’dah out of prison; 28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Bab’y-lon: | 29 And changed his prison gar- ments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every at all the days of his ife. 508 THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES 339 CHAPTER 1 1 Adamto Noah. 4 Noah’s sons. 17 ae le line to Abraham. 35 Esau’s ine. D’AM, Shéth, £’nosh, 2 Ké’nan, Ma-ha’la-lé-el, jJéred, 3 Hé’noch, Mé-thu’se-lah, L#mech, 4 Nd’ah, Shém, Ham, and Jé’pheth. 5 § The sons of Ja’pheth; GO’mér, and Ma’g6g, and Mad’- é-i, and Ja’van, and Tu’bal, and Mé’shech, and Ti’ras. 6 And the sons of G6’mér; Ash’che-naz, and Ri/phath, and To-gar’mah. 7 And the sons of Ja’van; E-li’- | 1 shah, and Tar’shish, Kit’tim, and D0’da-nim. . 8 § The sons of Ham; Cush, and Miz’ra-im, Put, and Ca/naan. 9 And the sons of Cush; Sé’ba, .and Hav’i-lah, and Sab’ta, and Ra’a-mah, and Sab’te-cha. And the sons of R&a’a-mah; Shé’ba, and Dé’dan. 10 And Cush begat Nim’rdd: he began to be mighty upon the earth. ; 11 And Miz’ra-im begat Lu’dim, and An’a-mim, and Lé’ha-bim, and Naph’tu-him, | 12 And Path-ru’sim, and Cas’- lu-him, (of whom came the Phi- lis’tines,) and Caph’tho-rim. 13 And Ca’ndan_begat Zi’don his firstborn, and Héth, 14 The Jéb’u-site also, and the Am/6r-ite, and the Gir’ga-shite, 15 And the Hi’vite, and the Ark’ite, and the Sin’ite, 16 And the Ar’vad-ite, and the Zém/a-rite, and the Ha’math-ite. 17 § Thesonsof Shém; Elam, and As’shur, and Ar-phax’ad, and Lid, and A’ram, and Uz, and Hil, and Gé’thér, and Mé’shech. 18 And Ar-phax’ad begat Shé’- lah, and Shé’lah begat E’bér. 19 And unto E’bér were born two sons: the name of the one was Pé’/lég; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Jok’tan. 20 And Jék’tan begat Al-m6’- dad, and Shé’leph, and Ha’-zar- ma/veth, and Jé’rah, 21 Ha-do’ram also, and U’zal, and Dik’lah, . 22 And E’bal, and A-bim/a-el, and Shé’ba, 23 And O’phir, and Hav’i-lah, and Jo’bab. All these were the sons of Jok’tan. 24 9 Shém, Ar-phax’ad, Shé’- 25 B’bér, Pé'lég, Ré’u, 26 Sé’rug, Na’hor, Té’rah, 27 A’bram; the same is A’bra- am. 28 The sons of A’bra-ham; I’saac, and Ish’ma-el. 29 4 These are their genera- tions: The firstborn of Ish’- ma-el, Né-ba’ioth; then Ké’dar, and Ad’bé-el, and Mib’sam, 30 Mish’ma, and Dt’mah, Mas’sa, Ha’dad, and Té’ma, 31 Jé’tur, Na’phish, and Kéd’- e-mah. These are the sons of Ish’ma-el. 32 § Now the sons of Ké-ti’- rah, A’bra-ham’s concubine: she bare Zim’ran, and Jok’shan, and Mé/dan, and Mid/i-an, and Ish’- bak, and Shu’ah. And the sons of Jok’shan; Shé’ba, and Dé’- an. _33 And the sons of Mid’i-an; E’phah, and E’phér, and Hé’noch, and A-bi’da, and El’da-ah. All these are the sons of Ké-tii’rah. 34 And A’bra-ham begat I’saac. The sons of I’saac; E’sau and Is’ra-el. i 35 | The sons of E’sau; El’i- 509 1 CHRONICLES, 2 phaz, Rew’el, and Jé’ish, and Ja-a’/lam, and K6’rah. 36 The sons of El’i-phaz ; Té’- man, and O’mar, Zé’phi, and Ga’tam, Ké’naz, and Tim’na, and Am’a-lék. ‘ 37 The sons of Reuw’el; Na’- hath, Zé/rah, Sham’mah, and Miz’zah. 38 And the sons of Sé’/ir; LO6’- tan, and Sh6o’bai, and Zib’e-on, and A’nah, and Di’shon, and E’zar, and Di’shan. 39 And the sons of LO’tan; O’ri, and Ho’mam: an Tim’na was Lo’tan’s sister. _ 40 The sons of Shod’bal; A- lian, and Man/’a-hath, and E’bal, Shé’phi, and O’nam. And the sons of Zib’e-on; A-i/ah, and A’nah. 41 The sons of A’nah; Di’shon. And the sons of Di’shon; Am’- ram, and Esh’ban, and Ith’ran, and Ché’ran. 42 The sons of E’zér; Bil’han, and Za’van, and Ja’kan. The sons of Di’shan; Uz, and A’ teas 3 4 Now these are the kings det reigned in the land of E’dom before any king reigned over the children of Is’ra-el; Bé/la the son of Bé’or: and the name of his city was Din’ha-bah. 44 And when Bé’la was dead, J6’bab the son of Zé’rah of Boz’- rah reigned in his stead. 45 And when J6’bab was dead, Hit’sham of the land of the Té’- man-ites reigned in his stead. 46 And when Hii’sham was dead, Ha’dad the son of Bé’dad, which smote Mid’i-an in the field of M06’ab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was A’vith. 47 And when Ha’dad was dead, Sam/lah of Mas’re-kah reigned in his stead 48 And when Sam/’lah was dead, Sha’ul of Ré-h6’both by the river reigned in his stead. 49 And when Sha’ul was dead, Ba’al-ha’nan the son of Ach’bor reigned in his stead. The sons of Israel oa And when Ba’al-ha’nan was Ha’dad reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Pa’1; and his wife’s name was Mé-hét’a-bel, the daughter of Ma’tred, the daughter of Méz’a-hab. 51 § Ha’dad died also. And the dukes of E’dom were; duke Tim’/nah, duke A-li’ah, d ike Jé’theth, 52 Duke A-hol-i-ba’mah, dike E’lah, duke Pi’ non, 53 Duke Ké’naz, duke Té’man, d| duke Mib’zar, 54 Duke Mag’di-el, duke l’ran. These are the dukes of E’dom. | CHAPTER 2 340 1 The sons of Israel. 3 Posterity of Judah. 13 Children of Jesse. 3% Posterity of Sheshan. HESE are the sons of Is’ra- el; Reu’ben, _Sim’e-on, Lé’vi, and Jut’dah, iIs’sa-char, and_ Zéb/u-lin, cares 2 Dan, Jo’seph, and Bén’ja- | min, Naph’ta-li, Gad, and Ash’ér. 34 The sons of Ji’dah; Er, and O’nan, and Shé’/lah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shu’a the Ca’naan- it-ess. And Er, the firstborn of Jui’dah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. 4 And Ta’mar his daughter in law bare him Pha’réz and Zé’rah. a the sons of Ji’dah were ve. 5 The sons of Pha’réz; Héz’ron, and Ha’miul. And the sons of Zé’rah; Zim’ri, and &’than, and He’- man, and Cal’col, and Da’ra: five of them in all. And the sons of Céar’mi; A’char, the troubler of Is’ra-el, who transgressed in the thing accursed. ; s 8 And the sons of E’than; Az-a- ri’a 9 The sons also of Héz’ron, thet were born unto him; Jé-rah’me-el, and Ram, and Ché-li’bai. 10 And Ram begat Am-min’a= 510 - Children of Jesse - déb; and Am-min’a-dab begat Ae nae prince of the children of Ju’dah 1| And N&h’shon begat Sal’- mé, and Sal’ma begat Bo’az, 12 And B6o’az begat O’bed, and O’bed begat Jés’se, 13 { And Jés’se_ begat his first- bo:n E-li’ab, and A-bin’a-dab the second, and Shim’ma the third, 1t Né-than’e-el the fourth, Réd’da-i the fifth, 15 O’zem the sixth, Da’vid the seventh: ‘6 Whose sisters were Zér-u- ith, and Ab’i-gail. And the gns of Zér-u-i’‘ah; A-bish’4-i, end J6’ab, and A’sa-hél, three. 17 And Ab/’i-gail bare Am/’a-sa: ind the father of Am’a-sa was Jé’thér the Ish’me-el-ite. 18 q. And Ca’leb the son of Héz’r6n begat children of A-zt’- bah his wife, and of Jé’ri-oth: her sons are these; Jé’shér, and Sho’bab, and Ar’don. 19 And when A-zii’bah was dead, Ca’leb took unto him Eph’- rath, which bare him Har. 20 And Hiir begat U’ri, and U’ri begat Bé-zal’e-el. 21 4, And afterward Héz’ron went in to the daughter of Ma’- chir the father of Gil’e-ad, whom he married when he was three- score years old; and she bare him Sé’gub. 22 And Sé’gub begat Ja’ir, who ' had three and twenty cities in the land of Gil’e-ad. 23 And he took Gé’shtr, and A’ram, with the towns of Ja’ir, from them, with Ké’nath, and the towns thereof, even three- score cities. ll these belonged to the sons of Ma’chir the father of Gil’e-ad. 24 And after that Héz’rén was dead in Ca’leb—éph’ra-tah, then A-bi’/ah Héz’ron’s wife bare him Ash’ur the father of Té-k0’a. 25 § And the sons of Jé-rah’- me-el the firstborn of Héz’ron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bu/’nah, and O’ren, and O’zem, and A-hi’jah. 1 CHRONICLES, 2 26 Jé-rah’me-el had also an- other wife, whose name was At’a-rah; she was the mother of O’nam. 27 And the ea of Ram the firstborn of Jé-rih’me-el were, Ma’az, and Ja’min, and E’kér. 28 And the sons of 0’nam were, Sham/ma-i, and Ja’da. And the sons of Sham’ma-i; Na’dab and Ab’i-shur. _29 And the name of the wife of Ab’i-shur was Ab-i-ha’il, and she bare him Ah’ban, and MO’lid. 30 And the sons of Na’dab; Sé/léd, and Ap’pa-im: but Sé’/léd died without children. 31 And the sons of Ap’pa-im; shi. And-the sons of I’shi; Shé’shan. And the children of Shé’shan; Ah ‘lai. 32 And the sons of Ja’da the brother of Sham’ma-i; Jé’thér, and Joén’a-than: and Jé’thér died without children. 33 And the sons of Jon’a-than; Pé'leth, and Za’za. These were the sons of Jé-rih’me-el. 4 9 Now Shé’shan had no sons, but daughters. And Shé’- shan had a servant, an E-£yp’- tian, whose name was Jar’ha. 35 And Shé’shan gave his daughter to Jar’ha his servant to wife; and she bare him At’tai. 36 And At’tai begat WNa’than, and Na’than begat Za’bad, 37 And Za’bad begat Eph lal, and Eph’lal begat O’bed. 38 And O’bed begat Jé’hu, and Jé’ht begat Az-a-ri’ah, 39 And Az-a-ri’ah begat Hé’léz, and Hé’léz begat £-lé’a-sah, 40 And £-lé’a-sah begat Si- i, and Si-sdm/a-i begat 41 And * Shal’lum begat Jék-a- mi’ah, and Jék-a-mi’ah begat £-lish’a-ma. 42 ¥ Now the sons of Ca’leb the brother of Jé-rah’me-el were, Mé’sha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Ma-ré’shah the father of Hé’bron. i 43 And the sons of Hé’bron; Sil 1 CHRONICLES, 3 Ko’rah, and_ Tap’py-ah, and Ré’kem, and Shé’ma. 44 And Shé’ma begat Ra’ham., the father of Jér’ko-4m: and Ré’kem begat Sham’ma-i. 4 45 And the son of Sham’ma-i was Ma’on: and Ma’on was the father of Beth’—zir. 46 And E’phah, Ca’leb’s concu- bine, bare Ha’ran, and M0/’za, Ane Ga’zéz: and Ha’ran begat 47 And the sons of Jah’da-i; Ré’zZém, and Jd’tham, and Gé’- sham, and Pé’let, and E’phah, and Sha/aph. 48 Ma’a-chah, Ca’leb’s concu- bine, bare Shé’bér,and Tir’ha-nah. 49 She bare also Sha’aph the father of Mad-man’nah, Shé’va the father of Mach’be-nah, and the father of Gib’e-a: and the daughter of Ca’leb was Ach’sa. 50 4 These were the sons of Ca’leb the son of Hir, the first- born of Eph’ra-tah; Shd’bal the father of Kir’jath—jé’a-rim, 51 Sal’ma the father of Béth’— jé-hém, Ha’reph the father of Béth-ga’dér. 52 And Sh6o’bal the father of Kir’jath-jé’a-rim had __ sons; Har’o-eh, and half of the Ma-na’heth-ites. _93 And the families of Kir’jath— jé’a-rim; the iIth’rites, and the Pi’hites, and the Shu’math-ites, and the Mish’ra-ites; of them came the Za’re-ath-ites, and the Esh’ta-ul-ites. 54 The sons of Sal’ma; Béth’— lé-hém, and the Né-tdph’a- thites, At’a-réth, the house of Jo’ab, and half of the Ma-na’- heth-ites, the Z6’rites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Ja’béz; the Ti’rath-ites, the Shim/’e-ath- ites, and Si’chath-ites. These are the Kén/‘ites that came of Hé’math, the father of the house of Ré’chab. 341 CHAPTER 3 1 Sons of David. 10 His successors on the throne. Sons of David OW these were the sons of Da’vid, which were born unto him in Hé’bron; the first- born Am/non, of A-hin’o-4m the Jéz’re-el-it-ess; the _ second Dan’iel, of Ab’i-gail the Car’nel- it-ess: 2 The third, Ab’sa-lém the son of Ma’a-chah the daughter of Tal’/mai king of Gé’shir: ‘he fourth, Ad-o-ni’/jah the son of Hag’gith: 3 The fifth, Shéph-a-ti’ah of Ab’i-tal: the sixth, Ith’re-am »y Eg’lah his wife. 4 These six were born uno him in Hé’bron; and there le reigned seven years and sk months: and in Jé-ru’sa-lém reigned thirty and three years. And these were born unto him in Jé-ru’sa-lém; Shim’e-a, and Sho’bab, and Na’than, and S6l’o-mon, four, of Bath’-shu-a the daughter of Am’mi-el: 6 ib’har also, and £-lish’a-ma, and E-liph’e-lét, And N6o’gah, and Né’pheg, and Ja-phi’a, 8 And E-lish’a-ma, and E-li’a- da, and E-liph’e-lét, nine. 9 These were all the sons of Da’vid, beside the sons of the concubines, and Ta’mar their sister. 10 4¥ And Sol’o-mon’s son was Ré-ho-b6’am, A-bi’/a his son, A’sa his son, Jé-hésh’a-phat his son, 11 Jo’ram his son, A-ha-zi’ah his son, J6’Ash his son, Am-a-zi‘ah his son, Az-a- ti’ah his son, J6’tham his son, 13 A’haz his son, Héz-e-ki’ah his son, Ma-nas’seh_his son, | 14 A’mon his son, Jo-si’ah his son. 15 And the sons of Jdé-si’ah were, the firstborn J6é-ha’nan, the second Jé-hoi’a-kim, the third Zéd-e-ki’ah, the fourth Shal/lum. mS. 16 And the sons of Jé-hoi’a- kim: Jéc-o-ni/ah his son, Zéd-e-ki’ah his son. — 17 § And the sons of Jéc-o- 512 % Judah’s posterity ee As’sir, Sa-la’thi-el his at Mal-chi’ram also, and Pé-da’iah, and Shé-na’zar, Jéc- a-mi’ah, Hosh’a-ma, and Néd-a-bi’ah. 19 And the sons of Pé-da’iah were, Zé-rttb’ba-bel, and Shim’e-i: and the sons of Zé- riib’ba-bél; Mé-shil’/lam, and Han-a-ni’ah, and Shél’o-mith their sister: 20 And Ha-shw’bah, and O’hel, and Bér-e-chi’ah, and Has-a- di’/ah, Jai’shab—hé’sed, five. 21 And the sons of Han-a- ni/ah; Pél-a-ti’ah, and Jé-sa’- iah: the sons of Réph-a-i’ah, the sons of Ar’nan, the sons of O-ba- di’ah, the sons of Shéch-a-ni’ah. 22 And the sons of Shéch-a- ni’ah; Shém-a-i’/ah: and the sons of Shém-a-i’ah; Hat’tush, and {f2’e-al, and Ba-ri’ah, and WNé-a-ri’ah, ‘and Sha’phat, six. 23 And the sons of Né-a-ri’ah; k-li-o-é’/na-i, and H6éz-e-ki’ah, and Az’ri-kam, three. 24 And the sons of £-li-o-é’na-i were, Héd-a-i’ah, and E-li’a-shib, and Pél-a-i/ah, and Ak’kub, and Jo-ha’nan, and Dal-a-i’ah, and An-a/ni, seven. 342 CHAPTER 4 1 Judah's posterity by Caleb. terity and cities of Simeon. quest of the Amalekites. HE sons of Ju’dah; Pha’- réz, Héz’ron, and Cdar’mi, and Har, and Shd’bal. 2 And Ré-a-i’/ah the son of Shé'bal begat Ja’hath; and Ja’- hath begat A-ht’ma-i, and La’- had. These are the families of the Z6’rath-ites. 3 And these were of the father of E’tam; Jéz’re-el, and Ish’ma, and Id’bash: and the name of their sister was Haz’e-lél-pd/ni: 4 And Pé-nii’el the father of Gé’dor, and E’zér the father of Hia’shah. These are the sons of Har, the firstborn of Eph’ra-tah, the father of Béth’-1é-hém. 5 9§ And Ash’tr the father of 33 24 Pos- 39 Con- 1 CHRONICLES, 4 Té-k6’a had two wives, Hé’/lah and Na’a-rah. Yy 6 And Na’a-rah bare him A-hti’= zam, and Hé’phér, and Tém’e-nt, and Ha4-a-hash’ta-ri. These were the sons of Na’a-rah. 7 And the sons of Hé’lah were, Zé’reth, and Jé-z6’ar, and Eth’- nan. 8 And Coz begat A’/nub, and Zo-bé’bah, and the families of A-har’hel the son of Ha’rum. 9 4 And Ja’béz was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Ja’béz, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Ja’béz called on the God of is’ra-el, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 11 § And Ché/ltb the brother of Shu’ah begat Mé’hir, which was the father of Esh’ton. 12 And Esh’ton begat Béth—ra’- pha, and Pa-sé’ah, and Té-hin’- nah the father of fr—na’hash. These are the men of Ré’chah. 13 And the sons of Ké’naz; Oth’/ni-el, and Sér-a-i/ah: and ne sons ‘of Oth’ni- el; Ha’thath. 4 An é-6n 'o-thai begat Beiveah: and Sér-a-i/ah begat Jo’ab, the father of the valley of Char’a-shim; for they were craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Ca’leb the son of Jé-phtin’neh; ru, E’lah, and Na’am: and the sons of E’/lah, even Ké’naz. 16 And the sons of Jé’ha-lé’- le-el; Ziph, and Zi’phah, Tir’i-a, and A-sa’re-el. 17 And the sons of Ez’ra were, Jé’thér, and Mé’red, and E’phér, and Ja’/lon: and she bare Mir’i- am, and Sham’ma-i, and ish’/bah the father of Esh-te-m6’a. 18 And his wife Jé-hi-di’jah bare Jé’red the father of Gé’dor, and Hé’bér the father of S6’cho, 513 1 CHRONICLES, 4 Sons of Simeon and Jé-ku’thi-el the father of} 32 And their villages were, Za-n0o’ah. And these are the sons of Bith’i-ah the daughter of Pha’raoh, which Mé’red took. 19 And the sons of his wife Ho6-di’ah the sister of Na’ham, the father of Kéi‘lah the Gidr’- mite, and Esh-te-m6’a the Ma- ach’a-thite. f 20 And the sons of Shi’mon were, Am/’/non, and _ Rin’nah, Bén-ha’/nan, and Ti’lon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zd/héth, and Bén—z6’héth. 21 4 The sons of Shé/lah the son of Ja’dah were, Er the father of Lé’cah, and La’a-dah the father of M4a-ré’shah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ash-bé’a, 22 And Jo’kim, and the men of Cho-zé’ba, and J6’ash, and Sa’- raph, who had the dominion in Mo’ab, and Jash’u-bi-lé’hém. And these are ancient things. 23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. 24 4 The sons of Sim’e-on were, Né-mi’el, and Ja’min, Ja’rib, Zé’rah, and Sha’ul: 25 Shal’/lum his son, Mib’sam his son, Mish’ma his son. 26 And the sons of Mish’ma; Ha-mi’el his son, Zac’chur his son, Shim’e-i his son. 27 And Shim’e-i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family mul- tiply, like to the children of ti’dah. 28 And they dwelt at Bé’er— shé’ba, and Mb6l’a-dah, and Ha’zar-shu’al, 29 And at Bil’hah, and at/d E’/zém, and at To’lad, 30 And at Béth-u’el, and at Ho6r’mah, and at Zik’lag, | 31 And at Béth—m§4r’ca-both, and Ha’zar-sii’sim, and at Béth—-bir’e-i, and at Sha-a-ra’im. These were their cities unto the reign of Da’vid. E’tam, and A’in, Rim’mon, and To’chen, and A/shan, five cities: 33 And all their villages that were round about the same Cities, unto Ba’al. These were their habitations, and their gene- alogy. 34 And Mé-sh6’bab, and Jam’- lech, and J6d’shah the son of Am-a-zi’ah, 35 And Jé’el, and Jé’ht the son of Jés-i-bi/ah, the son of Sér-a- i’ah, the son of A’si-el, 36 And £-li-o-é’na-i, and Ja- ak’o-bah, and Jésh-o-ha’iah, and A-sa-1/ah, and A/di-el, and Jé- sim/i-el, and Bé-na’iah, 37 And Zi’za theson of Shi’phi, the son of Al’/lén, the son of Jé-da’iah, the son of Shim’ri, the son of Shém-a-i’ah; ‘ 38 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. 39 | And they went to the entrance of Gé’dér, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these written by name came in the days of Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ju’dah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some of them, even of the sons of Sim’e-on, five hun- red men, went to mount Sé‘ir, having for their captains Pél-a- ti’ah, and Né-a-ri’ah, and Réph- a-i’ah, and Uz’zi-el, the sons of I’shi. 43 And they smote the rest of the Am/a-lék-ites that were es- caped, and dwelt there unto this ay. 5i4 - Sons of Reuben and Gad 343 CHAPTER 5 1 Reuben’s sons. 11 The chief men of Gad. 23 The children of the half of - Manasseh. OW the sons of Rev’ben the firstborn of is’ra-el, (for he was the firstborn; but, foras- much as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of J6’seph the son of Is’ra-el: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. $ 2 For Ja’dah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birth- right was Jé’seph’s:) 3 The sons, J say, of Rev’ben the firstborn of Is’ra-el were, Ha’noch, and Pal/lu, Héz’ron, and Car’mi. 4 The sons of Jo’el; Shém-a- Vah his son, Gog his son, Shim/’e-i his son, 5 Mi’cah his son, Ré-a-i’a his son. Ba’al his son, 6 Bé-é’/rah his son, whom Til’gath-pil-né’ser king of As- syr/i-a carried away cabtive: he was prince of the Reu’ben-ites. | 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were tne chief, Jé-i’el, an Zéch-a-ri’ah, 8 And Béla the son of A’zaz, the son of Shé’ma, the son of Jo’el, who dwelt in A’r6-ér, even unto Né’boé and Ba’al—mé’on: 9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilder- ness from the river Ei-phra’tés: because their cattle were multi- plied in the land of Gil’e-ad. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the H4a’gar-ites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gil’e-ad. 11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Ba’shan unto Sal’cah: 12 Jo’el the chief, and_Sha’- pham the next, and Ja-a’/nai, and Sha/phat in Ba’shan. 13 And their brethren of the 1 CHRONICLES, 5 house of their fathers were, Mi’- chaél, and Mé-shtl/lam, and Shé’ba, and Jo’rai, and Ja’chan, and Z1’a, and Hé’bér, seven. _14 These are the children of Ab-i-ha’il the son of Hii’ri, the son of Ja-ro’ah, the son of Gil’e- ad, the son of Mi’chaél, the son of Jé-shish’a-i, the son of Jah’do, the son of Buz; 15 A’hi the son of Ab’di-el, the son of Gt’ni, chief of the house of their fathers. _16 And they dweit in Gil’e-ad in Ba’shan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Shar’on, upon their borders. 17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in_ the days of Jo’- tham king of Ja’dah, and in the days of Jér-o-bo’am king of Is’ra-el. 18 { The sons of Reu’ben, and the Gad’ites, and half the tribe of Ma-nas’seh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skil- ful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 19 And they made war with the Ha’gar-ites, with Jé’tir, and d| Né’phish, and N6/dab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the Ha’gar-ites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him. ; 21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thou- sand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. 22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 23 ¢ And the children of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh dwelt in the land: they increased from Ba’shan unto Ba’al-hér’mon and Sé’nir, and unto mount Hér’mon. 515 1 CHRONICLES, 6 24 And these were the heads of | priest’s office in the temple that the house of their fathers. even E’phér, and I’shi, and £-li’el, and Az’ri-el, and Jér-e e-mi’ah, and Héd-a-vi'ah, and Jah’ di- el, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of Voias fathers. 5 § And they transgressed eons the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, ator God _ destroyed before 26 And the God of Iis’ra-el stirred up the spirit of Pul king of As-syr’i-a, and the spirit of Til’gath—pil-né’ ser king of As- syr’i-a, and he carried them away, even the Reu’ben-ites, and the Gad’ites, and the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, and brought them unto Ha’lah, and Ha’bér, and Ha’ra, and to the river G6o’zan, unto this day. 344 CHAPTER 6 1 Sons of Levi. 4 Lines of the priests unto the captivity. 49 Aaron’s office and line. 54 The Levitical cities. HE sons of Lé’vi; Gér’shdén, Ko’hath, and Mé-ra’ri. 2 And the sons of K6’hath; Am/ram, iIz’har, and Hé’bron, and Uz’zi-el. 3 And the children of Am’ram; Aar’on, and Md’ses, and Mir’i- am. The sons also of A4ar’on; Na’dab, and A-bi’ht, E-le-a’zar, and ith’a-mir. 4 4 E-le-a’zar begat Phin’e-has, Phin’e-has begat A-bish’u-a, 5 And A-bish’u-a4 begat Buk’ki, and Buk’ki begat Uz’zi, 6 And Uz’zi begat Zér-a-hi’ah, and Zér-a-hi’/ah begat Mé-ra’- ioth, 7 Mé-ra’ ioth begat Am-a-ri’ah, and Am-a-ri’ah begat A-hi’tub, 8 And A-hi’tub begat Za’ dok, and Za’dok begat A-him/a-az, 9 And A-him’a-az begat Az-a- ri’ah, and Az-a-ri‘ah begat Jd-ha’nan, 10 And Jé-ha’nan begat Az-a-| bi’ ri’ah, (he it is that executed the Sons of Levi priest’s office in the temple that may -mon built in Jé-ru’sa-lém:) 1 And Az-a-ri’ah begat Am-a- ivan and Am-a-ri’/ah begat A-hi’tub, 12 And A-hi’tub begat Za’dodk, and Za’dok begat Shal/lum, 13 And Shal’/lum begat Hil- ki/ah, and Hil-ki’ah begat Az-a-ri’ah, 14 And Az-a-ri’ah begat! Sér- a-l’ah, and Sér-a-i’ah begat Jé-hoz’ a-dak, 15 And Jé-hoz’a-dak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Jut’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém by the hand of Néb-u-chad-néz’zar. 16 { The sons of Lé’vi; Gér’- shom, Ko’hath, and Mé-ra’ri. 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gér’shom; Lib/ni, and Shim ’/e-i. 18 And the sons of Ko’hath were, Am’/ram, and Iz’hir, and Hé’bron, and Uz’zi-el. 19 The sons of Mé-ra’ri; Mah’li, and Mi’shi. And these are the families of the Lé’vites gece aie to their fathers. 0 Of Gér’shdm; Lib’ni his don, Ja’hath his son, Zim’mah his son, 21 Jo’ah his son, Id’d6 his son, Zé’/rah his son, Jé-at’e-rai his son. 22 The sons of Ko’hath; Am- min ’a-dab his son, Ko’rah his son, As’sir his son, 23 El’ka-nah his son, and £-bi/- ensfph his son, and As’sir his 4 Ta’hath his son, U’ri-el his son, Uz-zi’ah his son, and Sha’ul his son. 25 And the sons of pK ES A-mas’a-i, and A-hi’méth 26 As for El’ka-nah: the sons of El’ka-nah; Z6’phai his son, and Na’hath his son, 27 &E-li’ab his son, Jér’o-ham his son, El’k4-nah his son. 28 And the sons of Sam/’u-el; the oe Vash’ni, and ia 29 Thesons of Mé-ra’ri; Mah’e 516 Lines of the priests li, Lib’ni his son, Shim’e-i his son, Uz’za his son, 30 Shim/’e-a his son, Hag-gi’ah his son, A-sa-i’ah his son. 31 And these are they whom Da’vid set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered before the dweiling place of the taber- nacle of the congregation with singing, until Sdl’/o-mon had built the house of the LORD in Jé-ru’sa-lém: and then they waited on their office according to their order. 33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kdo’hath-ites: Hé’man a singer, the son of Jd’el, the son of Shé-mi’el, 34 The son of El’/ka-nah, the son of Jér’o-ham, the son of £-li’el, the son of T6’ah, - 35 The son of Zuph, the son of El’ka-nah, the son of Ma’hath, the san of A-mas’a-i, 36 The son of El’ka-nah, the son of Jé’el, the son of_Az-a- ri’ah, the son of Zéph-a-ni’ah, of The son of Ta’hath, the son , of As’sir, the son of E-bi’a-saph, the son of K6’rah, 38 The son of iz’hér, the son of | lot KO’hath, the son of Lé’vi, the son of Is’ra-el. 39 And his brother A’saph, who stood on his right hand, even A’saph the son of Bér-a-chi’ah, the son of Shim’e-a, 40 The son of Mi’chaél, the son of Ba-a-sé’iah, the son of Mal- chi’ah, ; 41 The son of Eth’ni, the son of Zé’rah, the son of Ad-a-i’ah, 42 The son of E’than, the! son of Zim’mah, the son of Shim’e-i, 43 The son of Ja’hath, the son of Gér’shim, the son of Lé’vi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Mé-ra’ri stood on the left hand: &’than the son of Kish’ithe son of Ab’di, the son of Mal’luch, 45 The son of_Hash-a-bi’ah, the son of Am-a-zi’ah, the son of Hil-ki’ah, 1 CHRONICLES, 6 46 The son of Am ‘zi, the son of Ba’ni, the son of Sha’mér, 47 The son of Mah’‘li, the son of Mu’shi, the son of Mé-ra’ri, the son of Lé’vi. 48 Their brethren also the Lé’vites were appointed unto all manner of service of the taber- nacle of the house of God. 49 ¢ But Aar’on and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for is’ra-el, according to all that MO6’ses the servant of God had commanded. 50 And these are the sons of Aar’on; E-le-a’zar his son, ger aet his son, A-bish’u-a his so 51 Bok’ ki his son, z’zi his son, Zér-a-hi’ah his son, 52 Mé-ra’‘ioth his son, Am-a- ri’ah his son, A-hi’tub his son, 53 Za’dok his son, A-him/a-az his son. 54 4 Now these are their dwel- ling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aar’on, of the families of the K6’hath-ites, for theirs was the » 55 And they gave them Hé’- bron in the land of Ja’dah, and thesuburbsthereofroundaboutit. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Ca’leb the son of Jé- phun/neh. 57 And to the sons of Aar’on they gave the cities of Ji’dah, namely, Hé’bron, the city of refuge, and Lib’nah with her suburbs, and Jat’tir, and Esh-te- m6’a, with their suburbs, 58 And Hi’len with her sub- urbs, Dé’bir with her suburbs. 59 And A’shan with her sub- urbs, and Béth-shé’mesh with her suburbs: 60 And out of the tribe of Bén’- ja-min; Gé’ba with her suburbs, and Al’e-méth with her suburbs, and An’a-thoth with her suburbs. 517 1 CHRONICLES, 7. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the sons of K6’- hath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, by lot, ten cities. 62 And to the sons of Gér’shom throughout their families out of the tribe of Is’sa-char, and out of the tribe of Ash’ér, and out of the tribe of Naph’ta-li, and out of the tribe of Ma-nas’seh in Ba’shan, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Mé-ra’ri were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reu’ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zéb’- u-lun, twelve cities. 4 64 And the children of Is’ra-el gave to the Lé’vites these cities with their suburbs, 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Ji’- dah, and out of the tribe of the children of Sim’e-on, and out of the tribe of the children of Bén’- ja-min, these cities, which are called by their names. 66 And the residue of the families of the sons of K6’hath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of E’phra-im. 67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shé’chem in mount E’phra-im with her suburbs; they gave also Gé’zér with her suburbs, 68 And Joék’me-Aam with her suburbs, and Béth-hd/ron with her suburbs, 69 And Aij’a-lon with her sub- urbs, and Gath-rim’mon with her suburbs: 70 And out of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh; A’nér with her sub- urbs, and Bil’e-am with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of K6’/hath. 71 Unto the sons of Gér’shom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, GO’- lan in Ba’shan with her suburbs, andAsh’ta-roth with her suburbs: The Levitical cities _72 And out of the tribe of Is’sa-char; Ké/desh with her suburbs, suburbs, Dab’e-rath with her © 73 And Ra’moth with her sub- — urbs, and A’/nem with suburbs: her § 74 And out of the tribe of © Ash’ér; Ma’shal with her sub- urbs, and Ab’/ddn with her suburbs, 75 And Hi’kok with her sub- urbs, suburbs: and Ré’hob with her — 76 And out of the tribe of © Naph’ta-li; Ké’desh in Gali-lee with her suburbs, and Ham’/mon with her suburbs, and Kir-jath- a’im with her suburbs. 77 Unto the rest of the children of Mé-ra’ri were given out of the tribe of Zéb’u-lin, Rim’mon with her suburbs, Ta’bor with her suburbs: 78 And on the other side Jor’- dan by Jér’i-ch6, on the east side of Jér’dan, were given them out of the tribe of Reu’ben, Bé’zér in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jah’zah with her suburbs, 79 Kéd’e-moth also with her suburbs, and Méph’a-ath with her suburbs: 80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ra’moth in Gil’e-ad with her suburbs, and Ma-ha-na/im with her suburbs, 81 And Hésh’b6n with her suburbs, and Ja’zér with her suburbs. CHAPTER 7 345 1 Sons of TIssachar. 6 Benjamin’s sons. 14 Manasseh’s sons. 23 Beriah is born. 30 Asher’s children. OW the sons of Is’sa-char — were, To’la, and Pt’ah, deshiad: and Shim’rom, four. 2 And the sons of T6d/la; Uz’zi, and Réph-a-i’ah, and Jé’ri-el, and Jah’ma-i, and Jib’sam, and Shé-mit’el, heads of their fath- er’s house, to wit, of T6’la: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose num- — ber was in the days of Da’vid two — 518 Sons of Benjamin and Manasseh and twenty thousand and six hundred. : 3 3 And the sons of Uz’zi;_ Iz-ra- hi’ah: and the sons of Iz-ra-hi’- ah; Mi’chaél, and O-ba-di’ah, and Jo’el, i-shi’ah, five: all of them chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Is’sa-char were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies four- score and seven thousand. 6 § The sons of Bén’ja-min; Béla, and Bé’chér, and Jé-di’a- el, three. . 7 And the sons of Bé/la; Ez’- bon, and Uz’zi, and Uz/zi-el, and Jér/i-moth, and I’ri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Bé’chér; Ze-mi'ra, and J6’ash, and £-li- é’zér, and _f-li-o-é’na-i, and Om’ri, and Jér’i-moth, and A- bi’/ah, and An’a-thoth, and Al’a- méth. All these are the sons of Bé’cheér. 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jé-di’a-el; Bil’han: and the sons of Bil’han; Jé’ish, and Bén’ja-min, and F’htd, and Ché-na’a-nah, and Zé’than, and Théar’shish, and A-hish’a-hdr. 11 All these the sons of Jé-di’- a-el, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. 12 Ship’pim also, and Hup’- 1 CHRONICLES, 7 pim, the children of Ir, and Ht’shim, the sons of A’hér. 13 { The sons of Naph’‘ta-li; Jah’zi-el, and Gi’ni, and Jé’zér, ae Shal’lum, the sons of Bil’- ah. 14° 9 The sons of Ma-ndas’seh; Ash’ri-el, whom she bare: (but his concubine the A’ram-it-ess bare Ma’chir the father of Gil’- e-ad: 15 And Ma’chir took to wife the sister of Hup’pim and Shtp’- pim, whose sister’s name was Ma’a-chah;) and the name of the second was Zé-l6’phe-had: and Zé-l6’/phe-had had daughters. 16 And Ma’a-chah the wife of Ma’chir bare a son, and she called his name Pé’resh; and the name of his brother was Shé’resh; and his sons were Ulam and Ra’kem. 17 And the sons of U’lam; Bé’dan. These were the sons of Gil’e-ad, the son of Ma’chir, the son of Ma-nas’seh. 18 And his sister Ham-m6l’e- kéth bare I’shdd, and A-bi-é’zér, and Ma-ha/lah. 19 And the sons of Shé-mi’dah were, A-hi’an, and Shé’/chem, and Lik’hi, and A’ni-am. 20 4 And the sons of E’phra- im; Shu’the-lah, and Bé’red his son, and Ta’hath his son, and El’a-dah his son, and Ta’hath his son, 21 4 And Za’bad his son, and Shu’the-lah his son, and E’zér, and E’le-ad, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 And E’phra-im their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 4 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Bé-ri/ah, because it went evil with his house. i 24 (And his daughter was She’- rah, who built Béth—hd’ron the nether, and the upper, and Uz’/- zen—shé’rah.) 519 1 CHRONICLES, 8 25 And Ré’phah was his son, | also Ré’sheph, and Té’lah his son, and Ta’han his son, 26 La’a-dan his son, Am-mi’- hid his son, £-lish’a-ma his son, 27 Non his son, Jé-hésh’u-ah his son. 28 4 And their possessions and habitations were, Béth’-el and the towns thereof, and eastward N4a’a-ran, and westward Gé’zér, with the towns thereof; Shé’- chem also and the towns thereof, unto Ga’za and the towns thereof: 29 And by the borders of the children of Ma-nds’seh, Béth— shé’an and her towns, Ta’a-nich and her towns, Mé-gid’dé and her towns, Dér and her towns. In these dwelt the children of J6’seph the son of {s’ra-el, 3 Q 4 The sons of Ash’ér; tm/’- nah, and is’u-ah, and tsh’u-di, and Bé-ri/ah, and Sé’rah their sister. 31 And the sons of Bé-ri’ah: Hé’bér, and Mal’chi-el, who is the father of Bir’za-vith. 32 And Hé’bér begat Japh’let, and Sh6o’mér, and H6’tham, and Shu’a their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhet: Pa’sach, and Bim’hal, and Ash’- A These are the children of vath. Japh‘let. i 34 And the sons of Sha’mér; A’hi, and Roéh’gah, Jé-htb’bah, and A’ram. 35 And the sons of his brother Hé’lem;: Z6’phah, and tm’na, and Shé’lesh, and A’mal. 36 The sons of Z6’phah; Sii’ah, and Har’ne-phér, and Shu/al, and Bé’ri, and {m’rah, 37 Bé’zér, and .Héd, and Sham’ma, and Shil’shah, and Ith’ran, and Bé-é’ra4. 38 And the sons of Jé’thér: Jé-phtin’neh, and Pis’pah, and A’ra. 39 And the sons of Ul’la; A’rah, and Han’i-el, and Ré-zi'a. 40 All these were the children of Ash’ér, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of Sons of Asher valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men. CHAPTER 8 346 1 Benjamin’s sons and chiefs. 33 Stock of Saul and Jonathan. Ne Bén’ja-min begat Béla his firstborn, Ash’bél the second, and A-har’ah the third, 2 No’hah the fourth, and Ra’pha the fifth. 3 And the sons of Béla were, Ad’dar, and Gé’ra, and A-bi’hud, 4 And A-bish’u-4, and Na’a- man, and A-h6/ah, 5 And Gé’ra, and Shé-phi’- phan, and Hii’ram. 6 And these are the sons of E’htid: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Gé’ba, and they removed them to Man/a-hath: ‘ 7 And Na’a-man, and A-hi’ah, and Gé’ra, he removed them, and begat Uz’za, and A-hi’/hud. ‘ 8 And Sh4-ha-ra’im begat chil- dren in the country of Mo’ab, after he had sent them away; Hi’shim and Ba’a-ra were his Wives. 9 And he begat of Hé’desh his wife, J6’bab, and Zib’i-a, and Mé’sha, and Mal’cham, 10 And Jé’iz, and Sha-chi’a, and Mir’ma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hi’shim he begat Ab/i-tib, and El’pa-al. 12 The sons of El’pa-al; #’bér, and Mi’sham, and Sha’méd, who built O’nd, and Léd, with the towns thereof: 13 Bé-ri’ah also, and Shé’ma, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aij’a-l6on, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: 14 And A-hi’é, Sha’shak, and Jér’e-m6oth, 15 And Zéb-a-di’ah, and A’rad, and A’dér, ‘ 16 And Mi’chaél, and {fs’pah, and J6’ha, the sons of Bé-ri’ah; 520 Israel’s genealogies 17 And Zéb-a-di’ah, and Mé- shil/lam, and Héz’e-ki, and Hé’bér, : i 18 Iish’me-rai also, and Jez- lah, and Jo’bab, the sons of El’pa-al; i eae 19 And Ja’kim, and Zich’ri, and Zab’ di, ; . ‘ 20 And £-li-é’na-1, and Zil’thai, and E-li’el, f 21 And Ad-a-i’ah, and Ber-a- i/ah, and Shim’rath, the sons of Shim’hi; | : 22 And ish’pan, and Hé’bér, and E-li’el, 23 And Ab’d6n, and Zich’ri, and Ha’nan, 24 And Has-a-ni’ah, and E’- lam, and An-to-thi’jah, 25 And iph-e-dé’/iah, and Pé- nu’el, the sons of Sha’shak; 26 And Sham-she-ra’i, and Shé-ha-ri’ah, and Ath-a-li’ah, 27 And Jar-e-si’ah, and E-li’ah, and Zich’ri, the sons of Jér’o- ham. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jé-ru’sa-lém._ ; 29 And at Gib’e-on dwelt the father of Gib’e-on; whose wife’s name was Ma’a-chah: 30 And his firstborn son Ab’don, and Ziir, and Kish, and Ba’al, and Na/dab, y 31 And Gé’dér, and A-hi’6, and Za’chér. 32 And Mik'loth begat Shim’e- ah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jé-ru’sa-lém, over against them. 33 § And Nér begat Kish, and . Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jon’a-than, and Mal’chi-shi’a, and A-bin’a-dab, and Esh—ba’al. 34 And the son of Jon’a-than was Mér’ib—ba’al; and Mér’ib— ba’al begat Mi’cah. 35 And the sons of Mi’cah were, Pi’thon, and Mé’/lech, an Ta’re-a, and A’haz. 36 And A’haz begat Jé-hd/’a- dah; and Jé-ho’a-dah begat Al’e-méth, and Az’ma-véth, an Zim’ri; and Zim’ri begat Mo’za, 1 CHRONICLES, 9 37 And MO6’za begat Bin’e-a: Ra’pha was his son, E-lé’a-sah his son, A’zél his son: 38 And A’zél had six sons, whose names are these, Az’ri- kam, Boch’e-ru, and Iish’ma-el, and Shé-a-ri’ah, and 0-ba-di’ah, and Ha’nan. All these were the sons of A’zél. 39 And the sons of E’shék his brother were, U’lam his firstborn, Jé’hush the second, and E-liph’e- let the third. i 40 And the sons of U’/lam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Bén’ja- min. CHAPTER 9 347 1 Book of Israel’s genealogies. 10 The priests and Levites. 27 Levitical charge. O all Is’ra-el were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Is’ra-el and Ja’dah, who were carried away to Bab’- y-lon for their transgression. 2 § Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Is’ra-el- ites, the priests, Lé’vites, and the Néth’i-nims. 3 And in Jé-ru’sa-lém dwelt of the children of Ji’dah, and of the children of Bén’ja-min, and of the children of E’phra-im, and Ma-nas’seh; 4 U’tha-i the son of Am-mi/hud, the son of Om’ri, the son of Im’r1, the son of Ba’ni, of the children of Pha’réz the son of Ja’dah. 5 And of the Shi’/lo-nites; A-sa- i’ah the firstborn, and his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zé’rah; Jé-i’el, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. Tn 7 And of the sons of Bén’ja- d!min; Sal’lu the son of Mé-shuil’- lam, the son of H6éd-a-vi’ah, the son of Has-e-nt’ah, 8 And itb-né/iah the son of d | Jér’o-ham, and E’lah the son of Uz’'zi, the son of Mich’ri, and Mé- 521 1 CHRONICLES, 9 shil’/lam the son of Shéph-a- thi’ah, the son of Ré-i’el, the son of Ib-ni’jah; 9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hun- dred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. a 10 §] And of the priests; Jé- da’/iah, and Jé-hoi’a-rib, and Ja’chin, 11 And Az-a-ri’ah the son of Hii-ki’ah, the son of Mé-shiil’- lam, the son of Za’dodk, the son of Mé-ra’ioth, the son of A-hi’tub, the ruler of the house of God; 12 And Ad-a-i’ah the son of Jér’o-ham, the son of Pash/’ir, the son of Mal-chi’jah, and Ma- as’i-ai the son of A’di-el, the son of Jah’ze-rah, the son of Mé- shul’lam, the son of Mé-shil’le- mith, the son of im’mér; 13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the - house of God. 14 And of the Lé’vites; Shém- a-i’/ah the son of Has’shub, the son of Az’ri-kam, the son of Hash-a-bi’ah, of the sons of Mé-ra’ri; 15 And Bak-bak’kar, Hé’resh, and Ga’lal, and Mat-ta-ni’ah the son of Mi’cah, the son of Zich’ri, the son of A’saph; 16 And O-ba-di’ah the son of Shém-a-i’ah, the son of Ga/lal, the son of Jéd’u-thin, and Bér- e-chi’ah the son of A’sa, the son of El’ka-nah, that dwelt in the villages of the N&é-téph’a-thites. 17 And the porters were, Shal/lum, and Ak’ktb, and Tal’- mon, and A-hi’man, and their brethren: Shal’/lum was the chief; 18 Who hitherto waited in the kine’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Lé’vi. 19 And Shal’/lum the son of K6’ré, the son of £-bi’a-saph, the son of Ko’rah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Priests and Levites K06/rah-ites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. _20 And Phin’e-has the son of E-le-a’/zar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. 21 And Zéch-a-ri’ah the son of Mé-shél-e-mi’ah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. __ 22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their geneal- ogy in their villages, whom Da’- vid and Sam/u-el the seer did ordain in their set office. 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely,the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. J 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. 26 For these Lé’vites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the cham- bers and treasuries of the house of God. 27 4 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morn- ing pertained to them. 28 And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. 29 Some of them also were ap- pointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31 And Mat-ti-thi’ah, one of the 522 Defeat and death of Saul _ Lé’vites, who was the firstborn of Shal/lum the Ko’rah-ite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Ko’hath-ites, _ were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath 33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Lé’- vites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. 34 These chief fathers of the Lé’/vites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jé-ru’/sa-lém. 35 gq And i in Gib’e-on dwelt the father of Gib/e-on, Jé-hi’el, whose wife’s name was Ma’a- chah: 36 And his firstborn son Ab’dén, then Zar, and Kish, and Ba/al, and Nér, and Na’dab,_ a 37 And Gé’dér, and A-hi’0, and Zéch-a-ri’ah, and Mik’loth. 38 And Mik’loth begat Shim’e- am. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jé-ru’sd-lém, exer against their brethren. 9 And Nér begat Kish; and ich begat Saul; and Saul begat Jon’a-than, and Mal’chi-sht’a, and A-bin’a-dab, and Esh— ba/al. 40 And the son of Jon’a-than was Mér’ib—ba’al: and Mér’ib- ba’al begat Mi’cah. 41 And the sons of Mi’cah were, Pi’thon, and Mé@’lech, and Tah’re-a, and A’/haz. 42 And A’‘haz begat Ja’rah; and Ja’rah begat Al’e-méth, and Az’ma-véth, and Zim/ri; and Zim’ri begat M6’za; 43 And M6d’za begat Bin’e-a; and Réph-a-i’ah his son, E-lé’a- sah his son, A’zél his son. 44 And A’/zél had six sons, whose names are these, Az’ri- - kam, Bodch’e-ru, and ish’ma-el, and Shé-a-ri’ah, and 6-ba-di’ah, and Ha’/nan: these were the sons of A’zél. 1 CHRONICLES, 10 CHAPTER 10 348 1 Saul’s defeat and death. 8 Triumph of the Philistines. 11 Burial of Saul at Jabesh. . OW the Phi-lis’tines fought against Is’ra-el; and the men of Is’ra-el fled from before the Phi-lis’tines, and fell down slain in mount Gil-b0’a 2 And the Phi-lis’tines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Phi-lis’tines slew J6n’a-than, and A-bin’a-dab, and ean petra the sons. of aul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 4. Then said Saul to his armour- bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuseme. But his armour- bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 7 And when all the men of is’ra-el that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fied: and the Phi-lis’tines came and dwelt in them. 8 ¢ And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Phi-lis’tines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gil-b6’a. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Phi-lis’tines round about. to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, an fas- Sa his head in the Homey of qa’ 1G Band when all Ja’besh- 523 i CHRONICLES, 11 David anointed king zil’e-ad heard all that the Phi-| the son of Zér-u-i’/ah went first lis’tines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Ja’besh, and buried their bones under the oak in Ja’besh, and fasted seven ays. 13 { So Saul died for his trans- gression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a famil- iar spirit, to enquire of it; 14 And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto Da’vid the son of Jés’se. 349 CHAPTER 11 1 David anointed king. 4 He captures Zion. 10 His mighty men. HEN all Is’ra-el gathered themselves to Da’vid unto Hé’bron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Is’ra-el: and the LORD thy God said. unto thee, Thou shalt feed my _ people Is’ra-el, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Is’ra-el. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Is’ra-el to the king to Hé’bron; and Da’vid made a covenant with them in Hé’bron before the LORD; and they anointed Da’- vid king over Is’ra-el, according to the word of the LORD by Sam/u-el. r 4 4 And Da’vid and all {s’ra-el went to Jé-ru’sa-lém, which is Jé’bus; where the Jéb’u-sites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jé’bus said to Da’vid, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless Da’- vid took the castle of Zi’on, which is the city of Da’vid. 6 And Da’vid said, Whosoever smiteth the Jéb’u-sites first shall be chief and captain. So Jé’ab up, and was chief. And Da’vid dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of Da’vid. 8 And he built the city round about, even from Mil’l6 round about: and J6’ab repaired the rest of the city. 9 So Da’vid waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him. 10 4 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom Da’vid had, who strengthened them- selves with him in his kingdom, and with all Is’ra-el, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Is’ra-el. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom Da’vid had; Ja-shd’be-am, an Hach’- mo-nite, the chief of the cap- tains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12 And after him was E-le-a’zar the son of D6’dé, the A-hO’hite, who was one of the three mighties. 13 He was with D§éa’vid at Pas-dam’/mim, and there the Phi-lis’tines were gathered to- gether to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley: and the people fled from before the Phi-lis’tines. 14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and de- livered it, and slew the Phi-lis’- tines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 15 § Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to Da’vid, into the cave of A-dtl’lam; and the host of the Phi-lis’tines encamped in the valley of Réph’a-im. 16 And Da’vid was then in the hold, and the Phi-lis’tines’ gar- rison was then at Béth’—lé-hém. 17 And Da’vid longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Béth’—lé-hém, that is at the gate! 18 And the three brake through 524 * David’s mighty men the host of the Phi-lis’tines, and drew water out of the well of Beéth’—lé-hém, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought if to Da’vid: but Da’vid would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD, ; 19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 20 4 And A-bish’a-i the brother of J6’ab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 22 Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’- a-da, the son of a valiant man of Kab/’ze-el, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Mo’ab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. ¢ 23 And he slew an E-gyp’tian, a man of great. stature, five cubits high; and in the E-syp’- tian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the E-gyp’tian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. 24 These things did Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, and had the name among the three mighties. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and Da’vid set him over his guard. 26 § Also the valiant men of the armies were, A’sa-hél the brother of J6’ab, El-ha’nan the son of D6’d6 of Béth’—-lé-hém, 27 Sham’/moth__ the _ Ha’ro- rite, Hé’léz the Pel’o-nite, 1 CHRONICLES, 11 28 I’ra the son of fk’késh the Té-ko’ite, A’bi-é’zér the An’- toth-ite, _29 Sib’be-cai the Hi’shath- Ite, I’lai the A-h6‘hite, 30 Ma-har’a-i the Né-téph’a- thite, Hé’led the son of Ba’a- nah the Né-toph’a-thite, _31 Ith’a-1 the son of Ri’bai of Gib’e-ah, that pertained_to the children of Bén’ja-min, Bé-na’- iah the Pir’a-thon-ite, 32 Hi’rai of the brooks of Ga’ash, A-bi’el the Ar’bath-ite, _33 Az’ma-véth the Ba-ha’rum- ite, E-li‘ah-ba the Sha-dal’bo- nite, _34 The sons of Ha’shem the Gi’zo-nite, Jon’a-than the son of Sha’zé the Ha’ra-rite, 35 A-hi’am the son of Sa’cir the Ha’ra-rite, El’i-phal the son of Or, f if 36 Heé’phér the Mé-ché’rath- ite, A-hi’/jah the Pél’o-nite, _ 37 Héz’rs the Car’mel-ite, Na’a-rai the son of Ez’ba-i, 38 Jo’el the brother of Na’than, Mib’har the son of Hag’ge-ri, 39 Zé’lek the Am’/mon-ite, Na- har’a-i the Bé’roth-ite, the ar- mourbearer of J6’ab the son of Zér-u-i’ah, bs Y 40 I’ra the ith’rite, Ga’réb the Ith’rite,_ : 41 U-ri’ah the Hit’tite, Za’- bad the son of Ah’lai, 42 Ad’i-na the son of Shi’za the Reu’ben-ite, a captain of the Reu’ben-ites, and thirty with him, 43 Ha’nan the son of Ma’a- chah, and Jésh’a-phat the Mith’- nite, 44 Uz-zi/a the Ash’te-rath-ite, Sha’ma and Jé-hi’el the sons of HO’than the Ar’o-ér-ite, hp 45 Jé-di’a-el the son of Shim’- ri, and J6’ha his brother, the Ti’zite, J 46 &-li’el the Ma’ha-vite, and Jér’i-bai, and Josh-a-vi’ah, the sons of El’na-am, and ith’mah the Mo’ab-ite, _ c 47 f-li’el, and O’bed, and Ja’- si-el the Mé-s6’ba-ite. 525 1 CHRONICLES, 12 350 CHAPTER 12 1 David's companies at Ziklag. His armies at Hebron. OW these are they that came to Da’vid to Zik’lag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the leftin hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a_ bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Bén’- ja-min. 3 The chief was A-hi-é’zér, then J6’ash, the sons of Shé-ma’ah the Gib’e-ath-ite; and Jé/zi-el, and Pé@’let, the sons of Az’ma- véth; and Bér’a-chah, and Jé’ha the An’toth-ite, L 4 And is-ma-i’ah the Gib’e- on-ite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jér-e-mi’ah, and Ja-ha’zi-el, and J6-ha’nan, and Jos’a-bad the Géd’e-rath-ite, 5 &-li’za-i, and Jér’i-moth, and Bé-a-li’ah, and Shém-a-ri’ah, and Shéph-a-ti’/ah the Har’u- phite, d 6 El’ka-nah, and Jé-si’ah, and A-zar’e-el, and Jo-é’zér, and Ja- sh0o’be-dm, the K6r’hites, | 7 And Jo-é/lah, and Zéb-a- di’ah, the sons of Jér’o-ham of Gé’dor. 8 And of the Gdad’ites_there separated themselves unto Da’vid into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; ; 9 E’zér the first, O-ba-di’ah the ’ second, E-li’ab the third, 10 Mish-man’nah the fourth, Jér-e-mi’ah the fifth, 11 At’tai the sixth, £-li’el the seventh, a 12 Jo-ha’nan the eighth, El’za- bad the ninth, \ 13 Jér-e-mi’ahthetenth, Mach’- ba-nai the eleventh. 23 David’s companies at Ziklag 14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15 These are they that went over J6r’dan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, beth toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And there came of the chil- dren of Bén’ja-min and Ji’dah to the hold unto Da’vid. 17 And Da’vid went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. _18 Then the spirit came upon A-mas’a-i, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, Da’vid, and on thy side, thou son of Jés’se: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then Da’vid received them, and made them captains of the band. 19 And there fell some of Ma- nas’seh to Da’vid, when he came with the Phi-lis’tines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Phi-lis’tines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 20 As he went to Zik’lag. there fell to him of Ma-nas’seh,Ad/nah, and Joz’a-bad, and Jé-di’a-el, and Mi’chaél, and Joz’a-bad, and E-liv/’ha, and Zil’thai, captains of the thousands that were of Ma- nas’seh. 21 And they helped Da’vid against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the ost. 22 For at that time day by day there came to Da’vid to help him, 526 David’s armies at Hedron until it was a great host, like the host of Go 23 ¥ And these are the num- bers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to Da’vid to Heé’bron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to theword of the LORD. 24 The children of Jua’dah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Sim’e-on, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of Lé’vi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jé-hoi’a-da was the leader of the Adr’on-ites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 28 And Za’dok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his fa- ther’s house twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Bén’- ja-min, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. 30 And ofthe children off’phra- im twenty thousand and eight * hundred, mighty men of valour, famous ‘throughout the house of their fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make Da’vid king. 32 And of the children of f{s’sa- char, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Is’ra-el ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 33 Of Zéb’u-lin, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. » 34 And of Naph’ta-li a thou- sand captains, and with them 1 CHRONICLES, 13 35 And of the Dan’ites expert in war twenty and eight thou- sand and six hundred. 36 And of Ash’ér, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 37 And on the other side of Jér’- dan, of the Reu’ben-ites, and the Gad’ites, and of the half tribe of Ma-nas’seh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a per- fect heart to Hé’bron, to make Da’vid king over all Is’ra-el: and all the rest also of Is’ra-el were of one heart to make Da’vid king. 39 And there they were with Da’vid three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreoverthey that were nigh them, even unto Is’sa-char and Zéb’u-lunand Naph’ta-li, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abun- dantly: for there was joy in Is’ra-el. CHAPTER 13 351 1 Removal of the ark. 9 Uzza is smit- ten. 13 The ark with Obed-edom. ND Da’vid consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 2 And Da’vid said unto all the congregation of is’ra-el, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of fs’ra-el, and with them also to the priests and Lé’- vites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: : 3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of with shield and spear thirty and | Sau seven thousand. aul. 4 And all the congregation said 527 1 CHRONICLES, 14 that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. : 5 So Da’vid gathered all is’- ra-el together, from Shi’hér of E’gypt even unto the entering of H6é’math, to bring the ark of God from Kir’ "jath—jée’ a-rim. 6 And Da’vid went up, and all Is’ra-el, to Ba’al-ah, that is, to Kir’jath—jé’a-rim, which belong- ed to Jia’dah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth bet ween the cherubims, whose name is called on it. 7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of A-bin’a-dab: and Uz’za and A-hi’6 drave the cart. 8 And Da’vid and all is’ra-el played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cym- a and with trumpets. 9 ¢ And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chi’don, z’za put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stum- bled. 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uz’za, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 11 And Da’vid was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Wz’za: that place is called Pé’rez—wz’/za to this day. 12 And Da’vid was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13 So Da’vid brought not the ark home to himself to the city of Da’vid, but carried it aside into the house of O’bed-—é’dom the Git’ tite. 14 And the ark of God re- mained with the family of O’bed— é’dom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Oana ‘dom, and all that he a wherefore | } David's victories CHAPTER 14 352 1 Hiram assists David. _ 3 David's wives and children. 8 His victories in war. ING: Hi’ram king of Tyre sent messengers to Da’vid, and timber of cedars, with ma- sons and carpenters, to build him an house. 2 And Da’vid perceived that the LorD had co ed him king over is’ra-el, for his king- dom was lifted up on high, be- cause of his people Is’ra-el. 3 4 And Da’vid took more Wives at Jé-ru’sa-lém: and Da’- aad begat more sons and daugh- ers. 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jé- ru’sa-lém; Sham-mt’a, and pho bab, Na’than, and S6dl’o- "S. Aad Ib’/har, and El-i-shu’ ae and El’pa-lét, 6 And N6 a ‘gah, and Né’pheg, Oa Ja-phi 7 And flichid una. and Bé-él- i’a-da, and E-liph’a-lét. 8 § And when the Phi-lis’tines heard that Da’vid was anointed king over all Iis’ra-el, all the Phi- lis’‘tines went up to seek Da’vid. And Da’vid heard of it, and went out against them 9 And the Phi-lis’tines came and spread themselves in the val- ey of Réph’a-im. 10 And Da’vid enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Phi-lis’tines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Ba’al— pér’a-zim; and Da’vid smote them there. Then Da’vid said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: there- fore they called the name of that place Ba’al—pér’a-zim 12 And when they had left their gods there, Da’vid gave a com- 528 il The ark again moved 1 CHRONICLES, 15 SESE RRR RAR POI eh aie SES A AI go SM a PO mandment, and they were burned | 7 Of the sons of Gér’shém; with fire. iN Mae 13 And the Phi-lis’tines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. ‘ ‘ 14 Therefore Da’vid enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Phi-lis’- tines. 16 Da’vid therefore did as God commanded him: and_ they smote the host of the Phi-lis’- tines from Gib’e-on even to Ga’zér. 17 And the fame of Da’vid went out into all lands; and the LorD brought the fear of him upon all nations. 353 CHAPTER 15 1 The ark again moved. 15 The Le- vites vn charge. 25 The joyful pro- cession. ND Da’vid made him houses in the city of Da’vid, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2 Then Da’vid said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Lé’vites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. | 3 And Da’vid gathered all fs’- ra-el together to Jé-ru’sa-lém, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto Bie place, which he had prepared or it. 4 And Da’/vid assembled the children of Aar’on, and the Lé’- vites: 5 Of the sons of K6o/hath; U’ri-el the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: _6 Of the sons of Mé-ra’ri; A-sa- i/ah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: 34 Jo/el the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: 8 Of the sons of E-liz’a-phan; Shéem-a-l’/ah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: the sons of Hé’bron; 9 E-li’el the chief, and his brethren fourscore: : 10 Of the sons of Uz’zi-el; Am- min’a-dab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. 11 And Da’vid called for Za’dok and A-bi’a-thar the priests, and for the Lé’vites, for U’ri-el, A-sa- i/ah, and Jo’el, Shém-a-i’ah, and E-li’el, and Am-min’a-dab, 12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Lé’vites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Is’ra-el unto the place that I have prepared for it. 13 For because ye did itnotat - the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 14 So the priests and the Leé’- vites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 15 And the children of the Lé’- vites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as M6’ses commanded according to the word of the LORD. 16 And Da’vid spake to the chief of the Lé’vites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cym- bals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. 17 So the Lé’vites appointed Hé’man the son of J6’el; and of his brethren, A’saph the son of Bér-e-chi’ah; and of the sons of Mé-ra’ri their brethren, E’than | the son of Ku-sha’iah; 18 And with them their breth- ren of the second degree, Zéch-a- rah, Bén, and Ja-a’zi-el, and 529 1 CHRONICLES, 16 Shé-mir’a-moth, and Jé-hi’el, and Un/ni, E-li’/ab, and Bé-na’- iah, and M4a-a-sé’/iah, and Mat- ti- thi’ah, and £-liph’e-leh, and Mik-né/iah, and O’bed—é’dom, and Jé-i’el, the porters. 19 So the singers, Hé’man, A’saph, and E’than, were ap- pointed to sound with cymbals of brass; See 20 And Zéch-a-ri’ah, and A’zi- el, and Shé-mir’a-moth, and Jé-hi’el, and Un/ni, and E-li’ab, and Ma-a-sé’iah, and Bé-na’iah, with psalteries on Al’a-moth; 21 And Méat-ti-thi’/ah, and E-liph’e-leh, and Mik-né’iah, and O’bed—é’dom, and Jé-i’el, and Az-a-zi/ah, with harps on the Shém’i-nith to excel. : 22 And Chén-a-ni’ah, chief of the Lé’vites, was for song: he instructed about the song, be- cause he was skilful. pes 23 And Bér-e-chi’ah and El’ka- ee were doorkeepers for the Od And Shéb-a-ni’ah, and Jé- hosh’a -phat, and Né-than’e-el, and A-mdas/a-i, and Zéch-a-ri’ah, and Bé-na’iah, and E-li-é’zér, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and O’bed—é’dom and Jé-hi’ah were doorkeepers for the ark. 25 {So Da’vid, and the elders of Is’ra-el, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of O’bed—é’dom with joy. 26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Lé’vites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 27 And Da’vid was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Lé’vites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chén-a-ni’ah the master of the song with the singers: Da’vid also had upon him an ephod of linen. 28 Thus all Is’ra-el brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with Festival offerings. |sound of the cornet, and with Choir appointed trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 29 4 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of Da’vid. that Mi’chal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king Da’vid dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. CHAPTER 16 354 1 The festival Operas 4 A choir or- dered. 7 A psalm of thanksgiving. 37 Attendants on the ark appointed. O they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that Da’vid had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings be- fore God. 2 And when Da’vid had made an end of offering the burnt offer- ings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 And he dealt to every one of Is’ra-el, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon wh wine. 4 § And he appointed certain of the Lé’vites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to re- cord, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Iis’ra-el: 5 A’saph the chief, and next to him Zéch-a-ri’ah, Jé-i’el, and Shé-mir’a-moth, and J é-hi’el, and Mat-ti-thi’ ah, and E-li’ab, and Bé-n@‘iah, and 6’bed—é’- dom: and J é-i’el with psalteries and with harps; but A’saph made a sound with cymbals; 6 Bé-na’iah also and Ja-ha’- zi-el the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 4 Then on that day Da’vid delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of A’saph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 530 A psalm of thanksgiving 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his won- drous works. -_10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 11 Seek the LORD and _his Set st seek his face continu- ally. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; : 13 O ye seed of Is’ra-el his servant, ye children of Ja’cob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand gen- erations; 16 Evenof the covenant which he made with A’bra-ham, and of his oath unto I’saac; 17 And hath confirmed the same to Ja’cob for a law, and to Is’ra-el for an everlasting cov- enant. 18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Ca’naan, the lot of your inheritance; 19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. 20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22 Saving, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no arm. 23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. 24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. 25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. VAS 27 Glory and honour are in his 1 CHRONICLES, 16 presence; strength and gladness are in his place. 28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto | the LORD glory and strength. 29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and the ful- ness thereof: let the fields re- joice, and all that is therein. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. 34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the LORD God of Is’ra-el forever andever. And all the people said, A-mén’, and praised the LORD. 37 4 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD A’saph and his brethren, to min- ister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required: 38 And O’bed—é’dom with their brethren, threescore and eight; O’bed—递dom also the son of Jéd’u-thtn and H6’sah to be porters: , : 39 And Za’dok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gib’e- on, 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morn- ing and evening, and fo do ac- 531 1 CHRONICLES, 17 cording to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Is’ra-el; 41 And with them Hé’man and Jéd’u-thtin, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy en- dureth for ever; 42 And with them Hé’man and |e Jéd’y-thiin with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jéd’u-thtin were porters. 43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and Da’vid returned to bless his house. 355 CHAPTER 17 1 Nathan approves the purpose of Da- vid. 3 David forbidden to build God’s house. 11 God’s promise to David. OW it came to pass, as Da’- vid sat in his house, that Da’vidsaidto Na’thanthe prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Na’than said unto Da’- vid, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3 4 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Na’than, saying, 4 Go and tell Da’/vid my serv- ant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Is’ra-el unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Is’ra-el, spake I_a word to any of the judges of Is’ra-el, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant Da’vid, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, God’s promise to David even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Is’ra-el: 8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine ene- mies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the arth. 9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Is’ra-el, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the chil- dren of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning, 10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people is’ra-el. Moreover 1 will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. 11 4 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go fo be with thy fa- thers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 14 But Tf will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Na’than speak unto Da’vid. 16 § And Da’vid the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me 532 Philistines and Moabdites defeated according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. 18 Whatcan Da’vid speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 9 O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people is’ra-el, whom God went to redeem fo be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terrible- ness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of E’gypt? 22 For thy people Is’ra-el didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God. 23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and con- cerning his house be estab- ‘ished for ever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Is’ra-el, even a God to Is’ra-el: and let the house of Da’vid thy servant be established before thee. 25 For thou, O my God, hast b told ae servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever. 1 CHRONICLES, 18 CHAPTER i8 356 1 Philistines and Moabites defeated. 3 Syrians smitten. 13 Edom garri- soned. 14 David's officers. ING after this it came to pass, that Da’vid smote the Phi-lis’tines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Phi-lis’tines. And he smote Mod’ab;: and ie MO6’ab-ites became Da’vid’s servants, and brought gifts. 3 4 And Da’vid smote Had-dr- €’zér king of Z6’bah unto Ha’- math, as he went to stablish his Cot by the river Et-phra’- es. 4 And Da’vid took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: Da’vid also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syr’'i-ans of Da-mas’cus came to help _Had- ar-é’zér king of Z6’bah, Da’vid slew of the Syr’i-ans two and twenty thousand men. _ 6 Then Da’vid put garrisons in Syr/i-a—da-mas’cus; and _ the Syr’i-ans became Da’vid’s serv- ants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved Da’vid whithersoever he went. And Da’vid took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Had-adr-é’zér, and brought them to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 8 Likewise from Tib’hath, and from Chin, cities of Had-dr-é’- zér, brought Da’vid very much rass, wherewith Sol’o-mon made the brasen sea, and the es and the vessels of brass. 9 ¢ Now when T0d’t king of Ha’math heard how Da’vid had smitten all the host of Had-dr- é’zér king of Z6’bah; : 10 He sent Ha-dé’ram his son to king Da’vid, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Had-dr-e’zér, and smit- ten him; (for Had-ar-é’zér had i war with To’/t;) and with him 533 1 CHRONICLES, 19 all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11 { Them also king Da’vid dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from E’dom, and from Mo’ab, and from the children of Am/mon, and from Me Phi-lis’tines, and from Am/a-lé 12 eae A-bish’a-1 the son of Zér-u-i/ah slew of the E’dom- ites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13 § And he put garrisons in E’dom; and all the E’dom-ites became Da’vid’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved Da’vid whithersoever he went. 14 § So Da’vid reigned over all an el, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And J6’ab the son of Zér-u- ah was over the host; and Jé- hosh’a-phat the son of A-hi’lud, recorder. 16 And Za’dok the son of A-hi’- tub, and A-bim’e-léch the son of A-bi’a-thar, were the priests; and Shav’sha was scribe; 17 And Bé-na’iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da was over the Chér’e- thites and the Pél’e-thites; and the sons of Da’vid were chief about the king. 357 CHAPTER 19 1 David’s messengers insulted. 6 De- feat of Ammon. 16 Shophach is slain. OW it came to pass after this, that Na’hash the king of the children of Am’mon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 2 And Da’vid said, I will shew kindness unto Ha’nin the son of Na’hash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And Da’vid sent messengers to com- fort him concerning his father. So the servants of Da’vid came into the land of the children of aes to Ha’niin, to comfort im. 3 But the princes of the chil- dren of Am’mon said to Ha’ntn, Thinkest thou that Da’vid doth Ammon defeated honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 4 Wherefore Ha’ntn took Da’- vid’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. : 5 Then there went certain, and told Da’vid how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jér’i-cho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 § And when the children of Am’mo6n saw that they had made themselves odious to Da’vid, Ha’/nun and the children of Am’- mon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Més-0-p0- ta’- mi-a, and out of Syr’i-a—ma’a- chah, and out of Z6’bah. 7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Ma’a-chah and his people; who came and pitched before Méd’e-ba. And the children of Am/mo6n gathered themselves to- gether from their cities, and came to battle. x 8 And when Da’vid heard of it, he sent J6’ab, and all the host of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Am’mon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. 10 Now when J6’ab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Is’ra-el, and put them in array against the Syr’i-ans. 11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand _ of A-bish’a-i his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Am’mon. 12 And he said, If the Syr’i-ans be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the chil- 534 Rabbah destroyed dren of Am’m6n be too strong for thee, then I will help thee 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight. 14 So J6’ab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syr’i-ans unto the battle; and they fled before him. | 15 And when the children of Am’/mon saw that the Syr’i-ans were flied, they likewise fled be- fore A-bish’4-i his brother, and entered into the city. Then J6’ab came to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 16 § And when the Syjyr’i-ans saw that they were put to the worse before Is’ra-el, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syr’i-ans that were beyond the river: and Sh6’phach the cap- tain of the host of Had-dr-é’zér went before them. 17 And it was told Da’vid; and he gathered all fIs’ra-el, and passed over Joér’dan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when Da’vid had put the battle in array against the Syr’i-ans, they fought *with him 18 But the Syr’i-ans fled be- fore is’ra-el; and Da’vid slew of the Syr’i-ans seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shd’phach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Had-dr-é’zér saw that they were put to the worse before Is’ra-el, they made peace with Da’ vid, and became his servants: nei- ther would the Syr’i-ans help the children of Am’mon any more. 358 CHAPTER 20 1 Destruction of Rabbah. 4 The Phi- listine giants slain. ND it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out fo battle, Jo’ab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the 1 CHRONICLES, 20, 21 country of the children of Am’- mon, and came and besieged Rab’bah. But Da’vid tarried at Jé-ru’sa-lém. And J6’ab smote Rab’bah, and destroyed it. 2 And Da’vid took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon Da’vid’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt Da’vid with all the cities of the children of Am’mon. And Da’vid and all the people re- turned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 4 4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gé’zér with the Phi-lis’tines; at which time Sib’be-chai the Hi’shath-ite slew Sip’pai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. : 5 And there was war again with the Phi-lis’tines; and El-ha’nan the son of Ja’ir slew Lah’mi the brother of Go-li’ath the Git’tite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam. 6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. 7 But when he defied _Is’ra-el, Jon’a-than the son of Shim’e-a Da’vid’s brother slew him. 8 These_were born unto_the giant in Gath; and they fell J the hand of Da’ vid, and by th hand of his servants. CHAPTER 21 359 1 The numbering. 9 David's choice of plagues. 14 Jerusalem spared. 18 Staying of the pestilence. ND Sa’tan stood up against Is’ra-el, and provoked Da’=- vid to number Is’ra-el. 535 1 CHRONICLES, 21 2 And Da’vid said to Jo’ab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Is’ra-el from Bé’er-shé’- ba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 3 And Jé’ab answered, The LORD make his people an hun- dred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Is’ra-el? 4 Nevertheless the king’s.word prevailed against J6’ab. Where- fore J6’ab departed, and went throughout all Is’ra-el, and came to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 5 4 And J6’ab gave the sum of the number of the people unto Da’vid. And all they of Is’ra-el were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Jai’dah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But Lé’vi and Bén’ja-min counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to J6’ab. : 7 And God was. displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Is’ra-el. 8 And Da’vid said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the in- iquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 9 7 And the LORD spake unto Gad, Da’vid’s seer, saying, | 10 Go and teil Da’vid, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do 7¢ unto ee. 11 So Gad came to Da’vid, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee ‘ 12 Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies over- taketh thee; or else three days Israel numbered pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Is’- ra-el. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shali bring again to him that sent me. 13 And Da’vid said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man. 14 {So the LORD sent pesti- lence upon Is’ra-el: and there fell of is’ra-el seventy thousand men. 15 And God sent an angel unto Jé-ru’sd-lém to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the thresh- ingfloor of Or’nan the Jéb’u-site. 16 And Da’vid lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jé-ru’sa-lém. Then Da’vid and the elders of is’ra-el, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 17 And Da’vid said unto God, Ts it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my fa- ther’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 18 § Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to Da’vid, that Da’vid should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Or/nan the Jéb’u-site. 19 And Da’vid went up at the saving of. Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD. 20 And Or’nan turned _ back, the sword of the LORD, even the | and saw the angel; and his four 536 and * The plague. sons with him hid themselves. Now Or’nan was_ threshing 21 And as Déa’vid came to Or’nan, Or’nan looked and saw Da’vid, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed him- self to Da’vid with his face to the ground. y 22 Then Da’vid said to 6r’nan, Grant me the place of this thresh- ingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LorD: thou shalt grant it me for the full - wheat. price: that the plague may be stayed from the people. 23 And Or’nan said unto Da’- _vid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is _ good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the _ meat offering; I give it all. 24 And king Da’vid said to 6r’- nan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. 25 So Da’vid gave to Or’nan ror the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 26 And D§a’vid built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offer- ings, and called upon the LoRD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. 28 § At that time when Da’vid saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Or’nan the Jéb’u-site, then he sacrificed there. 29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which M6’ses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that sea- son in the high place at Gib’e-on. 30 But Da’vid could not go be- fore it to enquire of God: for he Preparations for building 1 CHRONICLES, 22 was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lorp. CHAPTER 22 360 1 David's preparations for building the temple. 6 His instructions to Soio- mon. 17 Princes to assist Solomon. HEN Da’vid said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Is’ra-el. 2 And Da’vid commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of fs’ra-el: and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3 And Da’vid prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4 Also cedar trees in abun- dance: for the Zi-d6’ni-ans and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to Da’vid. And Da’vid said, Sél’o-mon my son 7s young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I wiil therefore now make preparation forit. So Da’vid prepared abun- dantly before his death. 6 § Then he called for Sdl’o- mon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 7 And Da’vid said to S68l’o- mon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house ale the name of the LORD my od: 8 But the word of the Lorp came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold,a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be S6l’o-mon, and I 537 1 CHRONICLES, 23 will give peace and quietness unto Is’ra-el in his days. 10 He shall build an house for my name; and ‘he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish, the throne of his kingdom over is’ra-el for ever. 11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning ts’ra-el, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Mo’ses with concerning Is’ra-el: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is an abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15 Moreover there are work- men with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cun- ning men for every manner of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is nonumber. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with ee. 17 | David also commanded all the princes of Is’ra-el to help Sdl’o-mon his son, saying, 18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people. 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build The sons of Levi ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the cov- enant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of — the LORD. CHAPTER 23 361 1 David makes Solomon king. _2 Dis- tribution of the Levites. 24 Levitical Offices. O when Da’vid was old and full of days, he made Sdl’o- © mon his son king over Is’ra-el. 2 9 And he gathered together all the princes of Is’ra-el, with the priests and the Lé’vites. 3 Now the Lé’vites were num- bered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thou- sand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward — the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the in- struments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. _6 And Da’vid divided them into courses among the sons of Lé’vi, namely, Gér’shon, K0O’- hath, and Mé-ra’ri. 7 4 Of the Gér’shon-ites were, La’a-dan, and Shim’e-1. 8 The sons of La’a-dan; the chief was Jé-hi’el, and Zé’/tham, and Jo’el, three. 9 The sons of Shim’e-i; Sheél’- o-inith, and Ha/zi-el, and Ha’- ran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of La’a-dan. 10 And the sons of Shim’e-1 were, Ja’hath, Zina, and Jé’tsh, and Bé-ri’ah. These four were the sons of Shim/e-i. 11 And Ja’hath was the chief, and Zi’zah the second: but Jé’- ush and Bé-ri’/ah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house. 538 The sons of Levi 12 § The sons of KO’hath; Am’ram, iz’/hiér, Hé’bron, and Our: “13 The sons of Am’ram; A4ar’on and Mo’ses: and Adar’on was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 Now concerning Mé’ses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Lé’vi. 15 The sons of MO’ ae were, pe ‘shom, and E-li-é’zér * 16 Of the sons of Gér’shém, Shesbru-et was the chief. 17 And the sons of E-li-é’zér were, Ré-ha-bi/ah the chief. d &-li-é’zér had none other sons; but the sons of Ré-ha- bi‘ah were very many. | 18 Of the sons of Iz’hdr; Shél’o-mith the chief. 19 Of the sons of Hé’bron; Jé-ri’ah the first, Am-a-ri’ah the second, Ja-ha/’zi-el the third, and Jék-a-mé’am the fourth 20 Of the sons of Uz/zi-el; Mi’cah the first, and Jé-si’ah * the second. 21 4 The sons of Mé-ra’ri; Mah‘li, and Mt’shi. The sons of Mah‘li; £-le-a’zar, and Kish. 22 And E-le-a’zar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. 23 The sons of Mu’shi; Mah’- li, and E’dér, and Jér’e-moth, three 24 @ These were the sons of Lé’vi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, 1 CHRONICLES, 24 they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. 27 For by the last words of Da’- vid the Lé’vites were numbered from twenty years old and above: 28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aar’on for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the cham- bers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the Seance of the house of God; 9 Both for the shewbread, ae for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all mamner of measure and size; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; 31 And to offer all burnt sacri- fices unto the LORD in the sab- baths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, ac- cording to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD: 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aar’on their bre- thren, in the service of the house of the LORD. CHAPTER 24 362 1 Division of Aaron's sons into orders. 20 Division of Kohathites and Mera-~ rites. OW these are the divisions of the sons of Aar’on. The sons of Aar’on; Na’dab, and A-bi’/ht, E-le-a’zar, and Ith’a- that did the work for the service | mar of the house of the LORD, from the ase of twenty years and upwar _ 25 For Da’vid said, The LorD God of Is’ra-el hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jé-ru’sa-lém for ever: 26 And also unto the Lé’vites; 2 But Na’dab and A-bi’ht died before their father, and had no children: therefore E-le-a’zar and ith’a-mar executed the priest’s office. 3 And Da’vid distributed them, both Za’dok of the sons of E-le- a’/zar, and A-him’e-léch of the 539 1 CHRONICLES, 25 sons of Ith’a-mar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of E-le- a’zar than of the sons of Ith’a- mir; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of E-le-a’zar there were sixteen chief men of Orders of the sons of Aaron Dél-a-i’ah, the four and twen- tieth to Ma-a-zi’ah 19 These were the orderings © of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, ac- cording to their manner, under Aar’on their father, as the LORD God of Is’ra-el had commanded the house of their fathers, and | him eight among the sons of Ith’a- mir according to the house of their fathers. ay 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of E-le-a’- zar, and of the sons of Ith’a- mar. 6 And Shém-a-i’/ah the son of Né-than’e-el the scribe, one of the Lé’vites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Za’dok the priest, and A-him’e- léch the son of A-bi’a-thar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Lé’vites: one principal household being taken for E-le-a’zar, and one taken for Ith’a-mar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Jé-hoi’a-rib, the second to Jé- da’iah, 8 The third to Ha’rim, the fourth to Sé-0/rim, : 9 The fifth to Mal-chi’jah, the sixth to Mij’a-min, 10 The seventh to Hak’koz, the eighth to A-bi’jah, 11 The ninth to J &ésh’u-ah, the tenth to Shéc-a-ni’ah, 12 The eleventh to £-li’a-shib, the twelfth to Ja’kim, 13 The thirteenth to Htip’pah, the fourteenth to Jé-shéb’e-ab, 14 The fifteenth to Bil’gah, the sixteenth to Im’mér, 15 The seventeenth to Hé/zir, Ete eighteenth to Aph’sés, 6 The nineteenth to Péth-a- hat, the twentieth to Jé-héz’e- 17 The one and twentieth to gate chin, the two and twentieth to a’m 18 The three and twentieth to 20 | And the rest of the sons of Lé’vi were these: the sons of Am’ram; Shu’ba-el: of the sons of Shu’ba-el; Jeh-dé/iah. 21 Concerning Ré-ha-bi’ah: of the sons of Ré-ha-bi’ah, the first was Is-shi’ah. 22 Of the Iz’har-ites; moth: of the sons of Shél’o- moth; Ja’hath. 23 And the sons of Hé’bron; Jé-ri’ah the first, Am-a-ri/ah the second, Ja-ha’zi-el the third, Jék-a-mé/am the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uz’zi-el; Mi’- chah: of the sons of Mi’chah; Sha’mir Shél’o-~* 25 The brother of Mi’chah was | Is-shi’ah: of shi/ah; Zéch-a-ri’ah. the sons of Is- | 26 The sons of Mé-ra’ri were — Mah’li and Md’shi: Ja-a-zi/ah; Bé’nd. the sons of | 27 § The sons of Mé-ra’ri by Ja-a-zi/ah; Bé’n6, and Sho’/ham, ~ and Zac’cur, and Ib’ri. 28 Of Mah’li came E-le-a/zar, — who had no sons. 29 Concerning Kish: the son of © Kish was Jé-rih’me-el. 30 The sons also of Mia’ shi; Mah’li, and E’dér, moth. These were the sons of the Lé’vites after the house of their fathers. and Jér’i- © a i } 31 These likewise cast lots over _ against their brethren the sons of © Aar’on in the presence of Da’vid © ; the king, and Za’dok, and A-him’- 4 e-léch, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Lé’- — vites, even the principal fathers over against their younger © brethren. CHAPTER 25 363 1 Number and offices of the singers. 8 — Their divisions into orders. 540 Orders of the singers OREOVER Da’vid and the captains of the host sepa- rated to the service of the sons -of A’saph, and of Hé’man, and of Jéd’y-thin, who — should prophesy with harps, with psal- teries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of A’saph; Zac’- cur, and Jo’seph, and Neéth-a- ni’ah, and As-a-ré/lah, the sons of A’saph under the hands of A’saph, which prophesied ac- Ones to the order of the 3 Of Jéd’u-thtin: the sons of Jéd’u-thin; Géd-a-li’ah, an Zé’ri, and Jé-sha’/iah, Hash-a- bi’ah, and Mat-ti-thi’ah, Six, under the hands of their father Jéd’u-thiin, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. Hé’man: the sons of Hé’man; Buk-ki’/ah, Mat-ta- ni’ah, Uz’zi-el, Shéb’u-el, and Jér’i-moth, Han-a-ni’/ah, Ha- na/ni, E-li’a-thah, Gid-dal’ti, and RO-mamti-—é’zér, Josh-bék’a- shah, Mal’lo-thi, H6’thir, and Ma-ha’zi-oth: 5 All these were the sons of Hé’man the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Hé’man fourteen sons and three daugh- ers. 6 All these were under the ‘hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to A’saph, Jéd’u-thun, and Hé’man. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were in- structed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cun- ning, was two hundred four- score and eight. 8 7 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. d | lah, 1 CHRONICLES, 25 9 Now the first lot came forth for A’saph to J6’seph: the second to Géd-a-li’ah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zac’cur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Iz’ri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve 12 The fifth to Néth-a-ni’ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Buk-ki’ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jé-shar’e- he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jé-sha’iah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mat-ta-ni’ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shim’e-1, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to A-zar’e-el, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hash-a-bi’ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shu’ba-el, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mat-ti- thi’/ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jér’e-moth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Han-a- ni’ah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Josh- bék’a-shah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Ha-na’ni, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mal’lo-thi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to £-li’a-thah, 541 1 CHRONICLES, 26 he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to HO6’thir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Gid-dal’ti, he, his sons, and his brethren, weretwelve: 30 The three and twentieth to M4-ha’zi-oth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to R6-mam’ti-é’zér, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 364 CHAPTER 26 1 Divisions of the porters. 13 Assign- ment of gates. 20 Keepers of the treasures. ONCERNING the divisions of the porters: the Kor’hites was Mé-shél-e-mi’ah the son of K6’ré, of the sons of A’saph. 2 And the sons of Mé-shél-e- mi’/ah were, Zéch-a-ri’/ah the firstborn, Jé-di’a-el the second, Zéb-a-di’ah the third, Jath’ni-el the fourth, 3 Blam the fifth, Jé-ho-ha’/nan the sixth, £-li-o- é’na-i the sev- enth. 4 Moreover the sons of O’bed— é’/dom were, ém-a-i’/ah the firstborn, Jé-h6z’a-bad the sec- ond, Jo’ah the third, and Sa’car Seas and Né-than’e-el the th, 5 Am/’mi-el the sixth, Is’sa-char the seventh, Pé-ul’thai the eighth: for God blessed him. 6 Also unto Shém-a-i’ah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. .7 The sons of Shém-a-i’ah; Oth’ni, and Ré’pha-el, and 6’bed, El’za-bad, whose brethren were strong men, £-li’/hi, and Sém-a- chi’ah. f 8 All these of the sons of O’bed— é’dom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were Divisions of the porters threescore and two of O’bed— é’dom. 9 And Mé-shél-e-mi’ah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. 10 Also H6’sah, of the chil- dren of Mé-ra’ri, had sons; Sim’- ri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) 11 Hil-ki’ah the second, Téb-a- li’ah the third, Zéch-a-ri/ah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of H6’sah were thirteen. 12 Among these were the divi- sions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD. 13 § And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, ac- cording to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 14 And the lot eastward fell to Sheél-e-mi’ah. Then for Zéch-a- ri’ah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 15 To O’bed—é’dom southward; and to his sons the house of A-sup’pim. 16 To Shtip’pim and H6’sah the lot came forth weatwards with the gate Shal’le-chéth, the causeway of the going aie ward against ward. 17 Eastward were six Lé’vites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward A-stp’pim two and two. 18 At Par’bar westward, four at sue causeway, and two at Par’- ar. 19 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of K0’ré, and among the sons of Mé-ra’ri. 20 § And of the Lé’vites, A-hi’- jah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 As concerning the sons of La’a-dan; the sons of the Gér’- shon-ite La’a-dan, chief fathers, even of La’a-dan the Gér’shon- ite, were Jé-hi’e-li. 22 The sons of Jé-hi’e-li; Zé’- 542 Keepers of the treasures 1 CHRONICLES, 27 tham, and Jo’el his brother,|seven hundred chief fathers, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD._ 23 Of the Am/ram-ites, and the Iz’har-ites, the Hé’bron-ites, and the Uz’zi-el-ites: 24 And Shéb’u-el the son of Gér’shom, the son of MO’ses, was ruler of the treasures. e 25 And his brethren by E-li-é’- zér; Ré-ha-bi’ah his son, and Jé-sha/iah his son, and J6’ram his son, and Zich’ri his son, and Shél’o-mith his son. 26 Which Shél’o-mith and his brethren were over all the treas- ures of the dedicated things, which Da’vid the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, an the captains of the host, had dedicated. 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD. 28 And all that Sam/u-el the seer, and Saul the son _of Kish, and Ab’nér the son of Nér, an J6’ab the son of Zér-u-i’/ah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shél’o-mith, and of his brethren. | 3 29 § Of the Iz’har-ites, Chén- a-ni’ah and his sons were for the outward business over Is’ra-el, for officers and judges. E 30 And of the Hé’bron-ites, Hash-a-bi’ah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Is’ra-el on this side Jér’dan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king. é 31 Among the Hé’bron-ites was Jé-ri/jah the chief, even among the Hé’bron-ites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of Da’vid they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Ja’zér of Gil’e-ad. 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and whom king Da’vid made rulers over the Reu’ben-ites, the Gad’- ites, and the half tribe of M4- nas’seh, for every matter per- taining to God, and affairs of the king. CHAPTER 27 1 The twelve monthly captains. Princes of the tribes. bering stopped. OW the children of Is’ra-el after their number, fo wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out 365 16 23 The num- d|month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Ja-sh6’be-4m the son of Zab’di-el: and in his course were twenty and four d | thousand. 3 Ofthe children of Pé’réz was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. 4 And over the course of the second month was D6’da-i an A-ho/hite, and of his course was Mik’loth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand. 5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Bé-na’- iah the son of Jé-hoi’a-da, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 6 This is that Bé-na’iah, whe was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Am-miz’a-bad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was A’sa-hél_ the brother of Jo’ab, and Zéb-a-di’ah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Sham/hitth the Iz’ra- hite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 543 1 CHRONICLES, 27 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ik’- késh the Té-kd/ite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. : 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Hé’léz the Pél’o-nite, of the children of E’phra-im: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sib’be-cai the Hd’shath-ite, of the Zdar’/hites: ‘and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was A-bi-é’zér the An-e-toth ‘ite, of the Bén’ja-mites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Ma-har’a-i the Né-toph/’a-thite, of the Zar’hites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Bé-na/’iah the Pir’a-thon-ite, of the children of E’phra-im: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Hél’da-i the Né-toph’a-thite, of Oth’ni-el: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 16 { Furthermore over the tribes of Is’ra-el: the ruler of the Reu’- ben-ites was &-li-é’zér the son of Zich’ri: of the Sim/’e-on-ites, Shéph- “a-tiah the son of Ma’a- 17 Of the Lé’vites, Hash-a- bi’ah the son of Ké-mit’el: of the Aar’on-ites, Za’dok: 18 Of Ja’dah, £-li’hi, one of the brethren of Da’vid: of Is’sa- char, Omri the son of Mi’chaél: 9 Of Zéb’u-lin, Ish-ma-i’ah the son of O-ba-di/ah: of Naph’- ta-li, ? ér/‘i-moth the son of 7’ri-e 20 Of the children of E’phra-im, H6-shé’a the son of Az-a-zi’ah: of the half tribe of oe seh, Jé’el the son of Pé-da’ 21 Of the half tribe of Ma-nas’- Captains and princes seh in Gil’e-ad, Id’dé the son of Zéch-a-ri’ah: of Bén’ja-min, Ja-a’si-el the son of Ab’nér: Dan, A-zar’e-el the son of Jér’o-ham. These were the princes of the tribes of Is’ra-el. 23 § But Da’vid took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Is’ra-el like to the stars of the heavens. 24 Jo’ab the son of Zér-u- l’ah began to number, but he fin- ished not, because there fell wrath for it against Is ‘ra-el; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king Da’vid. 25 4 And over the king’s treas- ures was Az’/ma-véth the son of A’di-el: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jé-hon’a-than the son of Uz-ziah: 26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ez’ri the son of Ché’lub: 27 And over the vineyards was Shim’e-i the Ra’math-ite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zab’di the Shiph’mite: 28 And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Ba’al—ha’nan the Géd’e-rite: and over the cellars of oil was J6’/ash: 29 And over the herds that fed in Sh4ar’on was Shit’ra-i the Shar’on-ite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Sha’phat the son of Ad’la-i: 30 Over the camels also was O’bil the Ish’ma-el-ite: and over the asses was Jeh-dé’iah the Mé-ron/o-thite: 31 And over the flocks was Ja’ziz the Ha’&ér-ite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king Da’vid’s. 2 Also J6én’a-than Da’vid’s uncle was a counsellor, -a wise man, and a scribe: and Jé-hi’el 544 a a King’s counsellor: an the Ar ‘chite was the king’s com- David’s exhortation the son of B oo Was with the king’s son 33 And chith’o -phél was the and Hit’shai panion 34 Ane after A-hith’o-phél was _Jé-hoi’a-da the son of Bé-na’iah, and A-bi’a-thaér: and the general of the king’s army was JO’ab. 366 CHAPTER 28 1 David's exhortation. 11 He gives Solomon the temple patterns and materials. ND Da’vid assembled all the princes of is’ra-el, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thou- sands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jé-ru’sd-lém. 2 Then Déa’vid the king ee up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: 3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a f war, and hast shed di 4 Howbeit the LORD God of Is’ra-el chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Is’ra-el forever: for he hath chosen Ji’dah fo be the ruler; and of the house of Ja’dah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Is’ra-el: 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen S6l’o-mon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Is’- ta-el. 85 1 CHRONICLES, 28 6 And he said unto me, Sdl’o- mon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have: chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be con- stant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Is’ra-el the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever. 9 ¢ And thou, Sol’o-mon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a per- fect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou for- sake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do ?zf. 11 § Then Da’vid gave to Sdl’o- mon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things: 13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Lé’vites, and for ali the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD. ; 14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instru- 545 . 367 1 CHRONICLES, 29 ments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instru- ments of every kind of service: 15 Even the weight for the can- dlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the can- dlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. 16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: 17 Also pure gold for the fiesh- hooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: 18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the.covenant of the LORD. 19 All this, said Dda’vid, the LORD made me understand in writing by Ais hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. 20 And Da’vid said to Sdl’o- mon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the serv- ice of the house of the LORD. 21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Lé’vites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any man- ner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment. CHAPTER 29 1 The people’s offerings. _20 Solomon pa king. 26 David's reign and ea The people’s offerings URTHERMORE Da’vid the king said unto all the con- gregation, Sol’o-mon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is pea eS man, but for the LORD od. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, an all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of O’phir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: : 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to con- secrate his service this day unto the LORD? 6 9 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Is’ra-el, and the captains of thousands ‘and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thou- sand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hun- dred thousand talents of iron. 8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the 546 Solomon made king LORD, by the hand of Jé-hi’el the Gér’shon-ite. .9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, be- cause with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and Da’vid the king also rejoiced with great joy. 10 4 Wherefore Da’vid blessed the LORD before all the congre- gation: and Da’vid said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of is’ra-el our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine 7s the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto a 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glori- ous name. 14 But who am I, and what is sny people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, pod of thine own have we given is. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners,as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer will- ingly unto thee. 18 O LORD God of A’bra-ham, 1 CHRONICLES, 29 I’saac, and of Is’ra-el, our fa- thers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and pre- pare their heart unto thee: 19 And give unto S6l’o-mon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testi- monies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision. 20 4 And Da’vid said to all the congregation, Now bless. the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worship- ped the LORD, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Is’ra-el: 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Sél’o- mon the son of Da’vid king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD fo be the chief governor, and Za’dok to be priest. 23 Then Sol’o-mon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in- stead of Da’vid his father, and DOSE aa andall Is’ra-el obeyed 24 ‘And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king Da’vid, sub- mitted themselves unto Sol’o- mon the king. ; 25 And the LORD magnified Sol’o-mon exceedingly in the sight of all Is’ra-el, and be- stowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king poor him in is’ra-el. 26 q{ Thus Da’vid the son of Us és’se reigned over all Is’ra-el. And the time that he reigned pal Is’ra-el was forty yearss: 547 2 CHRONICLES, 1 seven years reigned he in Hé’- bron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jé-ru/sa-lém. 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Sol’o-mon his son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of Da’vid the king, first and last, behold, they Death of David are written in the book of Sam’-| u-el the seer, and in the book of. Na’than the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, s 30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Is’ra-el, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES 368 CHAPTER 1 1 The offering of Solomon. 7 His choice of wisdom. 13 His wealth and might. ND So6l’o-mon the son of Da’vid was strengthened in | th his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magni- fied him exceedingly. 2 Then Sol’o-mon spake unto all is’ra-el, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every gov- ernor in all is’ra-el, the chief of the fathers. of 3 So S6dl’o-mon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gib’e- on; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which MO’ses the servant of the LORD ‘had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God_ had Da’vid brought up from Kir’jath— jé’a-rim to the place which Da’- vid had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jé-ru’- sa-lém. 5 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bé-zal’e-el the son of U’ri, the son of Hiéir had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Sdl’o-mon and the congregation sought unto it. 6 Sol’o-mon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. 7 § In that night did God ap- pear unto Sol’o-mon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give ee. 8 And S6l’o-mon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto Da’vid my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto Da’vid my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? ; 11 And God said to Sél’o-mon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as_ none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13 {Then Sol’o-mon came from 548 Solomon contracts with Huram his journey to the high place that was at Gib’e-on to Jé-ru’sa-lém, . from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over is’ra-el. 14 And S6ol’o-mon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jé-ru’sa-lém as plen- feous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance. 16 And Sol’o-mon had horses brought out of E’gypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants re- ceived the linen yarn at a price. 17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of E’gypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hit’tites, and for the kings of Syr’i-a, by their means. 369 CHAPTER 2 1 The temple workmen. 3 Solomon contracts with Huram. ND S6l’o-mon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 2 And _ Sdol’o-mon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and four- score thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3 § And Sol’o-mon sent to Ht’- ram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with Da’vid my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and | LORD, 2 CHRONICLES, 2 and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Is’ra-el. _5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Ji’dah and in Jé-ru’- sa-lém, whom Da’vid my father did provide. 8 Send me aiso cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Léb’a-non: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Léb’a-non; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy serv- ants, i 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. 10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand meas- ures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thou- sand baths of oil. 11 § Then Ht’ram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Sol’o-mon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. 12 Hi’ram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Is’ra-el, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to Da’vid the king a wise son, endued with prudence and _ understanding, that might build an house for the and an house for his for the burnt offerings morning | kingdom and evening, on the sabbaths, 13 And now I have sent a cun- 549 2 CHRONICLES, 3 ning man, endued with under- standing, of Hti’/ram my father’s, 14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan,-and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cun- ning men of my lord Da’vid thy father. 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his serv- ants: 16 And we will cut wood out of Léb’a-non, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to JOp’pa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jé- ru’sa-lém. 17 4 And Sol’o-mon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Is’ra-el, after_the num- bering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thou- sand and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and four- score thousand fo be hewers in the mountain, and three thou- sand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. 370 CHAPTER 3 1 Solomon begins the temple. ‘Belts dimensions, architecture, and orna- ments. HEN Sol’o-mon began to build the house of the LORD at Jé-ru’sa-lém in mount Mé6- ri/ah, where the LORD appeared unto Da’vid his father, in the place that Da’vid had prepared in the threshingfloor of Or’nan the Jéb’u-site. inst 2 And he began to build in the The temple begun second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 3 § Now these are the things wherein S6l’o-mon was in- structed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. . 4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold. And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Par- va’im. 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. 8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the ouse, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. 9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he pyedieid the upper chambers with gold. 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. 11 { And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub. 12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits 550 Furnishings of the temple also, joining to the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wings of these cheru- bims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. 14 ¢ And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. 15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. 17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Ja’chin, and ty name of that on the left 6’az. 371 CHAPTER 4 1 The brasen aliar. 2 Molten sea. 9 Courts. 19 Golden instruments. OREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth there- of, and ten cubits the height thereof. 2 4 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 3 And under it was the simili- tude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking to- ward the east: and the sea was 2 CHRONICLES, 4 set above upon them, and ail their hinder parts were inward. 5 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thou- sand baths. 6 § He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they of- fered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the eft. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. 9 4 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. And Hiti’ram made the pots, and the shovels, and the bascns. And Hit’ram finished the work that he was to make for king S6l’o-mon for the house of God; 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; 13 And four hundred pome- granates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. 14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shov- 551 2 CHRONICLES, 5 els, and the fleshhooks, and all | their instruments, did Ht’ram his father make to king Sdl’o- mon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. : 17 In the plain of Jér’dan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Sitic’coth and Zé-réd’a-thah. 18 Thus Sol/o-mon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. 19 § And Sol’o-mon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; 22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gald: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. 372 CHAPTER 5 1 Dedicated treasures. 2 Induction of the ark into the oracle. 11 A sign of favour. HUS all the work that Sdl’- o-mon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Sol’o-mon brought in all the things that Da’vid his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 2 4]. Then S6l’o-mon assembled the elders of is’ra-el, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Is’- ra-el, unto Jé-ru’sa-lém, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of Da’vid, which is Zi’6n. A 3 Wherefore all the men of fs’- ra-el assembled themselves unto The ark placed in the oracle | the king in the feast which was in the seventh month. | 4 And ail the elders of Is’ra-el came; and the Lé’vites took up the ark. 5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congre- gation, and all the holy vessels that weve in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Lé’vites bring up. 6 Also king S6l’o-mon, and ali the congregation of Is’ra-el that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims: 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which MO’ses put therein at Ho’reb, when the LORD made a cove- nant with the children of Is’ra-el, when they came out of E’é¥pt. 11 4 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sancti- fied, and did not then wait by course: 12 Also the Lé’vites which were the singers, all of them of A’saph, .of Hé’man, of Jéd’y- thin, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psal- teries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets :) 552 Solomon blesses God 13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets arid cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that fhen the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. 373 CHAPTER 6 1 Solomon blesses God. 12 His dedica- tory prayer. HEN said Sol’o-mon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick dark- ness. 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congrega- tion of Is’ra-el: and all the con- gregation of Is’ra-el stood. 4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Is’ra-el, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father Da’vid, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of E’gypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Is’ra-el to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Is’ra-el: 6 But I have chosen Jé-ru’sa- lém, that my name might be there; and have chosen Da’vid to be over my people Is’ra-el. Now it was in the heart of Da’vid my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Is’ra-~el. 8 But the LORD said to Da’vid my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house 2 CHRONICLES, 6 for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my nam 10 The. ‘LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of Da’vid my father, and am set on the throne of Is’ra-el, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of is’ra-el. 12 q And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Is’ra-el, and spread forth his hands: 13 For S6l’o-mon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Is’ra-el, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, _14 And said, O LoRD God of Is’ra-el, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all thy hearts: : 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant Da’vid my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled i¢ with thine hand, as it is this day. 16 Now therefore, O LORD God of is’ra-el, keep with thy servant Da’vid my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Ys’ra-el; yet so that thy chil- dren take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. 553 2 CHRONICLES, 6 _17 Now then, O LORD God of Is’ra-el, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant Da’vid. . 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee: 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant pray- eth toward this place. 21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and ‘of thy people Is’ra-el, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive. 22 {If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; 23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by rec- ompensing his way upon his own head; _ and by justifying the righteous, by giving him accord- ing to his righteousness. | 24 9% And if thy people Is’ra-el be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house; 25 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Is’ra-el, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers. i 26 “| When the heaven is shut Solomon’s dedicatory prayer up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; 27 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy serv- ants, and of thy people Is’ra-el, when thou hast taught them the good way; wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 28 4 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: 29 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Is’ra-el, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house: 30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man ac- cording unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:) 31 That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 4 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Is’ra-el, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; 33 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and feat thee, as doth thy people Is’ra-el, and may know that this house 554 God’s glory in the temple which I have built is called by thy name. 34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name; 35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth _not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over be- fore their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; 37 Yet if they bethink them- selves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; 38 If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and to- ward the house which I have built for thy name: 39 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their sup- plications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee. 40 Now; my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: re- 2 CHRONICLES, 7 member the mercies of Da’vid thy servant. CHAPTER 7 1 God’s glory in the temple. 3 The peo- ple worship. 4 Solomon's sacrifice. 12 God appears to Solomon. OW when S6l’o-mon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’S house. _3 And when all the children of Is’‘ra-el saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; es his mercy endureth for SAG qj Then the king and all the veers offered sacrifices before the LORD. 5 And king S6ol’o-mon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thou- sand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Lé’vites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which D4a’vid the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when Da’vid praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Iis’ra-el stood. 7 Moreover SOl’o-mon _hal- lowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Sol’o-mon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat. 374 555 2 CHRONICLES, 8 8 4 Also at the same time Sol’- o-mon kept the feast seven days, and all Is’ra-el with him, a very great congregation, from the en- tering in of Ha’niath unto the river of E/gy¥pt. 9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 10 And on the three and twen- tieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto Da’vid, and to Sél’o-mon, and to Is’ra-el his people. 11 Thus Sol’o-mon finished the house of the LORD, and the king’s house: and all that came into Sdl’o-mon’s heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. 12 4 And the LORD appeared to Sdl’o-mon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy pray- er, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there forever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as Da’vid thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded God appears to Solomon thee, and shalt observe my stat- utes and my judgments; 18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with Da’vid thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man fo be ruler in Is’ra-el. 19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my com- mandments, which I have set be- fore you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; 20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this. house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to bea proverb and a byword among all nations. Buy k 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? 22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of E’gypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. CHAPTER 8 375 1 Solomon's buildings. 14 Courses of priests and porters. 17 Solomon’s navy. ND it came to pass at the end » of twenty years, wherein S6l’o-mon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, 2 That the cities which Ht’ram had restored to Sol’o-mon, S6l’o- mon built them, and caused the children of Is’ra-el to dwell there. 3 And S6l’o-mon_ went _ to Ha’math-z6’bah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tad’m6r in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Ha’math. 5 Also he built Béth—ho’ron the upper, and SBéth-hd’ron the 556 Visit of the queen of Sheba 2 CHRONICLES, 9 nether, fenced cities, with walls, | father, the courses of the priests gates, and bars; 6 And Ba’ al-ath, and all the Boe cities that Sdl’o-mon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Sol’o-mon desired to build in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and in Léb’a- non, and throughout all the land of his dominion. 7 4 As for all the people that were left of the Hit’tites, and the Am/6r-ites, and the Pér’iz- zites, and the Hi’vites, and the Jéb’u-sites, which were not of Is’ra-el, 8 But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of is‘ra-el consumed not, them did Sol’o- mon make to pay tribute until this day 9 ‘ of the children of is’ra-el did Sol’o-mon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. 10 And these were the chief of king SOol’o-mon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. * 11 9And Sol’o-mon brought up the daughter of Pha’raoh out of the city of Da’vid unto the house that he had built for her: ‘for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the ‘house of Da’vid king of Is’ra-el, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. 12 § Then Sol’o-mon_ offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, 13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of M0o’ses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year. even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 14 4 And he appointed, accord- ing to the order of Da’vid his to their service, and the Lé’vites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had Da’vid the man of God commanded. 15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Lé’vites con- cerning any matter, or concern- ing the treasures. 16 Now all the work of Sdl’o- mon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was fin- ished. So the house of the LORD was perfected. 17 4 Then went Sol’o-mon to f’ni-on-e6' ber, and to E/loth, at the sea side in the land of E’dom. 18 And Hit’/ram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Sol’o-mon to O’phir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Sol’o- mon. CHAPTER 9 376 1 The queen of Sheda’s visit. 13 Solo- mon’s wealth and siate. 29 His death. ND when the queen of Shé’- ba heard of the fame of Sdl’o-mon, she came to prove S6l’omon with hard questions at Jé-ru’sa-lém, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to SOol’o-mon, she communed ect him of all that was in her hear And Sdl’o ee told her ali her questions: and there was nothing hid from Sol’o-mon which he told her not. 3 And when the queen of Shé’ba had seen the wisdom of Sol’o- mo and the house that he had uilt 4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, an 557 2 CHRONICLES, 9 the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and _ his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: : 6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen if: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, fo be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Is’ra-el, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judg- ment and justice. 9 And she gave the king an hun- dred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Shé’ba gave king Sol’o-mon. 10 And the servants: also of Hi’ram, and the servants of Sol’- o-mon, which brought gold from O’phir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 11 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Jt’dah. 12 And king S6l’o-mon gave to the queen of Shé’ba all her de- sire, whatsoever she asked, be- side that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she ave her servants. 13 4 Now the weight of gold that came to Sol’o-mon in one Solomon’s wealth and glory year was six hundred and three- score and six talents of gold; 14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of A-ra’bi-a and gov- ernors of the country brought gold and silver to Sol’/o-mon. 15 § And king Sol’o-mon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Léb’a-non. 17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and over- laid it with pure gold 18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. 20 4 And all the drinking ves- sels of king S6l’o-mon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Léb’a-non were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing ae of in the days of Sdl’o- 21 For the king’s ships went to Tar’shish with the servants of Hii’ram: every three years once came the ships of Tar’shish bring- ing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22 And king S6l’o-mon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. k23 9 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of S6l’- o-mon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. 24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 558 .. Solomon dies. 25 § And Sol’o-mon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 26 §| And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Phi-lis’tines, and to the border of Egypt. | 27 And the king made silver in Jé-ru’sa-lem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the syco- more trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 28 And they brought unto Sol’- o-mon horses out of E’gypt, and out of all lands. 29 { Now the rest of the acts of So!l’o-mon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Na’than the prophet, and in the prophecy of A-hi’jah the Shi’lo- nite, and in the visions of Id’d6 the seer against Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat? 30 And Sol’o-mon reigned in Jé-ru’sa-lém over all {Is’ra-el forty years. 3 d Sol’o-mon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of Da’vid his father: and ‘26-ho-bd’am his son reigned in his stead. 377 CHAPTER 10 1 Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. 13 His foolish decision. 16 Revolt of the ten tribes. 18 Flight of Rehoboam. ND Ré-ho-b6’am went to Shé’chem: for to Shé’chem were all is’ra-el come to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jér-o-bd0’am the son of Né’bat, who was in E’gypt, whither he had fled from the presence of S6l’o-mon the king, heard if, that Jér-o-b6’/am returned out of E/gypt. 3 And they sent and called him. So Jér-o-bd’am and all Is’ra-el came and spake to Ré-ho-b6’am, saying, . 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease Rehoboam succeeds 2 CHRONICLES, 10 thou somewhat the grievous ser- vitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 6 § And king Ré-ho-bd’am took counsel with the old men that had stood before Sdl’o-mon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to re- turn answer to this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, an took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him. 9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease some- what the yoke that thy father did put upon us? 10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. 11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 12 So Jér-o-b6’am and all the people came to Ré-ho-b6’am on the third day, as the king bade. saying, Come again to me on the third day. 13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Ré-ho- bo’am forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, say- ing, My father made your yoke 559 2 CHRONICLES, 11 heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of A-hi’jah the Shi/lo-nite to Jér-o-b6d’am the son of Né’bat. 16 § And when all Is’ra-el saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in Da’vid? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jés’se: every man to your tents, O is’ra-el: and now, Da’vid, see to thine own house. So all Is’- ra-el went to their tents. _17 But as for the children of is’ra-el that dwelt in the cities of Ji’dah, Ré-ho-bd’am _ reigned over them. 18 Then king Ré-ho-b6’am sent Ha-d6’ram that was over the tribute; and the children of Is’- ra-el stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Ré-ho- b0’am made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jé-ru’- sa-lém. 19 And {s’ra-el rebelled against the house of Da’vid unto this day. 378 CHAPTER 11 1 Rehoboam dissuaded from battle. _13 The priests and Levites strengthen Judah. 18 Rehoboam’s family. ND when Ré-ho-b6’am was come to Jé-ru’sd-lém, he gathered of the house of Ji’dah and Bén’ja-min an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, against Is’ra-el, that he might bring the kingdom again to Ré- ho-b6’am. 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shém-a-i’ah the man of God, saying, 3 Speak unto Ré-ho-b6’am the son of Sol’o-mon, king of Ja’dah, and to all Is’ra-el in Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min, saying, to fight|h Ten tribes revolt 4. Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from bate against Jér-o-bé’am. 5 § And Ré-ho-b6’am dwelt in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and built cities for defence in Ji’dah 6 He built even "Béth’-lé-hém, and E’tam, and 7Té-k0/’a, 7 And Béth’-zar, and Sh6’co, and A-dil’lam, 8 And Gath, and Ma-ré’shah, and Ziph, 9 And Ad-o-ra’im, and La’chish, and A-zé’kah, 10 And Zo'rah, and Aij’a-lon, and Hé’bron, which are in Ju’- dah and in Bén’ja-min fenced cities. 11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 12 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min on his side 13 § And the priests and the Lé’vites that were in all Is’ra-el resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14 For the Lé’vites left their suburbs and _ their Possession, and came to Jii’/dah and Jé-ru’sa- lém: for Jér-o-bd’am and his sons had cast them off from exe- cuting the priest’s office unto the LORD: 15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which e had made. .16 And after them out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Is’ra-el came to Jé-ru’sa- lém, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers. 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Ja’dah, and made Ré-ho-bd’am the son of S6l’o- mon strong, three years: for 560 Shishak invades Judah three years they walked in the way of Da’vid and S6l’o-mon. 18 ¢ And Ré6é-ho-b6’am_ took him Ma’ha-lath the daughter of Jér’i-moth the son of Da’vid to wife, and Ab-i-ha’il the daughter of E-li’ab the son of Jés’se; 19 Which bare him children; Jé/lsh, and Sham-a-ri’ah, and Za’ham. 20 And after her he took Ma’a- chah the daughter of Ab’sa-lém; which bare him A-bi’jah, and pete: and Zi’za, and Shél’o- mit 21 And Ré-ho-b6’am loved Ma’- a-chah the daughter of Ab’sa-lo6m above all his wives and his con- cubines: (for he took eighteen Wives, and threescore concu- bines; and begat twenty and ees sons, and threescore daugh- ers.) 22 And Ré-ho-bd’am made A-bi’/jah the son of Ma’a-chah the chief, fo be ruler among his breth- ren: for he thought to make him ing. 23 And he dealt wisely, and dis- persed of all his children through- out all the countries of Jia’dah and Bén’ja-min, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. 379 CHAPTER 12 1 Shishak invades Judah. 9 He spoils the temple. 13 Rehoboam’s death. ND it came to pass, when Ré-ho-b6’/am had _ estab- lished the kingdom, strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all js’- ra-el with him. ¢ 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Ré-ho-bo’- am Shi’shak king of E’éypt came up against Jé-ru’sd-lém, because they had transgressed against the LORD, | 3 With twelve hundred chari- ots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of E’gypt; the Lu’bims, 36 and had|h 2 CHRONICLES, 12 the Suk’ki-ims, and the #-thi- 0’pi-ans. 4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Ja’dah, and came to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 5 9 Then came Shém-a-i’ah the prophet to Ré-ho-b6’am, and to the princes of Ji’dah, that were gathered together to Jé-ru’- sa-lém because of Shi’shak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shi’shak. ‘ 6 Whereupon the princes of {s’- ra-el and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. 7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shém- a-i’ah, saying, They have hum- bled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jé-ru’sa-lém by the hand of Shi’shak. 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 9 So Shi’shak king of E’g¥pt came up against Jé-ru’sd-lém, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which S6l’o- mon had made. 10 Instead of which king Ré- o-b6’am made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house. : 11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber. . 12 And when he humbled him- self, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Ja’dah things went well. 561 2 CHRONICLES, 13 13 § So king Ré-ho-bd’am strengthened himself in Jé-ru’sa- lém, and reigned: for Ré-ho- bo’am was one and forty years old when he began to reign, an he reigned seventeen years in Jé-ru’sa-lém, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Na’a-mah an Am’/mon-it-ess. 14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. 15 Now the acts of Ré-ho-b6’- am, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shém-a- ah the prophet, and of Id’do the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Ré-ho-b6’am and Jér-o-bd’/am continually. 16 And Ré-ho-bd’am slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of Da’vid: and A-bi’jah his son reigned in his stead. 380 CHAPTER 13 1 Abijah succeeds Rehoboam. 13 He defeats Jeroboam. 21 His wives and children. OW in the eighteenth year of king Jér-o-bd’/am began A- bi’jah to reign over Ja’dah. 2 He reigned three years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. His mother’s name also was Mi-cha’iah the daughter of U’ri-el of Gib’e-ah. And there was war between A-bi’- jah and Jér-o-bd’am, 3 And A-bi’jah set the battle in atray with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jér-o- b0’am also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. 4 { And A-bi’jah stood up upon mount Zém-a-ra’/im, which is in mount E’phra-im, and said, Hear me, thou Jér-o-bd’am, and all Is’ra-el; 5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Is’ra-el gave the kingdom over is’ra-el to Da’vid Abijah succeeds Rehoboam for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 6 Yet Jér-o-b6’am the son of Né’bat, the servant of Sol’o-mon and | the son of Da’vid, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Bé‘li-al, and have strengthened themselves against Ré-ho-b6’am the son of Sdl’o-mon, when Ré- ho-b6’am was young and tender- hearted, and could not withstand them. 8 And now ye think to with- stand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of Da’vid; and ye be a great multitude, and feare are with you golden calves, which . Jér-o-b6’am made you for gods. 9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aar’on, and the Lé’vites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever com- eth to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are.no gods. 10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not for- saken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aar’on, and the Lé’vites wait upon their business: 11 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him. _12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trump- ets to cry alarm against you. O children of Iis’ra-el, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper. 13 § But Jér-o-bd’am caused an ambushment to come about 562 all Asa succeeds Abijah behind them: so they were be- fore Ji’dah, and the ambush- ey was behind them. d when Ji’dah looked erie behold, the battle was be- fore and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Ji’dah gave a shout: and as the men of Ji’- dah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jér-o-bd’am and all Is’ra-el before A-bi’jah and Jia’dah. 16 And the children of Is’ra-el fled before Ja’dah: and God de- livered them into their hand. 17 And A-bi’jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Is’ra-el five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 Thus the children of is’ra-el were brought under at that time, and the children of Ja’dah pre- vailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers. 19 And A-bi’jah pursued after Jér-o-b6’am, and took cities from him, Béth’—el with the towns thereof, and Jésh’a-nah with the towns thereof, and _ E’phra-in with the towns thereof. 20 Neither did J ér-o-bd’am re- cover strength again in the days of A-bi’/jah: and the LORD struck , and he died. 21 { But A-bi’jah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22 And the rest of the acts of A-bi/jah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Id’do. 381 CHAPTER 14 1 Asa succeeds Abijah. 6 He strength- ens his kingdom. 9 Defeats Zerah. O A-bi/jah slept with his fa- thers, and they buried him in the city of Da’vid: and A’sa his son reigned in his stead. In his cae the land was quiet ten "3 mand A’sa did that which was 2 CHRONICLES, 14 good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded Ji’dah to seek the LORD God of their fa- thers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Ji’dah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 6 § And he built fenced cities in Ju’dah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years: Legg the LORD had given him rest. 7 Therefore he said unto Ja’dah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. 8 And A’sa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Ja’dah three hundred thou- sand; and out of Bén’ja-min, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thou- sand: all these were mighty men of valour. 9 ¥ And there came out against them Zé’rah the E-thi-0’pi-an with an host of a thousand thou- sand, and three hundred chari- ots; and came unto Ma-ré’shah. 10 Then A’sa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in ae valley of Zéph’a-thah at Ma-ré’sh 11 And A’sa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. 562 2 CHRONICLES, 15 12 So the LORD smote the E-thi-6’pi-ans before A’sa, and before Ju’dah; and the E-thi-0’- pi-ans fled. 13 And A’sa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gé’rir: and the E-thi-d6’- pi-ans were overthrown, that they could not recover them- selves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gé’rar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 382 CHAPTER 15 1 Asa abolishes idolatry. .12 A cove- nant to seek the Lord. ND the_ Spirit of God came £“% upon Az-a-ri’ah the son of O’ded: 2 And he went out to meet A’sa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, A’sa, and all Ji’dah and Bén’- ja-min; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will for- sake you. 3 Now*for a long season Is/’- ra-el hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 4 But when they in their trou- ble did turn unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el, and sought him, he was found of them. 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the in- habitants of the countries. 6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with ail adversity. 7 Be ye strong therefore, and Asa abolishes idolatry let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. 8 And when A’sa heard these words, and the prophecy of O’ded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount F’phra-im, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. 9 And he gathered all Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min, and the stran- gers with them out of E’phra-im and Ma-nas’seh, and out of Sim’- e-on: for they fell to him out of is’ra-el in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jé-ru’sa-lém in the third month, in the fifteenth year _ the reign ‘of A’sa 1 And they afered unto the orp the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thou- sand sheep. 12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of is’ra-el should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 15 And all Ja’dah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. 16 Y And also concerning Ma’a- chah the mother of A’sa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and A’sa cut down her idol, and stamped if, and burnt it at the brook Kid’ron. 564 te ei Asa’s league with Syria 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Is’ra-el: nevertheless the heart of A’sa was perfect all his days. 18 § And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. 19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of A’sa. 383 CHAPTER 16 1 Asa’s league with Syria. 10 Hanani imprisoned. 13 Asa’s death. N the six and thirtieth year of the reign of A’sa Ba’a-sha king of Is’ra-el came up against Ja’dah, and built Ra’mah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to A’sa king of Ji’dah. : 2 Then A’sa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Bén— ha’dad king of Syr’1-a, that dwelt at Da-mas’/cus, saying, 3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between ,my father and thy father: be- ‘hold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Ba’a-sha king of Is’ra-el, that he may depart from me 4 And Bén-ha’dad hearkened ne king A’sa, and sent the cap- tains of his armies against the cities of Is’ra-el; and they smote Vjon, and Dan, and A’bel—ma’im, ats all the store cities of Naph’- a-il 5 And it came to pass, when Ba’a-sha heard if, that he left off building of Ra’mah, and let his work cease. 6 Then A’sa the king took all Ja’dah; and they carried away the stones of Ra’mah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Ba’a-| _ and he built | ° sha was building; ye est Gé’ba and Miz’pah. 7 4 And at that time Ha-na/ni the seer came to A’sa king of Ju’- dah, and said unto him, Because 2 CHRONICLES, 16, 17 thou hast relied on the king of Syr’i-a, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syr’i-a escaped out of thine hand. 8 Were not the E&-thi-6d’pi-ans and the Lu’bims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he de- livered them into thine hand. 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: there- fore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 10 Then A’sa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And A’sa oppressed some of the peo- ple the same time. 11 4 And, behold, the acts of A’sa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Ja’dah and Is’ra-el. 12 And A’sa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was dis- eased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians. 13 q And A’sa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of Da’vid, and laid him in the bed which was _ filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burn- ing for him. CHAPTER 17 384 1 Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa. 7 He teaches Judah. 12 Strength of his armies. / 1S Jé-hosh’a-phat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Is’ra-el. 565 ’ 2 CHRONICLES, 18 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Ja’dah, and set garrisons in the land of Jui’- dah, and in the cities of E’phra- aes which A’sa his father had a Bena the LORD was with Jé- hésh’a-phat, because he walked in the first ways of his father Da/vid, and, sought not unto Ba’al-im; 4 But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Is’ra-el. 5 Therefore the LORD stab- lished the kingdom in his hand: and all Ji’dah brought to Jé- hosh’a-phat presents; and he had quiches and honour in abun- dan 6 ee his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: more- over he took away the high places and groves out of Ja’dah. 7 4 Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Bén—-ha’il, and to O-ba-di’ah, and to Zéch-a-ri’ah, and to Né- than’e-el, and to Mi-cha/’iah, to teach in the cities of Ja’dah 8 And with them he sent Lé’- vites, even Shém-a-i’ah, and Néth-a-ni’ah, and Zéb-adi'ah, and A’ sa-hél, and Shé-mir’a- moth, and Jé-hon’a-than, and Ad-o-ni’jah, and Toé-bi’jah, and Tob’—ad-o-ni’jah, Lé’vites;_ and with them £E-lish’a-ma and Jé- h6o’/ram, priests. 9 And they taught in Ji’dah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of LS aol and taught the people. 10 % And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Jt’- dah, so that they made no war against Jé-hdsh’a-phat. 11 Also some of the Phi-lis’- tines brought Jé’-hdsh’a-phat presents, and tribute silver; and the A-ra’bi-ans brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thou- Jehoshaphat’s reign sence and seven hundred he oats 12 ¢ And Jé-hosh’a-phat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Ja’dah castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Ja’dah: and the men of war, mighty men of val- oe were in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 4 And these are the numbers °. them according to the house of their fathers: Of Ji’dah, the captains of thousands; Ad’nah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 15 And next to him was Jé-ho- ha’nan the captain, and with him two hundre and fourscore thousand. 3 16 And next him was Am-a- sah the son of Zich’ri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hun- dred thousand mighty men of valour. i ‘et 17 And of Bén’ja-min; E-li’a- da a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thou- sand. 18 And next him was Jé-h6z’a- bad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. ‘19 These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout ail Ja’dah. CHAPTER 18 385 1 Jehoshaphat joins Ahab. 18 Mica- iah’s vision. 33 Ahab is slaim OW Jé-hdésh’a-phat had riches and honour in abun- dance, and joined affinity with A’hab. 2 And after certain years he went down to A’hab to Sa-ma’- | ri-a. And A’hab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ra’moth-gil’e-ad. 3 And A’hab king of is’ra-el 566 Micaiah sent for said unto Jé-hésh’a-phat king of Ju’dah, Wilt thou go with me to Ra’moth-gil’e-ad? he an- swered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 4 4 And Jé-hosh’a-phat said unto the king of Is’ra-el, En- quire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. i 5 Therefore the king of Is’ra-el gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ra’moth-— gil’e-ad to battle, or shall I for- bear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand. 6 But Jé-hosh’a-phat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? And the king of Is’ra-el said unto Jé-hdsh’a-phat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Mi-ca’iah the son of Im/la. And Jé-hdsh’a-phat:said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Is’ra-el called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Mi-ca’iah the son of Im‘la. 9 And the king of Is’ra-el and Jéehosh’a-phat king of Ju’dah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they satin a void place at the entering in of the gate of Sa-ma’ri-a; and all the prophets prophesied before them 10 yeAnid Zéd-e-ki’ah the son of Ché-na’a-nah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syr’i-a until they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophe- sied so, saying, Go up to Ra’- moth-gil’e-ad, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver if into the hand of the king. . 12 And the messenger that went to call Mi-ca’iah spake to him, 2 CHRONICLES, 18 saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. 13 And Mi-ca’iah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Mi-ca’iah, shall we go to Ra’- moth-éil’e-ad to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be de- livered into your hand. And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? 16 Then he said, I did see all Is’ra-el scattered upon the moun- tains, as sheep that have no shep- herd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. is 17 And the king of Is’ra-el said to Jé-hdosh’a-phat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; [I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice A’hab king of Is’ra-el, that he may go up and fall at Ra’- moth-—éil’e-ad? And one spake |saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spir- it, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And bn ED said unto him, Where- wi 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in 567 2 CHRONICLES, 19 the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee 23 Then Zed-e-ki/ah the son of Ché-na’a-nah came near, an smote Mi-ca’iah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 24 And Mi-ca’iah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 25 Then the king of fs’ra-el said, Take ye Mi-ca’‘iah, and carry him back to A’mon the governor of the city, and to J0’ash the king’s son; 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Mi-ca’iah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people. 28 So the king of is’ra-el and Jé-hosh’a-phat the king of Ja’dah went up to Ra’moth—éil’e-ad. 29 And the king of Is’ra-ei said unto Jé-hosh’a-phat, I will dis- guise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Is’ra-el disguised himself; battle. 30 Now the king of Syr’t-a had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, say- ing, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Is’ra-el. 31 And it came to pas when the captains of the chariots saw Jé-hosh’a-phat, that they_said, It is the king of Is’ra-el. There- fore they compassed about him to fight: but Jé-hdsh’a-phat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them fo depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king and they went to the Ahab slain. Jehoshaphat reproved of As’ra-el, they turned back again from pursuing 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Is’ra-el between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; forlam wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of is’ra-el stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syr’i-ans until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died CHAPTER 19 386 1 Jehoshaphat reproved by Jehu. 5 He instructs judges, priests, and Levites. ND Jé-hosh’a-phat the king of Ja’dah returned to his house in ee to Jé-ru’sa-lém. Zz And Jé’hii the son of Ha- na’ni the seer went out to meet , and said to king Jé-hdsh/a- phat, Shouldest thou help the un- godly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jé-hésh’a-phat dwelt at Jé-ru’sa-lém: and he went out again through the people from Bé’er-shé’ba to mount E’phra- im, and brought them back unto ne LORD God of their fathers. 5 § And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Ji’dah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judg- ment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do if: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our Ged, nor respect of persons, nor tak- ing of gifts. : ’ 8 § Moreover in Jé-ru’sa-lém 568 Jehoshaphat’s fast and prayer did Jé-hdsh’a-phat set of the Lé’vites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Is’- ra-el, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jé-ru’sa- ém. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your breth- ren that dwell in their cities, be- tween blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 11 And, behold, Am-a-ri’ah the chief priest is over you in all mat- ters of the LORD; and Zéb-a- di’/ah the son of Ish’ma-el, the ruler of the house of Ja’dah, for all the king’s matters: also the Lé’vites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. 387 CHAPTER 20 1 Jehoshaphat’s fast and prayer. His triumphs. His reign. His ships perish. T came to pass after this also, that the children of M0’ab, and the children of Am’m6n, and with them other beside the Am’mon- ites, came against Jé-hdsh’a- phat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jé-hosh’a-phat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syr’i-4; and, behold, they be_in Haz’a-zon-ta’mar, which is En-£é’di. 3 And Jé-hdsh’a-phat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast through- out all Ji’dah. 4 And Ji’dah gathered them- selves together, to ask help of the 20 35 2 CHRONICLES, 20 LORD: even out of all the cities of Ji’dah they came to seek the LORD. 5 g¢ And Jé-hosh’ ey ge in the congregation of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so aegis none is able to withstand ee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Is’- ra-el, and gavest it to the seed of A’bra-ham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary there- in for thy name, saying, 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and elp. 10 And now, behold, the chil- dren of Am’mon and M6’ab and mount Sé’ir, whom thou would- est not let Is’ra-el invade, when they came out of the land of E’gypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 11 Behold, J say, how they re- ward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee 13 And all Ja’dah stood before the LORD, with their little ones; their wives, and their children. 14 § Then upon Ja-ha’zi-el the son of Zéch-a-ri’ah, the son of Bé-na’iah, the son of Jé-i’el, the son of Mat-ta-ni’ah, a Lé’vite of the sons of A’saph, came the 569 2 CHRONICLES, 20 Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Ja’dah, and ye inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and thou king Jé- hésh’a-phat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dis- mayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle zs not yours, but God’s. 16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jér’u-el. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye sfill, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you. | 18 And Jé-hdsh’a-phat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Ja’dah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. 19 And the Lé’vites, of the chil- dren of the K6’hath-ites, and of the children of the Kor’hites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Is’ra-el with a loud voice on gh. 20 { And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Té-k0’a: and as they went forth, Jé-hosh’a-phat stood and said, Hear me, O Ji’- dah, and ye inhabitants of Jé- ru’sa-lém; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be estab- lished; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holi- ness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LorpD; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 4 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set Jehoshaphat’s triumphs ambushments against the chil- dren of Am’mon, MO6’ab, and mount Sé/ir, which were come against Ju’dah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Am’/mon and MOo’ab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Sé‘ir, ut- terly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Sé’ir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Ju’dah came to- ward the watch tower in the wil- derness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when Jé-hosh’a-phat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 { And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the val- ley of Bér’a-chah; for there they blessed the LORD: there- fore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Bér’a- chah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Jii’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, and Jé-hésh’a-phat in the fore- front of them, to go again to Jé- ru’sa-lém with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jé-ru’sa- lém with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those coun- tries, when they had heard that the LorD fought against the enemies of Is’ra-el. 30 Sothe realm of Jé-hosh’a- phat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. | 31 4 And Jé-hésh’a-phat reign- ed over Ja’dah: he was thirty and 570 * Jehoram succeeds Jehoshaphat five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was A-zt’bah the daughter of Shil’hi. 32 And he walked in the way of A’sa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jé-hosh’a-phat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jé’ht the son of Ha- na’ni, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of is’ra-el. 35 4 And after this did Jé- hoésh’a-phat king of Ja’dah join himself with A-ha-zi/ah king of is’ra-el, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tar’- shish: and they made the ships in E’zi-on—ga’bér. 37 Then £-li-é’zér the son of D6’da-vah of Ma-ré’shah proph- esied against Jé-hosh’a-phat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with A-ha-zi’ah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tar’shish. 388 CHAPTER 21 1 Jehoram succeeds Jehoshaphat. 12 Elijah prophesies against him. 18 His death. OW Jé-hésh’a-phat | slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Da’vid. And Jé-hd/ram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren the sons of Jé-hodsh’a-phat, Az-a-ri’ah, and Jé-hi’el, and Zéch-a-ri ah, and Az-a-ri’ah, and Mi’chaél, and Shéph-a-ti’ah: all these were the sons of Jé-hdsh’a-phat king of is’ra-ei. 3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with 2 CHRONICLES, 21 fenced cities in Ji’/dah: but the kingdom gave he to Jé-hd/ram; because he was the firstborn. 4 Now when Jé-ho’ram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Is’ra-el. 5 9 Jé-ho’ram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of is’ra-el,.like as did the house of A’hab: for he had the daughter of A’hab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD. 7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of Da’vid, be- cause of the covenant that he had made with Da’vid, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 8 4 In his days the E’dom-ites revolted from under the domin- ion of Ji’dah, and made them- selves a king. 9 Then J é-ho’ram went forth with his princes, and all his char- iots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the E’dom-ites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 10 So the E’dom-ites revolted from under the hand of Ji’dah unto this day. The same time also did Lib’nah revolt from un- der his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. 11 Moreover he made _ high places in the mountains of Ji’- dah, and caused the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa4-lém to commit forni- cation, and compelled Jua’dah thereto. 12 § And there came a writing to him from £-li’jah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Da’vid thy father, Because thou hast rot walked in the ways of J é-hosh’a-phat thy father, nor in the ways of A’sa king of Ju’ dah, 13 But hast walked in the way S71 2 CHRONICLES, 22 of the kings of Is’ra-el, and hast made Ji’dah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém to go a whoring, ike to the whoredoms of the ouse of A’hab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, which were better than yself: 14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: 5 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 16 § Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jé-hd’/ram the spirit of the Phi-lis’tines, and of the A-ra’bi-ans, that were near the E-thi-0’pi-ans: 17 And they came up into Ju’- dah, and brake into it, and car- ried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jé-hd’a-haz, the youngest of his sons. 18 ¢ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. ; 19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so ne died of sore diseases. And h people made no burning for Hei like the burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jé-ru’sa-lém eight years, and departed with- out being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of Da’- vid, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 389 CHAPTER 22 1 Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram. 5 Heis slain by Jehu. 10 Athaliah’s reign. ND the inhabitants of Jé-ru’- sa-lém made A-ha-zi’ah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the A-ra’bi-ans to the camp Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram had slain all the eldest. So A-ha-zi’ah the son of Jé-h6d’ram king of Ja’dah reigned. 2 Forty and two years old was A-ha-zi/ah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jé-ru’sa-lém. His mother’s name also was Ath-a-li’ah the daughter of Om’ri. 3 He also walked in the ways of tthe house of A’hab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of A’hab: for they were his coun- sellors after the death of his fa- ther to his destruction. 5 § He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jé-h6’- ram the son of A’hab king of Is’ra-el to war against Haz’a-el king of Syr’i-a4 at Ra’moth—Zil’e- ad: and the Syr’i-ans smote JO’ram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jéz’re-el because of the wounds which were given him at Ra’- mah, when he fought with Haz’a- el king of Syr’i-a. And Az-a- ri’ah the son of Jé-hd’ram king of Ji’dah went down to see Jé-ho’ram the son of A’hab at Jéz’re-el, because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of A-ha- zi’ah was of God by coming to | J6’‘ram: for when he was come, he went out with Jé-hd’/ram against Jé’ha the son of Nim/shi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of A’hab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jé’ht was executing juds- ment upon the house of A’hab, and found the princes of Ja’dah, and the sons of the brethren of A-ha-zi’ah, that ministered to 4-ha-zi’ah, he slew them. 9 And he sought A-ha-zi’ah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Sa-ma’ri-4,) and brought him to Jé’/ha: and when they had slain him, they buried Because, said they, he is the son of Jé-hdsh’a-phat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So 572 Joash made king the house of A-ha-zi’ah had no power to keep still the kingdom. 10 {But when Ath-a-li’ah the mother of A-ha-zi’ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Ja’dah. 11 But Jé/hd-shab’e-ath, the daughter of the king, took J6’ash the. son of A-ha-zi’ah, and stole him from among the king’s sons | that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jé’ho-shab’e-ath, the daughter of king Jé-hé’ram, the wife of Jé-hoi’a-da the priest, (for she was the sister of A-ha-zi’ah,) hid him from Ath-a-li’ah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Ath-a-li’ah reigned over the land. 390 CHAPTER 23 1 Jehoiada makes Joash king. 12 Athaliah is slain. 16 Worship of God restored. ND in the seventh year Jé- hoi’a-da strengthened him- self, and took the captains of hundreds, Az-a-ri’ah the son of Jér’o-ham, and ish’ma-el the son of Jé-hd-ha’nan, and Az-a-ri’ah the son of O’bed, and Ma-a-sé’iah the son of Ad-a-i’ah, and £-lish’a- phat the son of Zich’ri, into cove- nant with him. } 2 And they went about in Ji’- dah, and gathered the Lé’vites out of all the cities of Ja’dah, and the chief of the fathers of Is’ra-el, and they came to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 Andall the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of Da’vid. 4 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Lé’vites, shall be porters of the doors; 5 And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the founda- 2 CHRONICLES, 23 tion: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD. 6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Lé’vites; they shall go in, for oe are holy: but all the. people shall keep the watch of the LORD 7 And the Lé’vites shall com- pass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else com- eth into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king | when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. 8 So the Lé’vites and all Jii’dah did according to all things that Jé-hoi’a-da the priest had com- manded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jé- hoi’a-da the priest dismissed not the courses. 9 Moreover Jé-hoi’a-da the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and buck- lers, and shields, that had been king Da’vid’s, which were in the house of God. 10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the pecioks by the king round about. 11 Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testi- mony, and made him king. And Jé-hoi’a-da and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king. 12 § Now when Ath-a-li’ah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also 573 2 CHRONICLES, 24 the singers with instruments of musick, and such as _ taught to sing praise. Then Ath-a-li’ah rent her clothes, and said, Trea- son, Treason. } 14 Then Jé-hoi’a-da the priest brought out the captains of hun- dreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her notin the house of the LORD. 15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there. 16 4 And Jé-hoi’a-da made a covenant between him, and be- tween all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’S people. 17 Then all the people went to the house of Ba’al, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mat’tan the priest of Ba’al before the altars. 18 Also Jé-hoi’a-da appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Lé’vites, whom Da’vid had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of M6’ses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was or- dained by Da’vid. 19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. 21 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was _ Joash repairs the temple quiet, after that they had slain Ath-a-li’/ah with the sword. CHAPTER 24 391 1 Joash repairs the temple. 17 Idola- try. 23 He is defeated and slain by the Syrians. O’ASH was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jé-ru’sa- ém. His mother’s name also was Zib’i-ah of Bé’er—shé’ba. _ 2 And Jo’ash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jé-hoi’a-da the priest. ; : 3 And Jé-hoi’a-da took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. 4 § And it came to pass after this, that Jo’ash was minded to repair the house of the LORD. 5 And he gathered together the priests and the Lé’vites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Ji’dah, and gather of all Is’ra-el money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. How- beit the Lé’vites hastened it not. 6 And the king called for Jé- hoi’a-da the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Lé’vites to bring in out of Ju’dah and out of Jé-ru’s4-lém the collection, according to the commandment of MO6’ses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Is’ra-el, for the tabernacle of witness? For the sons of Ath-a-li’ah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LorD did they be- stow upon Ba’al-im. 8 And at the king’s command- ment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD. 9 And they made a proclama- tion through Ji’dah and Jé-ry’- sa-lém, to bring in to the LORD the collection that M6’ses the servant of God /aid upon Is’ra-el in the wilderness. 574 People fall to idolatry 10 And all the princes and ail the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Lé’vites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 12 And the king and Jé-hoi’a- da gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. 13 So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strength- ened it. _14 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jé- hoi’a-da, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD contin- ually all the days of Jé-hoi’a-da. 15 § But Jé-hoi’a-da waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 4 16 And they buried him in the city of Da’vid among the kings, because he had done good in Is’- ra-el, both toward God, and to- ward his house. iy 17 Now after the death of Jé- hoi’a-da came the princes of Ji’- dah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, 2 CHRONICLES, 24 and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Ju’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lem for this their trespass. 19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not giveear. si. 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zéch-a-ri’ah the son of Jé- hoi’a-da the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have for- saken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 Thus J6’adsh the king re- membered not the kindness which Jé-hoi’a-da his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon if, and require it. 23 4 And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syr’i-a4 came up against him: and they came to Ji’dah and Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Da- mas’cus. 24 For the army of the Syr’i-ans came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So ney executed judgment against 0’ash. 25 And when they were de- parted from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jé- hoi’a-da the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of Da’- 575 2 CHRONICLES, 25 vid, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And these are they that con- spired against him; Za’bad the son of Shim’e-ath an Am’mon- it-ess, and Jé-hoz’a-bad the son of Shim’rith a Md’ab-it-ess. 27 4 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Am-a- zi’ah his son reigned in his stead. 392 CHAPTER 25 1 Amaziah succeeds Joash. 11 He de- feats Edom. 25 His reign and death. Ap Soha was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jé-ru’sa-iém. And his mother’s name was Jé- ho-ad’dan of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LoRD, but not with a perfect heart. 3 9 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servant that had killed the king his father. : a 4 But he slew not their chil- dren, but did as it is written in the law in the book of M6’ses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 § Moreover Am-a-zi’ah gath- ered Ji’dah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, ac- cording to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Ji’dah and Bén’ja-min: and he num- bered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour Amaziah succeeds Joash, out of is’ra-el for an hundred talents of silver. But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Is’ra-el go with thee; for the LORD is not with Is’ra-el, to wit, with all the children of E’phra-im. ; 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and © to cast down. 9 d Am-a-zi’ah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of is’- ra-el? And the man of God an- swered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Am-a-zi’ah separated them, fo wit, the army that was come to him out of E’phra-im, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Ju’dah, and they returned home in great anger. 11 4 And Am-a-zi’ah strength- ened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Sé’ir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Ji’dah Carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were brok- en in pieces. é 13 4 But, the soldiers of the army which Am-a-zi’ah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Ja’dah, from Sa-ma’ri-4 even unto Béth-hod’rén, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. 14 4 Now it came to pass, after that Am-a-zi/ah was come from the slaughter of the E’dom-ites, that he brought the gods of the children of Sé/ir, and set them up fo be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the 576 - Uzziah succeeds Amaziah LORD was kindled against Am- a-zi’ah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath de- termined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 § Then Am-a-zi’ah king of Ji’dah took advice, and sent to J6’ash, the son of Jé-h6’a-haz, the son of Jé’hi, king of Is’ra-el, saying, Come, let us see one an- other in the face. a 18 And J6’ash king of Is’ra-el sent to Am-a-zi’ah king of Ji’- dah, saying, The thistle that was in Léb’a-non sent to the cedar that was in Léb’a-non, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Léb’a-non, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the E’dom-ites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Ji’dah with thee? f 20 But Am-a-zi’ah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of E’dom. . s 21 So Jod’ash the king of Is’ra-el went up; and they saw one an- other in the face, both he and Am-a-zi/ah king of Ja’dah, at Béth—shé’mesh, which belongeth to Ja’dah. 22 And Ja’dah was put to the worse before Is’ra-el, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Jé’ash the king of Is’- 37 2 CHRONICLES, 26 ra-el took Am-a-zi’ah king of Ji’- dah, the son of J6’ash, the son of Jé-hd’a-haz, at Béth-shé’mesh, and brought him to, Jé-ru’sa- lém, and brake down the wall of Jé-ru’sa-lém from the gate of E’phra-im to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with O’bed—é’dom, and the treas- ures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Sa-ma‘ri-a. | 25 4 And Am-a-zi’ah the son of Jo’ash king of Jua’dah lived after the death of Jo’ash son of Jé-hod’a-haz king of Is’ra-el fif- teen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Am-a-zi’ah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Ja’dah and Is’ra-el? 27 | Now after the time that Am-a-zi’ah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in_Jé- ru’sd-lém; and he fled to La’- chish: but they sent to La’chish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Ji’dah. CHAPTER 26 393. 1 Uzziah succeeds Amaziah. 11 His great army. 21 He dies of leprosy. HEN all the people of Ja’dah took Uz-zi’ah, who was six- teen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Am-a-zi’ah. _ _2 He built E/loth, and restored it to Ji’dah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uz-zi’- ah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jé-ru’sé-lém. His mother’s name also was Jéc-o-li/ah of Jé-ru’sa-lém. ; 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Am-a-zi’ah did. 577 2 CHRONICLES, 26 5 And he sought God in the days of Zéch-a-ri’ah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and warred against the Phi-lis’tines, an brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jab’neh, and the wall of Ash’dod, and built cities about Ash’d6d, and among the Phi- lis’tines. 7 And God helped him against the Phi-lis’tines, and against the A-ra’bi-ans that dwelt in Gfir- ba’al, and the Mé-hi’nims. 8 And the Am’mon-ites gave gifts to Uz-zi/ah: and his name spread abroad even to the enter- ing in of E’gypt; for he strength- ened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uz-zi’ah built tow- ers in Jé-ru’sad-lém at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dress- ers in the mountains, and in Car’mel: for he bandry. y 11 Moreover Uz-zi/ah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jé-i’el the scribe and Ma-a-sé@’iah the ruler, under the hand of Han-a-ni/ah, one of the king’s captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thou- sand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uz-zi’ah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, loved hus- d| And h Uzziah’s army; his leprosy and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jé-ru’sa- lém engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot ar- rows and great stones withal. is name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 16 {| But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his de- struction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. _ ’ 17 And Az-a-ri’ah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men: Z 18 And they withstvod Uz- zi’ah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uz-zi’ah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aar’on, that are conse- crated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be ee honour from the LORD od. 19 Then Uz-zi’ah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the lep- rosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the in- cense altar. 20 And Az-a-ri’‘ah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, ehaptes the LoRD had smitten im. 21 And Uz-zi’-ah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jo’tham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land. 578 Jotham succeeds Uzziah 22 §| Now the rest of the acts of Uz-zi’ah, first and last, did I-sa’- |] iah the prophet, the son of A’m6z, write. : : 23 So Uz-zi’ah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged_to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jo’tham his son reigned in his stead. 394 CHAPTER 27 1 Jotham succeeds Uzziah. 5 He con- quers Ammon. 9 His death. O’THAM was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jé-ru’sé-lém. _ His mother’s name also was Jé-ru’- shah, the daughter of Za’dok. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LoRD, according to all that his father Uz-zi’ah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He built the high gate of the} th house of the LORD, and on the wall of O’phel he built much. . * Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Ji’dah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 3 5 § He fought also with the king of the Am’mon-ites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Am’m6n gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand meas- ures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the chil- dren of Am’mon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. ‘ 6 So Jé’tham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. 7 ¥ Now the rest of the acts of Jo’tham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Is’ra-el and Ju’dah. 8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and 2 CHRONICLES, 27, 28 reigned sixteen years in Jé-ru’sa- ém. 9 ¥ And Jo’tham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Da’vid: and A’haz his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 28\ 395 1 Ahez succeeds Jotham. 2 His idola- try. 5 His defeats by Syria and Asrael. 27 Hezekiah succeeds him. fae was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jé- ru’sa-lém: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like Da’vid his father: 2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Is’ra-el, and made also molten images for Ba’al-im. 3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hin’nom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Is’ra-el. 4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on ne hills, and under every green ee. 5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syr’i-a; and they smote im, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Da-mas’cus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Is’ra-el, who smote with a great slaughter. 6 {For Pé’kah the son of Rém-a-li’/ah slew in Ja’dah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. _7 And Zich’ri, a mighty man of E’phra-im, slew Ma-a-sé’iah the king’s son, and Az’ri-kam the governor of the house, and El’ka- nah that was next to the king. 8 And the children of is’ra-el carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from 579 | 2 CHRONICLES, 28 them, and brought the spoil to Sa-ma/ri-a. 9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was O’ded: and he went out before the host that came to Sa-ma’- ri-a, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Ja’dah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them ina tage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’s4-lém for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with Beh Soke against the LORD your O 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. 12 Then certain of the heads of the children of E’phra-im, Az-a- ri’‘ah the son of Jo-ha’nan, Bér-e- chi/ah the son of Mé-shil’le- moth, and Jé-hiz-ki’ah the son of Shal’/lum, and Am/a-sa the son of Had’la-i, stood up against them that came from the war, 13 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye in- tend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Is’ra-el. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 15 And the men which were ex- pressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jér’i-ch6, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Sa-ma’ri-a. 580 Wicked reign of Ahaz 16 ¢ At that time did king A’haz send unto the kings of As-syr’i-a to help him. 17 For again the E’dom-ites had come and smitten Ji’dah, and carried away captives. _18 The Phi-lis’tines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Ja’dah, and had taken Béth- shé’mesh, and Aj’a-lon, and Gé-dé’roth, and Sh6d’ch6 with the villages thereof, and Tim’nah with the villages thereof, Gim/’z6 also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the LORD brought Ji’- dah low because of A’haz king of ts’ra-el; for he made Jia’dah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 20 And Til’gath-pil-né’ser king of As-syr’i-a came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. _ 21 For A’haz took away a por- tion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave if unto the king of As-syr’i-a: but he helped him not. 22 { And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king A’haz. 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Da-mas’cus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syr’i-a help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Is’ra-el. 24 And A’haz gathered together. the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and ‘shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jé-ru’sd- lém. i 25 And in every several city of Ji’dah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. Hezekiah’s good reign 26 § Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Ja’dah and is’ra-el. 27 And A’haz slept with his fa- thers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jé-ru’sa-lém: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of is’- ra-el: and Héz-e-ki’ah his son reigned in his stead. 396 CHAPTER 29 1 Hezekiah’s reign. 3 Religion re- Stored. 12 The temple cleansed. EZ-E-KI’AH began to reign when he was five and twen- ty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jé-ru’sa- lém. his mother’s name was A-bi/jah, the daughter of Zéch-a-ri’ah. é 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, 2 CHRONICLES, 29 ru’sa-lém, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonish- ment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of is’ra-el, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, be not now negli- gent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him and: burn incense. 12 4 Then the Lé’vites arose, Ma/hath the son of A-mas’a-l, and Jo’el the son of Az-a-ri’ah, of the sons of the K6’/hath-ites: and of the sons of Mé-ra’ri, Kish the son of Ab’di, and Az-a-ri’ah the son of Jé-hal’e-lél: and of the Gér’shon-ites; Jo’ah the son of Zim/mah, and E’/dén the son of / according to all that Da’vid his! Jo’ah father had done. 3 {He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the . LORD, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Lé’vites, and gathered them together into the east street, 5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Lé’vites, sanctify now your- selves, and sanctify the house of e LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers have tres- passed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs. 7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offer- ings in the holy place unto the God of Is’ra-el. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Ji’dah and Jé- 13 And of the sons of E-liz’a- phan; Shim’ri, and Jé-i’el: and of the sons of A’saph; Zéch-a- ri’ah, and Mat-ta-ni’ah: 14 And of the sons of Hé’man; Jé-hi’el, and Shim/e-i: and of the sons of Jéd’u-thin; Shém-a- ah, and Uz’zi-el. : 15 they gathered their brethren, and sanctified them- selves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. 16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse if, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LorpD. And the Lé’vites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kid’ron. 17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight 581 2 CHRONICLES, 29 days; and in the sixteenth day of Hn first month they made an end. 18 Then they went in to Héz-e- ki’ah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king A’haz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD. _ : 20 § Then Héz-e-ki’ah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. 21 And they brought seven bul- locks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Ja’dah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aar’on to offer them on the altar of the LORD. 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprin- kled the blood upon the altar. 23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering be- fore the king and the congrega- tion; and they laid their kands upon them: 24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Is’ra-el: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Is’ra-el. 25 And he set the Lé’vites in the house of the LORD with cym- bals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the com- mandment of Da’vid, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Na’- than the prophet: for so was the The temple cleansed commandment of the LORD by his prophets. 2 26 And the Lé’vites stood with the instruments of Da’vid, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 And Héz-e-ki’ah command- ed to.offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trump- ets, and with the instruments ordained by Da’vid king of Is’ra-el. : 28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sound- ed: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and wor- shipped. 30 Moreover Héz-e-ki/ah the king and the princes commanded the Lé’vites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of Da’- vid, and of A’saph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 31 Then Héz-e-ki’ah answered and said, Now ye have conse- crated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacri- fices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Lé’vites did help them, till the work was ended, 582 Hezekiah proclaims a passover and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Lé’vites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. . 35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order. s me 36 And Héz-e-ki’ah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. 397 CHAPTER 30 1 Hezekiah proclaims a passover. It is kept fourteen days. 2 people blessed. ND Heéz-e-ki’ah_sent to all Is’ra-el and Ji’dah, and wrote letters also to E/phra-im and Ma-ndas’seh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jé-ru’sa-lém, to keep the pass- over unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 4 2 For the king had taken coun- sel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jé-ru’sa-lém, to keep the passover in the second month. 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the peo- ple gathered themselves together to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Is’ra-el, from Bé’er—shé’ba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el at Jé- ru’sa-lém: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Is’ra-el and Ju’dah, and according to the commandment of the king, say- 23 T 2 CHRONICLES, 30 ing, Ye children of is’ra-el, turn again unto the LorRD God of A’bra-ham, I’saac, and Is’ra-el, - and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of As-syr’i-a. 7 And be not ye like your fa- thers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to deso- lation, as ye see. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may he | turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them cap- tive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of E’phra-im and Ma-nas’seh even unto Zéb’u-lin: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. i 11 Nevertheless divers of Ash’- ér and Ma-nas’seh and of Zéb’u- lin humbled themselves, and came to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 12 Also in Jai’dah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. 13 ¢ And there assembled at Jé-ru’sa-lém much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14 And they arose and_ took away the altars that were in Jé- ru’sa-lém, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kid’ron. 15 Then they killed the pass- 583 2 CHRONICLES, 31 over on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Lé’vites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD. 16 And they stood in their place after their manner, accord- ing to the law of M6’ses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Lé’vites. 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanc- tified: therefore the Lé’vites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. 18 For a multitude of the peo- ple, even many of £’phra-im, and Ma-nas’seh, Is’sa-char, and Zéb’u-ltin, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the Passover otherwise than it was written. But Héz-e-ki’ah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one 19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleans- ed according to the purification of the sanctuary. ..20 And the LORD hearkened to Héz-e-ki’ah, and healed the people. 3 , 21 And the children of As’ra-el ‘that were present at Jé-ru’sa- lem, kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Lé’vites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instru- ments unto the LORD. 22 And Héz-e-ki’ah spake com- fortably unto all the Lé’vites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat through- out the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. The passover kept 24 For Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ji’- dah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thou- sand bullocks and ten thousand Sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 25 ull the congregation of Ju’dah, with the priests and the Lé’vites, and all the congregation that came out of Iis’ra-el, and the strangers that came_out of the land of Is’ra-el, and that dwelt in Ji’dah, rejoiced. : 26 So there was great joy in Jé-ru’sa-lém: for since the time of Sol’o-mon the son of Da’vid king of Is’ra-el there was not the like in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 27 4 Then the priests the Lé’- vites arose and blessed the peo- ple: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. CHAPTER 31 398 1 The priestly courses. 5 Offerings of the people. 20 Hezekiah’s sincerity. OW when ail this was fin- ished, all Is’ra-el that were present went out to the cities of Ji’dah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Ja’dah and Bén’ja-min, in E’phr3-im also and Ma-ndas’seh, until they had utterly destroyed them all Then all the children of is’ra-el returned, every man to his pos- session, into their own cities. 2 4 And Héz-e-ki’ah appointed the courses of the priests and the Lé’vites after their courses, every man according to his serv- ice, the priests and Lé’vites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD. 3 He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offer- 584 Offerings of the people ings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the 4 feasts, as itis written in the law of the LORD. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jé-ru’sa- lém to give the portion of the priests and the Lé’vites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD. 5 § And as soon as the com- 2 CHRONICLES, 31 ruler, and Shim/’e-i his’ brother was the next. 13 And Jé-hi’el, and Az-a-zi’ah, and Na’hath, and A’sa-hél, and Jér’i-moth, and Jéz’a-bad, and E-li’el, and is-ma-chi’ah, and Ma’hath, and Bé-na’iah, were overseers under the hand of Con-o-ni/ah and Shim/’e-i his brother, at the commandment of Héz-e-ki’/ah the king, and Az-a- ti’ah the ruler of the house of mandment came abroad, the Go d. children of Is’ra-el brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of ail things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Is’ra-el and Ju’dah, that dwelt in the cities of Ju’dah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps. 7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. » 8 And when Héz-e-ki’ah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Is’ra-el. : 9 Then Héz-e-ki’ah questioned with the priests and the Lé’vites concerning the heaps. 10 And Az-a-ri’ah the chief priest of the house of Za’dok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LorD hath blessed his people; and that which is left zs this great store. 11 § Then Heéz-e-ki’ah com- manded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them, 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cén-o-ni/ah the Lé’vite was ' 14 And KO’ré the son of Im’nah the Lé’vite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offer- ings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things. iy ti 15 And next him were E’dén, and Min’i-a-min, and Jésh’u-a, and Shém-a-i’/ah, Am-a-ri’ah, and Shéc-a-ni’ah. in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses; 17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fa- thers, and the Lé’vites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; 18 And. to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: 19 Also of the sons of: Aar’on the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by gene- ayia, among the Lé’vites. 20 ¥ And thus did Héz-e-ki’ah throughout all Ji’dah, and 585 2 CHRONICLES, 32 wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. 399 CHAPTER 32 1 Sennacherib invades Judah. 21 The Assyrians destroyed. 27 Hezekiah’s works and death. FTER these things, and the establishment thereof, Sén- nach’e-rib king of As-syr’i-a came, and entered into Ja’dah, and encamped against the fenced Cities, and thought to win them for himself. 2 And when Héz-e-ki’ah saw that Sén-nach’e-rib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jé-ru’s4-lém, 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of As-syr’i-a come, and find much water? 5 Also he strengthened him- self, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and_repaired Mil/lé in the city of Da’vid, and made darts and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, e strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of As-syr’i-a, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: 8 With him is an arm of flesh; Sennacherib invades Judah but with us 7s the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our bat- tles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Héz-e-ki’ah king of J t’dah. 9 ¥ After this did Sén-nach’e- rib king of As-syr’i-a send his servants to Jé-ru’sa-lém, (but he himself laid siege against La’- chish, and all. his power with him,) unto Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah, and unto all Ji’dah that were at Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, 10 Thus saith Sén-nach’e-rib king of As-s¥r’i-a, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jé-ru’sd-lém? 11 Doth not Héz-e-ki’ah per- Suade you to give over your- selves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a? 12 Hath not the same Héz-e- ki’ah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Jua’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that -ould deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? ; 15_ Now therefore let not Héz-e- © ki’ah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my — fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Héz-e-ki’ah, 17 He wrote also letters to rail — 586 Assyrians defeated. Hezekiah dies on the LORD God of Is’ra-el, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Héz-e-ki’ah de- liver his people out of mine hand. 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jé-ru’sa-lém_ that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. | i9 And they spake against the God of Jé-ru’sa-lém, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 20 one for this cause Héz-e- ki/ah the king, and the prophet i-sa a ate son of A’m6z, prayed and cried to heaven. 21 § And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of As-syr’i-a. So he re- turned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own » bowels slew him there with the sword. 22 Thus the LORD saved Héz- e-ki/ah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém from the hand of Sén-nach’e- rib ‘the king of As- syr’i-a, and from the hand of ail ether and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jé-ruy’sa-lém, and presents to Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth. 24 ¥ In those days Héz-e-ki’ah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 25 But Héz-e-ki’ah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Ji’dah and Jé-ry’sa-lém. 2 CHRONICLES, 33 26 Notwithstanding Héz-e- ki’/ah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, o that the wrath of the LORD en not upon them in the days of Héz-e-ki’ah. 27 § And Héz-e-ki’ah had ex- ceeding much riches and hon- our: and he made himself treas- uries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; 28 Storehouses also for the in- crease of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner cf beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much. 30 This same Héz-e-ki’ah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gi/hon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of Da’vid. And Héz-e-ki’ah prospered in all his works. 31 { Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Bab’y-lon, who sent unto him to enauire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. 32 4 Now the rest of the acts of Héz-e-ki’/ah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of i-sa’iah the prophet, the son of A’m6z, and in the book of the kings of Ji’dah and Is’ra-el. 33 And Héz-e-ki’ah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of Da’vid: and all Ji’dah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém did him honour at his death. And Ma-ndas’seh his son reigned in his stead. CHAPTER 33 400 1 Manasseh’s reign. 11 He is carried to Babylon. 12 His repentance. . 24 Servants slay Amon. 587 2 CHRONICLES, 33 A-NAS’/SEH was twelve ¥ years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jé-ru’sa-lém: 2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out be- fore the children of Is’ra-el. 3 4 For he built again the high places which Heéz-e-ki’/ah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Ba’al-im, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. . 4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jé-ru’sa-lém shall my name be for ever, 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he caused his children . to pass through the fire in the val- ley of the son of Hin’nom: also he observed times, and used en- chantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to Da’vid and to Sol’o- mon his son, In this house, and in Jé-ru’sa-lém, which I have chosen before all the tribes. of is’ra-el, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I any more re- move the foot of Is’ra-el from out of the land which I have appoint- ed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of MO’ses. 9 So Ma-nas’seh made Ji’dah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa- lém to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had gests pre before the children of Is’ra-el. Manasseh’s wicked reign 10 And the LORD spake to Ma-nas’seh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. 11 § Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of As- syr’'i-a, which took Ma-nas’seh among the thorns and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Bab’y-lon. 12 And when he was in afflic- tion, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jé-ru’sa- lém into his kingdom. Then Ma-nas’seh knew that the LORD he was God. 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of Da’vid, on the west side of Gi’/hon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about O’phel, and raised itupa very great height, and put cap- tains of war in all the fenced e | cities of Ji’dah. 15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offer- — ings, and commanded Ju’dah to serve the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, ue unto the LORD their God only. 18 4 Now the rest of the acts of Ma-nas’seh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Is’ ~ ra-el, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is’ra-el. 19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all 588 Josiah’s good reign 2 CHRONICLES, 34 Do his sins, and his trespass, and {the high places, and the groves, the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are writ- ten among the sayings of the seers. 20 § So Ma-nas’seh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and A’mon his son reigned in his stead. 21 {| A’mon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jé-ru’- sa-lém. , 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as | 1 did Ma-nas’seh his father: for A’mon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Ma-nas’seh his father had made, and served em; 23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Ma-nds’seh his father had humbled himself; but A’mon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 25 4 But the people of the land . slew all them that had conspired against king A’mon; and the people of the land made Jé-si’ah his son king in his stead. 401 CHAPTER 34 1 Josiah succeeds Amon. 14 Book of the law found. 23 Huldah’s proph- ecy. _29 Covenant renewed. _ O-SIV’AH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jé-ru’sa-lém one and thirty years. 3 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of Da’vid his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 4 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of Da’/vid his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém from and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altars of Ba’al-im in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa- ém. 6 And so did he in the cities of Ma-nas’seh, and E’phra-im, and Sim/’e-on, even unto Naph’ta-li, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven im- ages into powder, and cut down - all the idols throughout all the land of Is’ra-el, he returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. ; 8 4 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Sha’phan the son of Az-a-li’ah, and Ma-a-sé’iah the governor of the city, and J6’ah the son of Jé’- a-haz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. 9 And when they came to Hil- ki’ah the high priest, they deliv- ered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Lé’vites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Ma-nas’- seh and E’phra-im, and of all the remnant of Is’ra-el, and of all Ji’dah and Bén’ja-min; | and they returned to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 And they put if in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and _ they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house: 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, 589 2 CHRONICLES, 34 and to floor the houses which the kings of Jia’dah had destroyed. 12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Ja’hath and O-ba- di’ah, the Lé’vites, of the sons of Mé-ra’ri; and Zéch-a-ri’ah and Mé-shtl’lam, of the sons of the Book of the law found | me, and for them that are left in — Is’ra-el and in Ju’dah, concern-— ing the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this K0O/hath-ites, to set ié forward; | book and other of the Lé’vites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. 13 Aiso they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Lé’vites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 14 § And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hil- ki’ah the priest found a book of ures law of the LORD given by 6’ses 15 mind Hil-ki’ah answered and said to Sha’phan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LoRD. And Hil-ki’ah delivered the book to} Ji Sha’phan. 16 And Sha’phan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do if. 17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen. 18 Then Sha’phan the. scribe told the king, saying, Hil-ki’ah the priest hath given me a book. And Sha’phan read it before the king. 19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 20 And the king commanded Hil-ki’ah, and A-hi’kam the son of Sha’phan, and Ab’don the son of Mi’cah, and Sha’phan the scribe, and A-sa-i’/ah a servant of the king’s, saying, 21 Ga. enquire of the LORD for 22 And Hil-ki’ah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Hul/dah the prophetess, the wife of Shal’/lum the son of Tik’vath, the son of Has’rah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jé-ru’sa-lém in the college:) ence they spake to her to that 23 a And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’- ra-el, Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24 Thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of t’dah: 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shali not be quenched. 26 And as for the king of Ji’- dah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el concerning the words which thou hast heard; 27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabit- ants thereof, and humbledst thy- self before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD. 28 Behold, I will gather thee to — thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, 590 * Josiah keeps a passover neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants ofthe same. So they brought the king word again. | 29 4 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sd-lém. 30 And the king went up into. the house of the LORD, and all the men of Ja’dah, and the in- habitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and the priests, and the Lé’vites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. schette 31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant be- 2 CHRONICLES, 35 3 And said unto the Lé’vites that taught all Is’ra-el, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Sol’o-mon the son of Da’vid king of Is’ra-el did build; it shall not be.a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Is’ra-el, 4 And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of Da’vid king of Is’ra- el, and according to the writing of Sol’o-mon his son. And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the fore the LORD, to walk after the | Lé’vites LORD, and to keep his command- ments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. 32 And he caused all that were present in Jé-ru’sa-lém and Bén’ja-min to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 And Jo-si’ah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Is’ra-el, and made all that were present in Is’ra-el to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. 402 CHAPTER 35 1 Josiah keeps a passover. 20 He is slain at Megiddo. 25 The nation mourns. OREOVER Jo-si’ah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jé-ru’sa-lém: the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD, and they killed |d 6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of M6O’ses. 7 And J6-si’ah gave to the peo- ple, of the flock, lambs and kids, for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the num- ber of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king’s substance. 8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Lé’vites: Hil-ki’ah and Zéch-a-ri/ah and Jé-hi’el, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 9 Con-a-ni’ah also, and Shém- a-i’ah and. Né-than’e-el, his brethren, and Hash-a-bi’ah and Jé-i’el and J6z’a-bad, chief of the Lé’vites, gave unto the Lé’vites for passover offerings five thou- sand small cattle, and five hun- red oxen. 10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Lé’vites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment. 11 And they killed the passover, 591 2 CHRONICLES, 35 and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Lé’vites flayed them. 1 they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Mo’ses. And so did they with the oxen. 13 And they roasted the pass- over with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and di- vided them speedily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aar’on were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Lé’vites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aar’on. 15 And the singers the sons of A’saph were in their place, ac- cording to the commandment of Da’vid, and A’saph, and Hé’man, and Jéd’u-thtin the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Lé’vites prepared for them. 16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the com- mandment of king J6-si’ah. 17 And the children of fs’ra-el that were present kept the pass- over at that time, and the gear of unleavened bread seven ays 18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Is’ra-el from the days of Sam’u-el the prophet; neither did all the kings of Is’- ra-el keep such a passover as Jé-si’ah kept, and the priests, and the Lé’vites, and all Ja’dah and Is’ra-el that were present, eet the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa- em. Josiah slain in batile 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jé-si’ah was this pass- over kept. 20 4 After all this, when Jé- sil’‘ah had prepared the temple, Né’cho king of E’éypt came up to fight against es che-mish by Ea-phra’tés: and Jé-si’ah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Ja’dah? y come not against thee this day, but against the house where- with I have war: for God com- manded me to make haste: for- bear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Jo-si’ah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him,. and hearkened not unto the words of Né’cho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Mé-zid’d3o. 23 And the archers shot at king Jo-si’ah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. 24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepul- — chres of his fathers. And all! Jai’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém mourn- ed for Jo-si’ah. 25 4 And Jér-e-mi’ah lamented for Jo-si’ah: and all the singing men and_the singing women spake of Jé-si’ah in their lamen- tations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Is’ra-el: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Jo-si’ah, and his goodness, according to that which was Ree in the law of the 27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is’ra-el and Ji’dah 592 - Zedekiah’s wicked reign 403 CHAPTER 36 1 Jehoahaz succeeds Josiah. 5 Jehoia- kim and Jehoiachin. 14 The king- ~ dom ends. HEN the people of the land took Jé-hd’a-haz the son of Jé-si’/ah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jé-ru’sa- 1ém. 2 Jé-hd’a-haz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 And the king of E’g¥pt put him down at Jé-ru’sa-lém, and condemned the land in an hun- dred talents of silver and a talent of gold. i 4 And the king of E’g¥pt made E-li’a-kim his brother king over Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, and turned his name to Jé-hoi’a-kim. And WNé’ché took Jé-h6’a-haz his brother, and carried him to E’sypt. 5 < Jé-hoi’a-kim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jé-ru’sa-lém: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God 6 Against him came up Néb-u- chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Bab’y-lon. 7 Néb-u-chad-néz’zar also car- ried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Bab’y-lon, and put them in his temple at Bab’y- fon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of jJé-hoi’a-kim, art his abomina- tions which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Is’ra-el and Ja’dah: and J é-hoi’a-chin his son reign- ed in his stead. 9 § Jé-hoi’a-chin was eight vears old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jé-ru’sa-lém: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 10 And when the year was ex- pired, king Néb-u-chad-néz’zar 38 2 CHRONICLES, 36 sent, and brought him to Bab’y- lon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made éd-e-ki’ah his brother king over Jta’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém. 11 4 Zéd-e-ki’ah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 13 And he also rebelled against king WNéb-u-chad-néz’zar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hard- ened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el. 14 § Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, trans- gressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his mes- sengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had com- passion on his people, and on his dwelling place: 16 But they mocked the mes- sengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till fhere was no remedy. 17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chal’dees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compas- sion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Bab’y-lon. 19 And they burnt the house of 593 EZRA, 1 God, and brake down the wall of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the .goodly vessels thereof. 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Bab’y-lon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Pér’sia: 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jér-e- mi’ah, until the land had en- joyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. | 22 § Now in the first year of Proclamation of Cyrus Cy’rus king of Pér’sia, that the — word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jér-e-mi’ah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of C¥’rus king of © Pér’sia, that he made a procla- mation throughout all his king- dom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cy’rus king of Pér’sia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LorD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jé-ru’sa-lém, which is in Ji’- dah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go UD. EZRA 404 CHAPTER 1 1 Cyrus’ proclamation for building the temple. 7 The vessels are restored. OW in the first year of C¥’rus king of Pér’sia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jér-e-mi’ah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Pér’sid, that he made a proclamation through- out all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, | 2 Thus saith Cy’rus king of Pér’sia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charg- ed me to build him an house at Jé-ru’sa-lém, which is in Ja’dah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jé-ru’- sa-lém, which is in Ji’dah, and build the house of the LORD God of Is’ra-el, (he is_ the God.) which is in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, be- side the freewill offering for the popes of God that is in Jé-ru’sa- mm. 5 4 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Ja’dah and Bén’ja- min, and the priests, and the Lé’- vites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 79 Also Cy’rus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Néb- u-chad-néz’zar had brought forth out of Jé-ru’sd-lém, and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 Even those did Cy’rus king of Pér’sia bring forth by the hand of Mith’re-dath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Shésh- baz’zar, the prince of Ji’dah. 9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, \ 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hun- dred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of 594 I Number that returned to Jerusalem silver were five thousand and four hundred. / Shésh-baz’zar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Bab’y-lon unto Jé-ru’sd-lém. 405 CHAPTER 2 1 The number that returned from c ae tivity. 62 The priests without pe gree. 68 The obdlations. OW these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king of Bab’y-lon had carried away unto Bab’y-lon, and came again unto Jé-ru’sa-lem and Jt’- dah, every one unto his city; 2 Which came with Zé-rub’ba- bél: Jésh’u-a, Né-he-mi’ah, Sér-a-i/ah, Ré-el-a’iah, Mér’de- cai, Bil’shan, Miz’par, Big’va-i, Ré’/hum, Ba/a-nah. The num- ber of the men of the people of is’ra-el: 3 The children of Pa’rdsh, two Picaenia an hundred seventy and two. 4 The children of Shéph-a- ti’‘ah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The children of A’rah, seven | three hundred seventy and five 6 The children of Pa’hath— m0/’ab, of the children of Jésh’u-a and Ja’ab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. K 7 The children of E’lam,a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 8 The children of Zat’tu, nine hundred forty and five. 9 The children of Zac’ca-i, seven hundred and threescore. 10 The children of Ba/’ni, six hundred forty and two, |, 11 The children of ede six hundred twenty and 12 The children of Az'ead, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The children of A-don’i- kam, six hundred sixty and six. 14 The children of Big’va-i, two thousand fifty and six. All these did|h EZRA, 2 15 The children of A’din, four undred fifty and four. 16 The children of A’tér of Héz- e-ki’ah, ninety and eight. 17 The children of Bé’zai, three hundred twenty and three 18 The children of J S’rah, an hundred and twelve. 19 The children of Ha’shum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The children of Gib’bar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Béth’-lé- hém, an hundred twenty and three. L 22 The men of Né-td’phah, fifty and six. c 23 The men of An/’a-thoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Az’ma-véth, forty and two. ; 25 The children of Kir’jath—a’- rim, Ché-phi’rah, and Bé-é’roth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The children of Ra’/mah and Ga’ba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Mich’mas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Béth’-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and 29 The children of Né’bé, fifty and tw “30 The children of Mag’bish, an hundred fifty and six. 31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Ha’rim, three hundred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Ha’- did, and O’né, seven hundred twenty and five 34 The children of Jér’i-cho, three hundred forty and five. 35 The children of Sé-na’ah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 36 7 The priests: the children of Jé-da’iah, of the house of J Ohana, nine hundred seventy and three. ‘ me 37 The children of Im’meér, @ thousand fifty and two. 595 EZRA, 2 38 The children of Pash’tr, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children of Ha’rim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 ¥ The Lé’vites: the children of Jésh’u-a and Kad’mi-el, of the Number that returned to Jerusalem mon’s servants: the children of S0’ta-i, the children of Sdph’e- réth, the children of Pé-ru’da, 56 The children of Ja-a/lah, the children of Dar’kon, the children of Gid’del, 57 The ‘children of Shéph-a- children of Hod-a-vi’ah, seventy | ti’ah, the children of Hat’til, the and four. 41 § The singers: the children of EE an hundred twenty and ei 42 4 The children of the por- ters: the children of Shal/lum, the children of A’tér, the children of Tal’mon, the children of Ak’- kub, the children of Hat’i-ta, the children of Sh6’ba-i, in all an peace pay and nine. 43 ¢ The Néth’i-nims: the children of Zi’/ha, the children of ae the children of Tab’- 44 The children of Ké’ros, the children of Si’a-ha, the children of Pa’don 45 The children of Léb’a-nah, the children of Hag’a-bah, the children of Ak’ktb, 46 The children of Ha’gab, the | children of Shal’ma-i, the chil- dren of Ha’nan, 47 The children of Gid’del, the | children of Ga’har, the children of Ré-a-i’ah, 48 The children of Ré’zin, the children of Né-k6’da, the chil- dren of Gaz’zam, 49 The children of Uz’za, the children_of Pd-sé’ah, the chil- dren of Bé’sai, _ 50 The children of As’nah, the children of Mé-ht’nim, the chil- dren of Né-pht’sim 51 The childern of Bak’ bik, the children of Ha-kti’pha, the chil- dren of Har’hiir, 52 The children of Baz’luth, the children of Mé-hi’da, the children of Hir’sha, 53 The children of Bar’k6s, the children of Sis’e-ra, the children of Tha’m 54 The children of Né-zi’ah, the children of Hat’i-pha. 55 9 The children of Sdl’o- children of Poch’e-réth of Ze- ba’im, the children of A’mi. 58 All the Néth’i-nims, and the children of S6l’/o-mon’s serv- ants, were three hundred ninety and two. : 59 And these were they which went up from Tél—mé‘lah, Tel-— har’sa, Ché’rub, Ad’dan, and Im’mér: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Is’- ra-el: 60 The children of Dél-a-i’ah, the children of T6-bi’ah, the chil- dren of Né-k6/da, six hundred fifty and two. 61 § And of the children of the priests: the children of Ha-ba’- iah, the children of K6z, the chil- dren of Bar-zil’/la-i; which took a wife of the daughters of Bar- | zil/la-i the Gil’e-ad-ite, and was | called after their name: 4 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as poliuted, put from the priesthood. 63 And the Tir’sha-tha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with U’rim and with Thim’mim. 64 9 The whole congregation together was forty and two thou- sand three hundred and three- score, 65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred sing- ing men and singing women. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 67 Their camels, four hundred 596 Foundation of temple laid thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. ; ‘68 * And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jé-ru’sd-lém, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: ie BAZ 3 69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments. b 70 So the priests, and the Lé’- vites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Neéth’i-nims, dwelt in their cities, and all Is’ra-el in their cities. 406 CHAPTER 3 1 The altar set up. 7 Workmen pre- Deb ee 8 Foundations of the temple ard. ND when the seventh month was come, and the children of Is’ra-el were in the cities, the people gathered themselves to- see as one man to Jé-ru’sa- em. 2 Then stood up Jésh’u-a the son of Joz’a-dak, and his breth- ren the priests, and Zé-rtb’ba- bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Is’ra-el, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as zt is written in the law of Md’ses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the | th LORD, burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the cus- tom, as the duty of every day required; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of even EZRA, 3 the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were con- secrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offer- ing unto the LORD. 6 From the first day of the sev- enth month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the tem- ple of the LORD was not vet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpen- ters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zi’d6n, and to them of T¥re, to bring cedar trees from Léb’a-non to the sea of Jop’pa, according to the grant that they had of Cy’rus king of Pér’sia. 8 § Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jé-ru’sa-lém, in the sec- ond month, began Zé-rtb’ba-bél the son of Shé-dal’ti-el, and Jésh’u-a the son of J6z’a-dak, and the remnant of their breth- ren the priests and the Lé’vites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jé-ru’sa- lém; and appointed the Lé’- vites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. 9 Then stood Jésh’u-4 with his sons and his brethren, Kad’- mi-el and his sons, the sons of Ji’dah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Hén/a-dad, with their sons and their brethren the Lé’vites. 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and e Lé’vites the sons of A’saph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of Da’vid king of fs’ra-el. 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endur- eth for ever toward Is’ra-el. And ali the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the 597 EZRA, 4 LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Lé’vites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that ha seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 407 CHAPTER 4 1 Opponents hinder the building of the temple. 7 Letter to Artaxerxes. 17 A decree. OW when the adversaries of Ji’dah and Bén’ja-min heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Is’ra-el; 2 Then they came to Zé-rtb’ba- bél, and to the chief of the fa- thers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of E’sar—-had’don king of As’sur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zé-rib’ba-bél, and Jésh’- u-a, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Is’ra-el, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of is’ra-el, as king Cy’rus the king of Pér’sia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the peo- ple of Jia’dah, and troubled them in building, : 5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cy’rus king of Pér’sia, even until the reign of Da-ri’/us king of Pér’sia. | 6 And in the reign of A-has-u- é’rlis, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an Opponents hinder building — accusation against the inhabit- ants of Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lem. 7 4 And in the days of Ar-tax- érx’és wrote Bish’lam, Mith’re- d|dath, Ta’be-el, and the rest of their companions, unto Ar-tax- érx’és king of Pér’sia; and the writing of the letter was written in the S¥r’i-an tongue, and inter- preted in the Syr’i-an tongue. 8 Ré’hum the chancellor and Shim’shai the scribe wrote a letter against Jé-ru’sa-lem_ to Ar-tax-érx’es the king in this sort: 9 Then wrote Ré’hum_ the chancellor, and Shim’shai the scribe, and the rest of their com- panions; the Di/na-ites, the A-phir’sath-chites, the Tar’pel- ites, the A-phdr’sites, the Ar’che- vites, the Bab’y-lé’ni-ans, the Su’san-chites, the Dé-ha’vites, and the E’lam-ites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble As- nap’pér brought over, and set in the cities of Sa4-ma’ri-a, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. 11 { This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Ar-tax-érx’és the king $ Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. 12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jé-ru’sa-lém, building the re- bellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. 13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. 14 Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certi- fied the king; + 15 That search may be made in 598 Artaxerxes’ decree. the book of the records of thy fa- thers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed. | 16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and | dah the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no por- tion on this side the river. 17 4 Then sent the king an an- swer unto Ré’hum the chanceilor, and to Shim/shai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Sa-mda’ri-a, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and fhat rebellion and se- dition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jé-ru’sd-lém, which have ruled over all coun- tries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. 21 Giveye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. 22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should dam- age grow to the hurt of the kings? 23 4 Now when the copy of king Ar-tax-érx’és’ letter was read before Ré’/hum, and Shim’- shai the scribe, and their com- panions, they went up in haste to Jé-ru’sa-lém unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jé-ru’- sa-lem. So it ceased unto the Temple begun EZRA, 5 second year of the reign of Da- ri’/us king of Pér’sia. CHAPTER 5 408 1 Zerubbabel_ and Jeshua begin the temple. 6 Tatnati’s letier to Darius. HEN the prophets, Haeg’ga-i the prophet, and Zéch-a- ri/ah the son of Id’d6, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Ji’- and Jé-ru’sd-lém in the name of the God of is’ra-el, even unto them. 2 Then rose up Zé-rtb’ba-bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, and Jésh’u-a the son of J6z’a-dak, and began to build the house of God which its at Jé-ru’sa-lém: and with them were the prophets of God helping them 3 4 At the same ane came to them Tat’na-i, governor on this side the river, and Shé’thar— boz’na-i, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this build- ing? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Da-ri’us: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 6 {| The copy of the letter that Tat/na-i, governor on this si ide the river, and Shé’thar—b6z’na-i, and his companions the A-phiar’- sach-ites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Da-ri’us the king: 7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto D4-ri’us the king, all peace. 8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Ju-dé’a, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. 9 Then asked we those elders; 599 EZRA, 6 and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. d thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the serv- ants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Is’ra-el builded and set up. : 12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king of Bab’y-lon, the Chal- dé’an, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Bab’y-lon. 13 But in the first year of Cy’- rus the king of Bab’y-lon the same king Cy’rus made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Néb-u-chad-néz’zar took out of the temple that was in Jé- ru’sa-lém, and brought them into the temple of Bab’y-lon, Eee did Cy’rus the king take out of the temple of Bab’y-lon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Shésh-baz’zar, whom he had made governor; 15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jé-ru’sa- lém, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Shésh- baz’zar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jé-ru/sa-lém: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not nished. 17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treas- ure house, which is there at Bab’- y-lon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cy’rus the Tatnat’s letter and Darius’ decree king to build this house of God at Jé-ru’sa-lém, and let the king send his pleasure to us concern- ing this matter. CHAPTER 6 1 Decree of Darius. finished. 16 Feast of dedication. 409 13 The temple — HEN D4-ri/us the king made — a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Bab’y-lon. 2 And there was found at Ach’- me-tha, in the palace that is in the province of the Médes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: 3 In the first year of Cy’rus the king the same Cy’rus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jé-ru’sd-lém, Let the house be builded, the — place where they offered sacri- fices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof three- score cubits; With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given ou/,f of the king’s house: 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Néb-u-chad-néz’zar_ took forth out of the temple which is — at Jé-ru’sd-lém, and brought unto Bab’y-lon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which 7s at Jé-ru’sa-lém, every © one to his place, and place them in the house of God. 6 Now therefore, Tat’na-i, governor beyond the river, Shé’- thar—boz’na-1, and your com- panions the A-ph&ar’sach-ites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of 600 en ————————— ee Pe ee ee Temple finished these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith ex- penses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. 9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, ac- cording to the appointment of the priests which are at Jé-ru’sa-lém, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer sacri- fices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God thathath caused his name to dwell there destroy ali kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jé-ru’sa-léem. Da-ri’us have made a decree: let it be done with speed. 13 § Then Tat/na-i, governor on this side the river, Shé’thar— b6z’na-i, and their companions, according to that which Da-ri’us the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Hag’- ga-i the prophet and Zéch-a-ri’ah the son of iId’dé. And they builded, and finished it, accord- ing to the commandment of the God of is’ra-el, and according to the commandment of Cy’rus, and Da-ri’us, and Ar-tax-érx’és king of Pér’sia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month A’dar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Da-ri’us the ng. EZRA, 7 16 4 And the children of Is’- ra-el, the priests, and the Lé’- vites, and the rest Ay, the chil- dren of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, “7 And offered at the dedica- tion of this house of God an hun- dred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for al! fis’ra-el, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Is ‘ra-el. 18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Lé’vites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jé-ru’sa-lem; as it is written in the book of MO’ses. 19 And the children of the cap- tivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Lé’- vites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Is’ra-el, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of is ‘ra-el, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of un- leavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of As-s¥r’i-4 | unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of is’ra-el. CHAPTER 7 410 1 Ezra goes to Jerusalem. 11 His com- mission from Artaxerxes. 27 His blessing. OW after these things, in the reign of Ar-tax-érx’és king of Pér’sia, Ez’ra the son of Sér- a-i’ah, the son of Az-a-ri’ah, the son of Hil-ki’ah, 2 The son of Shal’lum, the son of Za’dok, the son of A-hi’tub, 601 EZRA, 7 son of Az-a-ri’/ah, the son of Mé-ra’ioth, 4 The son of Zér-a-hi’ah, the son of Uz’zi, the son of Buk’ki, 5 The son of A-bish’u-a, the son of Phin’e-has, the son of E-le-a’- zar, the son of Aar’on the chief priest: 6 This Ez’ra went up from Bab’- y-lon; and he was a ready pees in the law of Mo’ses, which LORD God of is’ra-el had aivenl and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. 7 And there went up some of the children of Is’ra-el, and o the priests, and the Lé’vites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Néth’i-nims, unto Jé-ru’sa- lém, in the seventh year of Ar- tax-érx’és the king. 8 And he came to Jé-ru’sa-lém in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Bab’y-lon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jé-ru’sd4-lém, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ez’ra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do if, and to teach in is’ra-el statutes and judgments. 11 § Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Ar-tax-érx’és gave unto Ez’ra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words ‘of the commandments of the LorD, and of his statutes to Is’ra-el. 12 Ar-tax-Erx’és, king of kings, unto Ez’ra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Is’ra-el, and of his priests and Lé’vites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jé-ru’sa- lém, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concern- i 602 i cording to the law of thy which is in thine han Ezra’s commission from Artaxerxes — 3 The son of Am-a-ri’ah, the | ing Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, ac- } God — 15 And to carry the ince and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of_Is’ra-el, whose habitation is in Jé-ru’sa-lém, lls 16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Bab’y-lon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering will- ingly for the house of their which is in Jé-ru’sa-lém: 17 That thou mayest buy speed- God — ily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings ao their drink offer- ings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 18 And whatsoever shall seem > good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver ane before the God of J eae é m. 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occa-_ sion to bestow, bestow if out of the king’s treasure house. 21 And I, even I Ar-tax-érx’és the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ez’ra_ the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall requirg of you, it be done speedily, 22 Unto an hundred talents off silver, and to an hundred meas-— ures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without pre= scribing how much. 23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? ‘td Ezra’s blessing. His return 24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Lé’vites, singers, porters, Neth’i- nims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 5 25 And thou, Ez’ra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be exe- cuted speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banish- ment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 27 4 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jé-ru’- sa-lem: 28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of ts’ra-el chief men to go up with me. 411 CHAPTER 8 1 Ezra’s return companions. 24 He ; delivers the treasures. 33 They are weighed. 36 Commission is delivered. HESE are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Bab’y-lon, in the reign of Ar-tax-érx’és the king. 2 Of the sons of Phin’e-has; Gér’shém: of the sons of Ith’a- mir; Daniel: of the sons of Da’vid; Hat’tush. 3 Of the sons of Shéch-a-ni’ah, of the sons of Pha’rosh; Zéch- a-ri/ah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. EZRA, & 4 Of the sons of Pa’hath—mo’- ab;_&-li-ho-é’na-i the son of Zér=- a-hi/ah, and with him two hun-~ dred males. 5 Of the sons of Shéch-a-ni’ah; the son of Ja-ha’zi-el, and with him three hundred males. _6 Of the sons also of A’din; E’bed the son of Jon’a-than, and with him fifty males. 7 And of the sons of E/lam; Jé-sha’iah the son of Ath-a-li’ah, and with him seventy males. 8 And of the sons of Sheph-a- tah; Zéb-a-di/ah the son of Mi’chaél, and with him fourscore males. . O Of the sons of J0’ab; O-ba- di’ah the son of Jé-hi’el, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. i 10 And of the sons of, Shel’o- mith; the son of Jdés-i-phi’ah, and with him an hundred and threescore males. ene athe 11 And of the sons of Beb’a-i; Zéch-a-ri/ah the son of Beb/a-1, and with him twenty and eight males. 12 And of the sons of Az’gad; Jo-ha’nan the son of Hak’ka- tan, and with him an hundred and ten males. _13 And of the last sons of A-don’/i-kam, whose names are these, £&-liph’e-lét, Jé-iel, and Shém-a-i/ah, and with them threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Big’va-i; U’tha-1, and Zab’bud, and with them seventy males. 15 § And I gathered them to- gether to the river that runneth to A-ha’va; and there abode wein tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests,and found there none of the sons of Lé’vi. _16 Then sent I for E-li-é’zér, for A’ri-el, for Shém-a-i’ah, and for El’na-than, and for Ja’rib, and for El’na-than, and for Na’than, and for Zéch-a-ri’ah, and for Mé-shiil’/lam, chief men; also for Joi’a-rib, and for El/na-than, men of understanding. : 17 And I sent them with com- ~ 603 EZRA, 8 mandment unto Id’d6 the chief at the place Ca-siph’i-a, and I told them what they should say unto Id’do, and to his brethren the WNéth’i-nims, at the place Ca-siph’i-a, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of M&h’li, the son of Lé’vi, the son of Is’ra-el; and Shér-e-bi’ah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 19 And Hash-a-bi’ah, and with him Jé-sha/iah of the sons of Mé-ra’ri, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 20 Also of the Néth’i-nims, whom D4’vid and the princes had appointed for the service of the Lé’vites, two hundred and twenty Néth’i-nims: all of them were expressed by name 21 4 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of A-ha’va, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to re- quire of the king a band of sol- diers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our od is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. 24 § Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Shér-e- bi‘ah, Hash-a-bi’ah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the ves- sels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Is’ra-el there present, had offered: 26 I even weighed unto their Ezra proclaims a fast hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents; 27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. 28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offer- ing unto the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Lé’- vites, and chief of the fathers of Is’ra-el, at Jé-ru’sa-lém, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. 30 So took the priests and the Lé’vites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jé-ru’sa-lém unto — the house of our God. 31 4 Then we departed from the river of A-ha’va on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jé-ru’sd-lém: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he de- livered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jé-ru’sa- lém, and abode there three days. 33 4 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Mér’e- moth the son of U-ri’ah the priest; and with him was E-le- — a’zar the son of Phin’e-has; and with them was J6z’a-bad the son of Jésh’u-a, and N6-a-di’ah the > son of Bin’nu-i, Lé’vites; 34 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time. 35 Also the children of those © that had been carried away, which were come out of the cap- tivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Is’ra-el, twelve bullocks for all Is’ra-el, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven 604 Ezra’s prayer and confesston lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD. 36 § And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God. 412 CHAPTER 9 1 Affinity with strangers mourned. 5 Ezra’s prayer and confession. OW when these things were done, the princes came_ to me, saying, The people of Is’- ra-el, and the priests, and the Lé’vites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Ca’- naan-ites, the Hit’tites, the Per’- iz’zites, the Jéb’u-sites, the Am/’- mon-ites, the M6/’ab-ites, the E/éyp’tians, and the Am’6r-ites. 2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. 3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my man- tle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard. and sat down astonied. 4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Is’ra-el, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and +I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 5 q And at the evening sacrifice T arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, 6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. EZRA, 9 7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our inia- uities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as i¢ is this day. 8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. 9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Pér’sia, to give us a re- viving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desola- tions thereof, and to give us a phek in Ja’dah and in Jé-ru’sa- em. 10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy command- ments, | 11 Which thou hast command- ed by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliver~ ance as this; 605 EZRA; 10 14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? 15 O LORD God of Is’ra-el, thou art righteous: for we re- main yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this. 413 CHAPTER 10 i garridge poe. 9 Eera’s exhorta- 18 Those who had married ah tes OW when Ez’ra had prayed, and when he had confessed, Weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Is’ra-el a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. 2 And Shéch-a-ni’ah the son of Jé-hi’el, one of the sons of E/lam, answered and said unto Ez’ra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Is’ra-el concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the com- mandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. ise; for this matter belong- eth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, Sn do it. 5 Then arose iz’ra, and made the chief priests, the Lé’vites, and all Is’ra-el, to swear that they snould do according to this word. they sware. 6 q Then Ez’ra rose up from be- fore the house of Goss and went into the chamber of Jé-ha’nan the son of E-li’a-shib: and when Marriage reforms he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the trans- gression of them that had been carried away. ‘And they made proclamation throughout Ji’dah and Jé-ru’s4- lém unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jé-ru’- sa-lém; 8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, ac- cording to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had pece carried away. 9 4 Then all the men of Ji’dah and Bén’ja-min gathered them- selves together unto Jé-ru’sa-lém within three days. It was the faihy month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. 10 And kz’ra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of is’ra-el. Now therefore make con- fession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his plea- sure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13 But the people are many, and i¢ is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and Iet all them which have taken strange Wives in our cities come at ap- pointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the 606 Those who had married strange wives judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. _15 4 Only Jén’a-than the son of A’sa-hél and Ja-ha-zi’ah the son of Tik’vah were employed about this matter: and Mé-shil’lam and Shab’be-thai the Lé’vite helped them. 16 And the children of the cap- tivity did so. And Ez’ra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and ail of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. 18 4 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of tes sons of Jésh’u-a the son of 6z’/a-dak, and his brethren; Ma-a-sé’iah, and &-li-é’zér, and Ja’rib, and Géd-a-li’ah. 19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives: and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. s ‘s 20 And of the sons of Im’mér; Ha’na/ni, and Zéb-a-di’ah. | 21 And of the sons of, Ha’rim; Ma-a-sé’iah, and £-li’jah, and Shém-a-i/ah, and Jé-hi’el, and Uz-zi’ah. EN Ee 22 And of the sons of Pash’tr; #-li-o-é/na-i, Ma-a-sé’iah, Ish’- ma-el, Né-than’e-el, Jéz’a-bad, and El’a-sah. a 4 23 Also of the Lé’vites;_Joz’a- bad, and Shim’e-i, and Ké-la’- iah, (the same is Kél’i-ta,) Péth- a-hi’ah, Ja’dah, and £-li-é’zér. 24 Of the singers also; E-li’a- shib: and of the porters; Shal’- lum, and Té’lem, and U’ri. -25 Moreover of is’ra-el: of the | na sons of Pa’résh; _Ra-mi’ah, and Jé-zi/ah, and Mal-chi’ah, and Mi’a-min, and &-le-a’zar, and Mal-chi’jah, and Bé-na’iah. EZRA, 10 26 And of the sons of E’lam; Mat-ta-ni’ah, Zéch-a-ri/ah, and Jé-hi’el, and Ab’di, and Jér’e- moth, and E-li’ah. _27 And of the sons of Zat’tu; £-li-o-é’na-i, E-li’a-shib, Mat-ta- — ni/ah, and Jér’e-moth, and Za’- bad, and A-zi’za. 28 Of the sons also of Béb’a-i; Jé-ho-ha/nan, Han-a-ni’ah, Zab’- bai, and Ath‘lai. 29 And of the sons of Ba’ni; Mé-shtil’lam, Mal’luch, and Ad- a-i’ah, Jash’tb, and Shé/al, and Ra/moth. 30 And of the sons of Pa’hath- m6/ab; Ad/na, and Ché’lal, Bé- na’iah, Ma-a-sé’iah, Mat-ta-ni’- ah, Bé-zal’e-el, and Bin’nv-i, and Ma4-nas’seh. _31 And of the sons of Ha’rim; &-li-é’zér, {-shi’/jah, Mal-chi’ah, Shém-a-i’ah, Shim’e-on, 32 Bén’ja-min, Mal’luch, and Shém-a-ri’ah. 33 Of the sons of Ha’shum; Mat-te-na’l, Mat’ta-thah, Za’bad, f-liph’e-lét, Jér’e-mai, Ma-nas’- seh, and Shim’e-1. = a- 34 Of the sons of Ba’ni; ad’ai, Am’ram, and U’el, 35 Bé-na’iah, Bé-dé’iah, Chél’- uh, 36 Va-ni/ah, Mér’e-m6th, E-li’- a-shib, 37 Mat-ta-ni’ah, and Ja’a-sau, _ 38 And Ba’ni, and Bin’nv-i, Shim’e-i, 39 And Shél-e-mi’ah, and Na’- than, and Ad-a-i’ah, 40 Mach-na-dé’bai, Shash’a-i, Shar’a-i, i s 41 A-zar’e-el, and Shél-e-mi’- ah, Shém-a-ri’ah, 42 Shal’lum, Am-a-ri’/ah, and Jé’seph. x 43 Of the sons of Né’b6; Jé- Vel, Mat-ti-thi’ah, Za’bad, Ze- bind, Ja-da’u, and Jo’el, Bé- Mat-te-na'i, iah. 44 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them ha eke by whom they had chil- ren. 607 THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH 414 CHAPTER i 1 Hanani informs Nehemiah. 5 He mourns, fasis, and prays. HE words of Né-he-mi/ah the son of Hach-a-li/ah. And it came to pass in the month Chis’lea, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shu’shan the palace, Zz That Ha-na’/ni, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Ji’dah; and Iasked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jé-ru’- sa-lém. ; 3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the cap- tivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jé-ru’s4-lém also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. nd it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed '~ before the God. of heaven, 5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his com- mandments: 6 Let thine ear now be atten- tive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of fs’ra-el thy servants, and confess. the sins of the children of Is’ra-el, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned. 7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant MO’ses. 8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant MOd’ses, saying, if ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part cf the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who de- sire to fear thy name: and pros- per, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer. CHAPTER 2 415 1 Nehemiah, commissioned by Artaz- erxes, comes to Jerusalem. 12 His night view. PALS it came to pass in the (4 month Ni’san, in the twen- tieth year of Ar-tdx-@rx’és the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave 7# unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why ts thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make re- 608 Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem quest? Sol prayed to the God of heaven. B ; 5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy serv- ant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Ji’dah, unto the city of my fathers’ selpuchres, that I may build it. : 6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy Journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. ; 7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may con- vey me over till I come into Ja’dah; 5 8 And a letter unto A’saph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which cppertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shail enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. 9 { Then I came to the govern- ors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When San-bal’/lat the Hor’- o-nite, and To-bi’ah the servant, the Am’mon-ite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Is’ra-el. 11 So I came to Jé-ru’sa-lém, | h and was there three days. 12 ¢ And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jé-ru’sa-lém: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. : 13 And I went out by night by the gate of the vailey, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jé- ru’sa-lém, which were broken 39 NEHEMIAH, 3 down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and en- tered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work. 17 4 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in. how Jé-ru’sd4-lém lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jé-ru’sa-lém, that we be no more a reproach. 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. 19 But when Sdan-bal’lat the Hor’o-nite, and To-bi’ah the servant, the Am/mon-ite, and Gé’shem the A-ra’bi-an, heard zt, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? 20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of eaven, he will prosper us; there- fore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no por- tion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jé-ru’sa-lém. CHAPTER 3. 416 1 The names and order of the builders of the wall. HEN E-li’a-shib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors 609 NEHEMIAH, 3 of it; even unto the tower of Mé’ah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Ha-nan’e-el. 2 And next unto him builded ie men of Jér’i-cho. And next to ae builded Zac’cur the son of im’r 3 But the fish gate did the sons oF Has-se-na’ah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up tle doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 4 And next unto them repaired Mér’e-moth the son of U-ri’jah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Mé-shul’/lam the son of Bér-e-chi’ah, the son of Mé-shéz’a-beel. And next unto them repaired Za’d6k the son of Ba/’a-na. 5 And next unto them the Té- k6‘Ites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover the old gate re- paired Jé-hoi’a-da the son of Pa-sé’ah, and Mé-shtl’/lam the son of Bés-o-dé/iah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. And next unto them repaired Mél-a-ti’ah the Gib’e-on-ite, and Ja’don. the Mé-rén’o-thite, the men of Gib’e-on, and of Miz’pah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. 8 Next unto him repaired Uz’zi- el the son of Hir-ha-i’ah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Han-a-ni’ah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jé-ru’sa-lém unto the broad wall. é 9 And next unto them repaired Réph-a-i’ah the son of Har, the ee of the half part of Jé-ru’sa- ém. 10 And next unto them repaired Jé-da’iah the son of Ha-ru’/maph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hat’tush the son of Hash-ab-ni’ah. 11 Mal-chi’jah the scn of Ha’- rim, and Ha’shub the son of Pa’- hath-m0’ab, repaired the other - Builders of the wall piece, and the tower of the furnaces. ; 12 And next unto him repaired Shal’/lum the son of Ha-l6’hesh, the ruler of the half part of Jé- ru’sa-lém, he and his daughters. 13 The valley gate repaired’ Ha’ntin, and the inhabitants of Za-n0o’ah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks’ thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. 14 But the dung gate repaired Mal-chi’ah the son of Ré’chab, the ruler of part of Béth—hac’ce- rém; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of ‘the foiin taidl repaired Shal’lun the son of Cél— ho’zeh, the ruler of part of Miz’- pah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars there- of, and the wall of the pool of Si-lo’ah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of Da’vid. 16 After him repaired Né-he- mi’ah the son of Az’buk, the ruler of the half part of Béth’—ziir, unto? the place over against the sepul- chres of Da’vid, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Lé’- vites, Ré”/hum the son of Ba’ni, Next unto him repaired Hash-a- bi’ah, the ruler of the half part of Kéi’ lah, in his part. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bav’a-1 the son of Hén/’a-dad, the ruler of the half part of Kéi'lah. _19 And next to him repaired E’zér the son of Jésh’u-a, the ruler of Miz’pah, another piece over against the going up to the ase tS et the turning of the wall. 20 After him Ba’ruch the son of Zab’bai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wail unto the door of the house of £-li’a-shib the high priest. 610 Enemies oppose building NEHEMIAH, 4 21 After him repaired Mér’e- moth the son of U-ri’/jah the son of K6éz another piece, from the door of the house of E-li’a-shib even to the end of the house of £-li’a-shib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Bén’ja- min and Ha’shub over against their house. After him repaired Az-a-ri’ah the son of Ma-a-sé’iah the son of An-a-ni’/ah by his house. y 24 After him repaired Bin’nu-i the son of Hén’a-dad another piece, from the house of Az-a-ri’- ah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 25 Pa’lal the son of U’za-i, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the_court of the prison. After him Pé-da’iah the son of Pa/rosh. . 26 Moreover the Neéth’i-nims dwelt in O’phel, unto the place over against the water gate to-| ward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 27 After them the Té-k0’ites re- paired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of O’phel. 28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Za’dok the son of Im’mér over against his house. After him repaired also Shém-a-i’ah the son of Shéch-a- ni’ah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Han-a- ni/ah the son of Shél-e-mi’ah, and Ha/’nin the sixth son of Za’- laph, another piece. After him repaired Mé-shul’lam the son of Bér-e-chi’ah over against his chamber. | i 31 After him repaired Mal-chi’- ah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Néth’i-nims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miph’kad, and to the going up of the corner. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. CHAPTER 4 417 1 Nehemiah urges work on the wall. 13 He arms the labourers. 19 Military precepts. UT it came to pass, that when San-bal’lat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indigna- tion, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his breth- ren and the army of Sa-ma’ri-a, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify them- selves? will they sacrifice? will they make anendinaday? wiil they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? ; 3 Now To-bi’ah the Am’mon- ite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their re- proach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: res Bid Rea 5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee ‘to anger be- fore the builders. 6 So built we the wall: and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people ae a mind to work. 7 | But it came to pass, ee when San-bal/lat, and To-bi’ah, and the A-ra’bi-ans, and the Am’- mon-ites, and the Ash’dod-ites. heard that the walls of Jé-ru’sa- lém were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth. 8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jé-ru’sa-lém, and _ to hinder it. 0 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a oll NEHEMIAH, 5 ‘watch against them day and night, because of them. 10 And Ji’dah_ said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. { 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause ‘the work to cease. 12 And it came to pass, that ‘when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all ‘places ‘whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you. 13 4 Therefore set I in the ‘ower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set ‘the people after their families with their swords, their spears, end their bows. 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for ‘your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and ‘your houses. 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the ‘wall, every one unto his work. 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the haber- geons; and the rulers were be- hind all the house of Ju’dah. 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that Half work, half guard pada the trumpet was by "19 q And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, another. one far from 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of resort ye thither unto us: God shall fight for us. 21 So we laboured in the work: the trumpet, © our and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within © Jé-ru’sa-lém, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. 23 So neither I, nor my breth- ren, nor my servants, nor the men © of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them — off for washing. CHAPTER 5 418 1 The Jews complain of debts and service. 6 Nehemiah rebukes usurers. ND there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. 2 For there were that said, We, f our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live, 3. Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, — that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the | king’s tribute, and that upon our | lands and vineyards. 5 Yet now our flesh zs as the flesh of our brethren, our chil-— dren as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already; 612 Nehemiah rebukes usurers neither is if in our power fo re- deem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. 6.4 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 7 Then I consulted with my- self, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. 9 Also I said, Itis not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 12 Then said they, We will re- store them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do accord- ing to this promise. 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, A-mén’, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. i 14 § Moreover from the’ time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Ji’dah, NEHEMIAH, 6 from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Ar-tax-érx’és the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of sil- ver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of od. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. 17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 18 Now that which was pre- pared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. CHAPTER 6 419 1 Sanballat’s crafiy opposition to Nehe- miah. 15 The wall is finished. OW it came to pass, when San-bal/lat, and To-bi’ah, and Gé’shem the A-ra’bi-an, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) ‘s 2 That San-bal/lat and Gé’shem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of O’no. ad Melt thought to do me mis- chief. 613 NEHEMIAH, 7 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I an- swered them after the same man- ner. 5 Then sent San-bal’/lat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; ; 6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gash’mi saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. 7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jé- ru’sa-lém, saying, There is a king in Ja’dah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. *10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shém-a-i’ah the son of Dél-a-i’ah the son of Mé-hét’a- beel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee?_and who is there, that, being as Iam, would go into the temple to save his life? Iwill not go in. 12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against Building of the wall finished me: for Té-bi’ah and San-bal’lat had hired him. ; 13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 14 My God, think thou upon To-bi’ah and San-bal’lat accord- ing to these their works, and on the prophetess N6-a-di’ah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 ¥ So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month E'lul, in fifty and two days. — 16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: ceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17 § Moreover in those days the nobles of Ji’dah sent many letters unto Toé-bi/ah, and the letters of Té-bi’ah came unto them. f 18 For there were many in Ji’dah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shéch- a-ni’ah the son of A’rah; and his son Jo-ha’nan. had taken the daughter of Mé-shil’lam the son of Bér-e-chi’ah. 19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Té-bi’ah sent letters to put me in fear. CHAPTER 7 420 1 Hanani and Hananiah in charge of Jerusalem. 5 Registry of the re- turned. 70 Their oblations. Tin per it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Lé’vites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Ha- na’ni, and Han-a-ni’ah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jé- ru’sd-lém: for he was a faithful man, and feared God abovemany. 3 And I said unto them, Let not 614 for they per-. People registered the gates of Jé-ru’sa-lém be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the in- habitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 4 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 § And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reck- oned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Neb-u- chad-néz’/zar the king of Bab’y- lon had carried away, and came again to Jé-ru’sa-lém and to Ja’dah, every one unto his city; 7 Who came with Zé-rub’ba- bél, Jésh’u-a, Né-he-mi’ah, Az- a-riah, Ra-a-mi’ah, Na-ham/a- ni, Mér’de-cai, Bil’shan, Mis’pe- réth, Big’va-i, Né’hum, Ba’a-nah. The number, J say, of the men of the people of Is’ra-el was this; 8 The children of Pa’rosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Shéph-a-ti’ah, three hundred seventy_and two. 10 The children of A’rah, six hundred fifty and two. 11 The children of Pa’hath— m0’ab, of the children of Jésh’u-a and Jo’ab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12 The children of F/lam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 13 The children of Zat’tu, eight hundred forty and five. 14 The children of Zac’ca-i, seven hundred and threescore. 15 The children of Bin’ny-1, six hundred forty and eight. NEHEMIAH, 7 16 The children of Béb’a-i, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Az’gad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of A-don’‘i-kam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Big’va-i, two thousand threescore and seven. 20 The children of A’din, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of A’tér of Héz- e-ki’ah, ninety and eight. 22 The children of Ha’shum, three hundred twenty and eight. 23 The children of Bé’zai, three hundred twenty and four. 24 The children of Ha’riph, an hundred and twelve. _ 25 The children of Gib’e-on, ninety and five. 26 The men of Béth’-lé-hem and Né-to’phah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 27 The men of An’a-thoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 28 The men of Béth—az’ma- véth, forty and two. i 29 The men of Kir’jath—jé’a- rim, Ché-phi’rah, and Bé-é’roth, seven hundred forty and three. 30 The men of Ra’mah and Ga’- ba, six hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Mich’mas, an hundred and twenty and two. _ 32 The men of Béth’—el and A’l, an hundred twenty and three. | 33 The men of the other Né’bd: fifty and two. 34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. f 35 The children of Ha’rim, three hundred and twenty. | 36 The children of Jér’i-ché, three hundred forty and five. | 37 The children of Lod, Ha’did, and O’nd, seven hundred twenty and one. Ps 38 The children of Sé-na’ah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. ; 39 § The priests: the children of Jé-di‘iah, of the house of Jésh’u-a, nine hundred seventy and three. 615 NEHEMIAH, 7 People registered 40 The children of im’mér, a| 58 The children of Ja-a’/la, the thousand fifty and two. 41 The children of Pash’ir, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Ha’rim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 4 The Lé’vites: the children of Jésh’u-a, of Kad’mi-el, and of the children of Hé-dé’vah, sev- enty and four. _44 4 The singers: the children of A’saph,an hundred forty and eight. 45 4 The porters: the children of Shal’lum, the children of A’tér, the children of Tal’/mon, the chil- dren of Ak’kub, the children of Hat’i-ta, the children of Sh6’ba-i, an hundred thirty and eight. 46 | The Néth’i-nims: the chil- dren of Zi’ha, the children of Ha- shu’pha, the children of Tab’ba- oth, 47 The children of Ké’rds, the children of Si’a, the children of Pa/don, 48 The children of Léb’a-na, the children of Hag’a-ba, the chil- dren of Shal’ma-i, 49 The children of Ha’nan, the children of Gid’del, the children of Ga’hdar, 50 The children of Ré-a-i’ah, the children of Ré’zin, the chil- dren of Né-ko’da, 51 The children of Gaz’zam, the children of Uz’za, the children of Pha-sé’ah, J 52 The children of Bé’sai, the children of Mé-ii’nim, the chil- dren of Né-phish’e-sim, 5 53 The children of Bak’buk, the children of Ha-ki’pha, the chil- dren of Har’hiir, ; 54 The children of Bdaz’lith, the children of Mé-hi'da, the chil- dren of Har’sha, ( 55 The children of Bar’kds, the children of Sis’e-ra, the children of Ta’mah, 56 The chiidren of Né-zi’ah, the children of Hat’i-pha. a 57 9 The children of Sdl’o- mon’s servants: the children of S6’ta-i, the children of Soph’e- réth, the children of Pé-ri’da, children of Dar’kon, the children of Gid’del, 59 The children of Shéph-a- ti’ah, the children of Hat’til, the children of Poch’e-réth of Ze- ba’im, the children of A’mon. 60 All the Néth’i-nims, and the ‘children of S6l’o-m6n’s servants, were three hundred ninety and wo. 61 And these were they which went up also from Tél—-mé‘lah, vel-ha-ré’sha, Ché’rub, Ad’- don, and im’mér: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of is’ra-el. 62 The children of Dél-a-i’ah, the children of T6-bi’ah, the chil- dren of Né-k6’da, six hundred forty and two. 63 § And of the priests: the children of Ha-ba’iah, the chil- dren of K6z, the children of Bar- zil’la-i, which took one of the daughters of Bar-zil’la-i the Gil’- e-ad-ite to wife, and was called after their name. 64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65 And the Tir’sha-tha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with U’rim and Thim’mim. i 66 ithe whole congregation together was forty and two thou- sand three hundred and three- score, , 67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: 69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 616° The book of the law read NEHEMIAH, 8 70 § And some of the chief of | ah, and Shé’ma, and An-a-i’ah, the fathers gave unto the work. The Tir’sha-tha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments. 71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thou- sand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments. 73 So the priests, and the Lé’- vites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Néth’i-nims, and all Is’- ra-el, dweltin their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Is’ra-el were in their cities. 421 CHAPTER 8 1 Reading and hearing the law. 9 Comforting the people. 16 Keeping the feast of tabernacles. ND all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was be- fore the water gate; and they spake unto Ez’ra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Mo’ses, which the LORD had commanded to Is’ra-el. 2 And Ez’ra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with under- standing, upon the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. 4 And Ez’ra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mat-ti-thi’- and U-ri’jah, and Hil-ki’ah, and M4-a-sé/iah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pé-da’iah, and Mish’a-el, and Mal-chi’ah, and Ha’shum, and Hash-bad’a- Hee Zéch-a-ri’ah, and Mé-shtl’- am. 5 And Ez’ra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: 6 And Ez’ra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the peo- ple answered, A-mén’, A-mén’, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. f 7 Also Jésh’u-a, and Ba’ni, and Shér-e-bi’ah, Ja’min, Ak’kub, Shab’be-thai, Ho6-di’jah, Ma-a- sé@’/iah, Kél’i-ta, Az-a-ri/ah, J6z’a- bad, Ha’nan, Pél-a-i’ah, and the Lé’vites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9 G And Né-he-mi’ah, which is the Tir’sha-tha, and Ez’ra the priest the scribe, and the Lé’- vites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. 11 So the Lé’vites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great 617 NEHEMIAH, 9 mirth, because they had under- stood the words that were de- clared unto them. 13 ¢ And on the»second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Lé’vites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to under- stand the words of the law. |. 14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Mo’ses, that the children of Is’ra-el should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15 And that they should publish and proclaim in their cities, and in Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16 {So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of E’phra-im. 17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jésh’u-a the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Is’ra-el done so. And there was very great gladness. 18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. 422 CHAPTER 9 1A solemn fast and repentance. 4 Prayer and confession of the Levites. OW in the twenty and fourth day of this month the chil- dren of is’ra-el were assembled with fasting, and with sack- clothes, and earth upon them. A solemn fast and repentance 2 And the seed of Is’ra-el sep- arated themselves from all stran- gers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they con- fessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. 4 9 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Lé’vites, Jésh’t-a, and Ba’/ni, Kad’mi-el, Shéb-a- ni’ah, Bun/ni, Shér-e-bi’ah, Ba’- ni, and Chén’a-ni, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their — od. 5 Then the Lé’vites, Jésh’u-a, and Kad’mi-el, Ba’ni, Hash-ab- ni/ah, Shér-e-bi’ah, H6-di’jah, Shéb-a-ni’ah, and Péth-a-hi’ah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glor- ious name, which is exalted and | above all blessing and praise. 6 Thou, even thou, arf LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, — the heaven of heavens, with ail their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose A’bram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chal’dees, and gavest him the name of A’bra-ham; 8 And foundest his heart faith- ful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Ca’naan-ites, the Hit’- tites, the Am/’6r-ites, Pér’iz-zites, and the Jéb’u-sites, and the Gir’ga-shites, to give if, I say, to his seed, and hast per- formed thy words; for thou art righteous: 9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in E’gypt, and heard- est their cry by the Red sea; 1 shewedst signs and wonders upon Pha’raéh, and on 618 and the — Prayer and confession all his servants, and on ali the people of his land: for thou knewest that they_dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day. 11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their perse- cutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. 12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by acloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way where- in they should go. 13 Thou camest down also upon mount Si’nai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and com- mandments: 14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Md’ses thy servant: 15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give em. 16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, 17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a cap- tain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to par- don, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. 18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy god that brought thee up out of £/é¥pt, and had wrought great provocations; NEHEMIAH, 9 19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should £0. 20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and with- heldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. ; 21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Si’hon, and the land of the king of Hésh’bon, and the land of Og king of Ba’shan. 23 Their children also multi- pliedst thou as the stars 0 heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to pos- sess it. 24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou sub- duedst before them the inhabit- ants of the land, the Ca’naan- ites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. 25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and olive- yards, and fruit trees in abun- dance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and de- lighted themselves in thy great goodness. : 26 Nevertheless they were dis- obedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy proph- ets which testified against them 619 NEHEMIAH, 10 to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their ene- mies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heard- est them from heaven; and ac- cording to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who | th saved them out of the hand of their enemies. 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: there- fore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies; 29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and _ testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor for- sake them; for thou art a gra- cious and merciful God. 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of As-syr’i-a unto this day. 33 Howhbeit thou art just in all The sealing of the covenant that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: y 34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fa- thers, kept thy law, nor heark- ened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against em. 35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. 36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit therecf and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: 37 And it yieldeth much in- crease unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write if; and our princes, Lé’vites, and priests, seal unto it. CHAPTER 10 423 1 Those who sealed the covenant. 29 Points of the covenant. Now those that sealed were, Né-he-mi’ah, the Tir’sha- tha, the son of Hach-a-li’ah, and Zid-ki’jah, i 2 Ser-a-’ah, Az-a-ri’ah, Jér-e- mi’ah, luch, 5 Ha’rim, Mér’e-méth, 6-ba- di’ah 6 Daniel, Gin’ne-thon, Ba’ruch, 7 Mé-shul’/lam, A-bi’jah, Mij’a- min, x 8 M4-a-zi’ah, Bil’ga-i, Shém-a- ah: these were the priests. 9 And the Lé’vites: both Jésh’- 620 Points of the covenant u-a the son of Az-a-ni’ah, Bin’- nu-i of the sons of Hén’a-dad, Kad’mi-el; 10 And their brethren, Shéb-a- ni’ah, pe jah, Kél’i-ta, Pél-a- lah, Ha’ ae 1 Mi’ cha Ré’hdb, Hash-a-bi’- 12 Zac’cur, Shér-e-bi’ah, Shéb- a-ni’ah, 13 Hé-di’jah, Ba’ni, Bén’i-na. 14 The chief of the people; Pa’- r6sh, Pa’hath—-mo’/ab, Zat’thu, Ba’ni, 15 Bun/‘ni, Az’gad, Béb’a-i, 16 Ad-o-ni’jah, Big’va-i, A’din, 17 A’tér, Hiz-ki’jah, Az’zur, 18 H6-di’jah, Ha’shum, Bé’-zai, 19 Ha’riph, An’a-thoth, Néb’a-i, ae Mag’pi-ash, Mé-shitl’lam, @’zir an Mé- shéz’a-beel, Za’dok, Jad- Gi’ 2 ‘Pél-a-ti’ah, Ha’nan, An-a- ee Ho-she’ a, Han-a-ni’ah, Ha’- 24 Hal-ld’hesh, Pil’e-ha, Shd/- bek, 25 Ré’hum, Ha-shab’nah, Ma- a-sé/iah, 26 And A-hi’jah, Ha’nan, A’nan, 27 Mal/luch, Ha’rim, Ba’a-nah. 28 ¥ And the rest of the people, the priests, the Lé’vites, the por- ters, the singers, the Néth’i-nims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and _ their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having under- standing; NEHEMIAH, 10 31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. 32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our E/lam, | God; 33 For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Iis’ra-el, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Lé’vites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring if into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law 35 “And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unte the house of the LORD: 36 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the first- lings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our 29 They clave to their brethren, | God: their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Mod’ses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; 30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: 37 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the cham- bers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Lé’vites, that the same Lé’- vites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aar’on shall be with the Lé’vites, 621 NEHEMIAH, 11 when the Lé’vites take tithes: and the Lé’vites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the cham- bers, into the tréasure house. 39 For the children of Is’ra-el and the children of Lé’vi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God. 424 CHAPTER 11 i Choice of officials at Jerusalem. 3 List of their names. 20 Cities of the residue. ND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jé-ru’sa-lém: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in jé-ru’sa-lém the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered them- selves ai dwell at Jé-ru’sa-iém. 3 4 Now these are the chief of tHE province that dwelt in Jé- ru’sa-lém: but in the cities of Ji’dah dwelt every, one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Is’ra-el, the priests, and the Lé’vites, and the Néth’i-nims, and the children of Sdl’o- mon’s servants 4 And at Jé-ru’sa-lém dwelt certain of the children of Ja’dah, and of the children of Bén’ja- min. Of the children of Ja’dah; Ath-a-i’/ah the son of Uz-zi’ah, the son of Zéch-a-ri’ah, the son of Am-a-ri’ah, the son of Shéph- a-ti’ah, the son of Ma-ha’la-lé-el, of the children of Pé’réz; 5 And Ma-a-sé’iah the son of Ba’ruch, the son of Cél—-h6/zeh, Officials chosen at Jerusalem 7 And these are the sons of Bén’ja-min; Sal/lu the son of Mé-shul’lam, the son of Jé’ed, the son of Pé-da’iah, the son of Kol-a-i/ah, the son of Ma-a-sé’- iah, the son of Ith’i-el, the son of Jé-sa’iah. 8 And after him Gab’ba-i, Sai’- ney nine hundred twenty and eig 9 And Jo d’el the son of Zich’ri was their overseer: and Jii’dah the son of Sé-nt’ah was second pict the city. 0 Of the priests: Jé-da’iah fae son of Joi’a-rib, Ja’chin. 11 Sér-a-i/ah the son of Hii- ki/ah, the son of Mé-shil’lam, — the son of Za’dok, the son of Mé- ra/ioth, the son of A-hi’tub, was the ruler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Ad-a-i’ah the son of Jér’o-ham, the son of Pél-a-li’ah, the son of Am/’zi, the son of Zéch-a-ri’ah, the son of Pash’tr, the son of Mal-chi’ah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and A-mash’a-i the son of A-zar’e-el, the son of A-hds’- a-i, the son of Mé-shil’le-méth, the son of Im/mér, 14 And their brethren, mighty — men of vaiour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zab’di-el, the son of one of the great men. 15 Also of the Lé’vites: Shém- a-l’ah the son of Ha’shub, the son of Az’ri-kam, the son of Hash-a-bi’ah, the son of Biin’ni; 16 And Shab’be-thai and J6 0z/a~ rhe of the chief of the Lé’vites) d the oversight of the out-. oe business of the house of © the son of H4-za‘iah, the son of | God. Ad-a-i’ah, the son of Joi’a-rib, the son of Zéch-a-ri’ah, the son of Shi-10/ni. 6 All the sons of Pé’réz that dwelt at Jé-ru’sa-lém were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men, 622 17 And Mat-ta-ni’ah the son of Mi’cha, the son of Zab’di, the son of A’saph, was the principal © to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bak-buk-i’ah the second among his brethren, and Ab’da the son of Sham-m1’a, the Priests who returned son of Ga’lal, the son of Jé un. 18 All the Lé’vites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Ak’- kib, Tal/mon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hun- dred seventy and two. 20 4 And the residue of Is’ra-el, of the priests, end the Lé’vites, were in all the cities of Ja’dah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Néth’i-nims dwelt in O’phel: and Zi’/ha and Gis’pa were over the Néth’i-nims. 22 The overseer also of the Lé’- vites at Jé-ru’sa-lém was Uz’zi the son of Ba’ni, the son of Hash- a-bi’ah, the son of Mat-ta-ni’ah, the son of Mi’cha. Of the sons of A’saph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 23 For it was the king’s com- mandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 24 And Péth-a-hi’ah the son of Mé-shéz’a-beel, of the children of Zé’rah the son of Ji’dah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Ji’dah dwelt at Kir’jath— ir’ba, and in the villages thereof, and at Di’bon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jé-kab/ze-el, and in the villages thereof, 26 And at Jésh’u-a, and at Mol’a-dah, and at Béth—phé‘let, 27 And at Ha’zar—shv’al, and at Bé’er-shé’ba, and in the vil- lages thereof, 28 And at Zik’lag, and at Mék’- o-nah, and in the villages thereof. 29 And at En—-rim’mon, and at Za’re-ah, and at Jar’mtth, 30 Za-no’ah, A-duil’/lam, and in NEHEMIAH, 12 mash, and A-i’ja, and Béth’-el, and in their villages, 32 And at An/a-thoth, Nob, An-a-nt’ ah, 33 Ha’zor, Ra’mah, Git’ta-im, ie Ha/did, Ze-b6/im, Né-bal’- at, 35 Lod, and O’n6, the valley of craftsmen. 36 And of the Lé’vites were divisions in Ji’dah, and in Bén’- ja-min. CHAPTER 12 425 1 The priesis who returned. 10. Suc- cession of high priests. 27 Dedica- tion of the wail. OW these are the priests and the Lé’vites that went up with Zé-rib’ba-bel the son of Shé-al’ti-el, and Jésh’u-a: Sér- a-i’/ah, Jér-e-mi’ah, Ez’ra ie Am-a-ri/ah, Mal’luch, Hat’- 3 Shéch-a-ni’ah, Ré’hum, Mér’- e-moth, _ i 4 id’dé, Gin’ne-thé, A-bi’jah, 5 Mi’a-min, Ma-a-di’ah, Bil’- gah, 6 Shém-a-i’ah, and Joi’a-rib, Jé-da’iah, | 7 Sal/lu, A’mok, Hil-kiah, Jé- da/iah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jésh’u-a. 8 Moreover the Lé’vites: Jésh’- u-a, Bin’nu-i, Kad’mi-el, Shér-e- bi’ah, Ji’dah, and Mat-ta-ni/ah, which was over the thanksgiv- ing, he and his brethren. 9 Aiso Bak-buk-i’ah and Un’ni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. 10 ¥ And Jésh’u-a begat Joi’a- kim, Joi’a-kim also begat E-li’/a- shib, and E-li’a-shib begat Joi’a- a, 11 And Joi’a-da begat Joén’a- ee and Jon’a-than begat Jad- their villages, at La’chish, and | di’ e fields thereof, at A-zé’kah, aiid in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Bé’er—shé’ba unto the valley of Hin’nom. 31 The children also of Bén’ja- min from Gé’ba dwelt at Mich’- i2- ‘And in the days of Joi’a-kim were priests, the chief of the fa- thers: of Sér-a-i’ah, Mér-a-i’ah; of Jér-e-mi’ah, Han-a-ni’ah; _13 Of Ez’ra, Mé-shil/lam; of Am-a-ri’/ah, Jé-ho-ha/nan; 623 NEHEMIAH, 12 14 Of Mél’i-ci, Jon’a-than; of Sn yrs anet JO’seph; 5 Of Ha’rim, Ad’na; of Mé- ra “ioth, Hél’ka-i;~ 6 Of Id’do, Zéch-a-ri’ah; Give thine Mé-shtl’/lam; 17 Of A-bi’jah, Zich’ri; of Min’- j-a-min, of M6-a-di’ah, Pil’tai; 18 Of Bil’gah, Sham-mii’ aston Shém-a-i’ah, Jé-hon’a-than; 19 And of Joi’a-rib, Mat-te-na/1; of Jé-da’iah, Uz’zi; Kal'la-i; of 20 Of Sal’la-i, A’mok, E’bér; 21 Of Hil-ki’ah, Hash-a-bi’ah; of Jé-da’iah, Né-than’e-el. 2 ¥ The Lé’vites in the days of E-li’a-shib, Joi‘a-da, and Jé-ha’- nan, and Jad-dii’a, were record- ed chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Da-ri’us the Pér’sian. 23 The sons of Lé’vi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Jo-ha’nan the son of -li’a-shib. 24 And the chief of the Lé’vites: Hash-a-bi’ah, Shér-e-bi’ah, and Jeéesh’u-a the son of Kad’mi-el, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of Da’vid the man of God, ward over against ward. 25 Mat-ta-ni/ah, and Bak-buk- lah, O-ba-di’ah, Mé-shul’lam, Tal’mon, Ak’ktb, were porters keeping the ward at the thresh- olds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joi’a-kim the son of Jésh/u-a, the son of Jéz’a-dak, and in the days of Né-he-mi’ah the gov- ernor, and of Ez’ra the priest, the scribe. 27 9 And at the dedication of the wall of Jé-ru’sd-lém they sought the Lé’vites out of all their places, to bring them to Jé-ru’sa-lém, to keep the dedi- cation with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with yas, psalteries, and with har 28 And Vth sons of the singers Dedication of the wall gathered themselves. together, both out of ane about Jé-ru’sa-lém, and from the villages of Né-toph’a- of | thi; 29 Also from the house of Gil’- gal, and out of the fields of Gé’ba and Az’ma-véth: for the singers the plain country — had builded them villages round — about Jé-ru’sa-lém. 30 And the priests and the Lé’- vites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Ja’dah upon the wall, and ap- — pointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 32 And after them went Hosh- Boeri and half of the princes of a’d 33 And Az-a-ri/ah, Ez’ra, and Mé-shtl’lam, 34 Jui’dah, and Bén’ja-min, and Shém-a-i’ah, and Jér-e-mi’ah, 35 And certain of the priests’. sons with trumpets; namely, Zéch-a-ri’ah the son of Jon’a- — than, the son of Shém-a-i’ah, the son of Mat-ta-ni’ah, the son of Mi-cha’iah, the son of Zac’cur, the son of A’saph: *36 And his brethren, Shém-a- Yah, and A-zar’a-el, Gil’a-lai, Ma-a’1, and Ji’dah, Ha-na/ni, with the musical instruments of Da’vid the man of God, and Ez’ra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, © they went up by the stairs of the © ; Mii-a-la’i, — Né-than’e-el, — city of Da’vid, at the going up of — the wall, above the house of Da’= — vid, even unto the water gate — eastward. 38 And the other company of — them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, © and the half of the people upon the wall. from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 And from above the gate of “624 Separation of the mized multitude NEHEMIAH, 13 E’phra-im, and above the old ain anes them unto the children gate, and above the fish gate, and | of the tower of Ha-nan’e-el, and the tower of Mé’ah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. : 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 41 And the priests; E-li’a-kim, Ma-a-sé’/iah, Min’i-a-min, Mi- cha’iah, f-li-o- é/na-1, Zéch-a- ri’ah, ‘and Han-a-ni’ah, with: trumpets; 42 And Ma-a-sé’iah, and Shém- a-i’ah, and E-le-a’zar, and Uz’zi, and J 6-hd-ha’ nan, and Mal-chi’- jah, and Elam, and E£’zér. And the singers sang loud, with Jéz- ra-hi’ah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the.wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jé-ru’sa-lém was heard even afar off. d4 9 And at that time were some appointed over the cham- bers for the treasures, for the _ offerings, for the firstfruits, and ' for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the . priests and Lé’vites: for Ja’dah rejoiced for the priests and for the Lé’vites that waited. 45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purifi- cation, according to the com- mandment of Da’vid, and of S6l’o-mon his son. 46 For in the days of Da’vid and A’/saph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto od. 47 And all Is’ra-el in the days of Zé-riib’ba-bél, and in the days of Né-he-mi’ah, gave the por- tions of the singers and the por- ters, every day his portion: and _ they_sanctified holy things unto the Lé’vites; and the Lé’vites 40 Aar’o CHAPTER 13 426 1 Separation of the mixed multitude. 10 Reform of abuses. 23 Marriages with strange wives. Qi that an they read in the book of M6’ses in the audi- ence of the people; and therein was found written, that the Am’mon-ite and the M06/ab-ite should not come into the con- gregation of God for ever; 2 Because they met not the children of is’ra-el with bread and with water, but hired Ba’- laam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. | 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Is’ra-el ail the mixed multitude. 4 ¥ And before this, £-li’a-shib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God,was allied unto Té-bi’ah: 5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where afore- time they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded fo be given to the Lé’vites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. 4 6 But in all this time was not I at Jé-ru’s4-lém: for in the two and thirtieth year of Ar-tax-érx’és king of Bab’y-lon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: d I came to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and understood of the evil that E-li’a-shib did for Té-bi’ah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 8 And it grieved me sore: there- fore I cast forth all the house- hold stuff of Té-bi’ah out of the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and (625 NEHEMIAH, 13 thither brought I again the ves- sels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankin- cense. < f 10 4 And I perceived that the portions of the Lé’vites had not been given them: for the Le’vites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set | d them in their place. 12 Then brought all Ja’dah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. 13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shél-e-mi’ah the priest, and Za’ddk the scribe, and of the Lé’vites, Pé-da’iah: and next to them was Ha’nan the son of Zac’cur, the son of Mat-ta-ni’ah: for they were counted faithful, and _ their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. ‘ 15 4 In those days saw [in Ji’- dah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jé-ru’sa-lem on the sabbath day: and I testi- fied against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Ji’dah, and in Jé-ru’sd-lém. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Ji’dah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? | 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath 626 Abuses and reforms upon fs’ra-el by profaning the sabbath. 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jé-ru’sa-lém began to be dark before the sab- bath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath ay. . 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged with- out Jé-ru’sa-lém once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 22 And I commanded the Lé’- vites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanc- tify the sabbath_day. Remem- ber me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. | 23 § In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ash’déd, of Am/’mdn, and of MO’ab: 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ash’dod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. .26 Did not S6l’o-mon king of Is’ra-el sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was be- loved of his God, and God made him king over all Is’ra-el: never- theless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto a ee ——— a ey ee ae Ahasuerus’ feast you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? 28 And one of the sons of Joi’- a-da, the son of E-li’a-shib the high priest, was son in law to San-bal’lat the Hér’o-nite: there- fore I chased him from me. 29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant ESTHER, 1 of the priesthood, and of the Lé’vites. 30 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed_the wards of the priests and the Le’- vites, every one in his busi- ness; 31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. THE BOOK OF ESTHER CHAPTER 1 1 Feast of Ahasuerus. 10 Vashti refuses to come. 13 Her punishment. OW it came to pass in the AN days of A-has-t-é’rts, (this is A-has-i-é’rtis which reigned, from In/di-a even unto E-thi-6’- pi-a, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 2 That in those days, when the king A-has-t-é’rls sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shu’shan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Pér’sia and Mé’di-a, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and_ the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were _ present in Shwu/’shan the palace, both unto great and small, seven _ days, in the court of the garden _ of the king’s palace; |. 6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and pur- ple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and _ black, marble. 427 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, ac- cording to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking was accord- ing to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure. 9 Also Vash’ti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king, A-has-i-é’rts. 10 4 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Meé- hii’man, Biz’tha, Har-bo’na, Big’- tha, and A-bag’tha, Zé’thar, and Cir’cas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of A-has-t-é’rtis the king, 11 To bring’ Vash’ti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. Oe 12 But the queen Vash’ti re- fused to come at the king’s com- mandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 § Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment: ‘ 14 And the next unto him was 627 ESTHER, 2 Car-shé’na, Shé’thdr, Ad’ma-tha, Tdr’shish, Mé’rés, Mar’se-na, and Mé-mu’can, the_ seven princes of Pér’ sia and Mé’di-a, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the king- dom:;) 15 What shall we do unto the queen Vash’ti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king A-has-t-é/ris by the chamber- lains? 16 And Mé-mii’can answered before the king and the princes, Vash’ti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the pro- vinces of the king A-has-t-é’rts. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king A-has-u-é’ris commanded Vash’ti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladies of Pér’sia and Mé’di-a say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment _ from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Pér’sians and the Médes, that it be not altered, That Vash’ti come no more before king A-has-i-é’rus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is bet- ter than she. 20 And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their hus- bands honour, both to great and sma 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Mé-mit’can: 22 For he sent letters into all Queen Vashti deposed the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule: in his own house, and that if should be published according to the lan- guage of every people. CHAPTER 2 428 1 A choice of virgins. 8 Esther chosen queen. 21 Mordecai discloses a plot against the king. FTER these things, when the wrath of king A-has-i-é’riis was appeased, he remembered Vash’ti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against er. 2 Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 3 And let the king appoint offi- cers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young vir- gins unto Shu’shan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hé’gé the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the wom- en; and let their things for puri-, fication be given them: 4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen in- stead of Vash’ti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did 5 ¢ Now in Shu’shan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mor’de-cai, the son of Ja'ir, the son of Shim’e-i, the son of Kish, a Bén’ja-mite; 6 Who had been carried away from Jé-ru’sa-lém with the cap- tivity which_had been carried away with Jéc-o-ni’ah king of Ja’dah, whom Néb-u-chad-néz’- zar the sine of Bab’y-lon had carried awa And he ertivee up Ha-das’- sah, that is, Es’thér, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mor’de-cai, when her father and 628 Esther chosen queen mother were dead, took for his own daughter. 8 4 So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shu’shan the pal- ace, to the custody of Hég’a-i, that Es’thér was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hég’a-i, keeper of the women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. 10 Es’thér had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for M6r’- de-cai had charged her that she should not shew it. 11 And Mor’de-cai walked every day before the court of the wom- en’s house, to know how Es’thér ds and what should become of P12 4] Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king A-has-t-é’rus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifica- tions accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;) 13 Then thus came every maid- en unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house. 14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Sha-ash’gaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name. 15 § Now when the turn of ESTHER, 2 Es’thér, the daughter of Ab-i-ha‘il the uncle of Mér’de-cai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she requited nothing but what Hég’- a-i the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Es’thér obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16 So Es’thér was taken unto king A-has-t-€’rus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Té’beth, in the seventh year of his reign. | 17 And the king loved Es’thér above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vash’ti. 18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Es’thér’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, accord- ing to the state of the king. 19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mor’de-cai sat in the king’s gate. 20 Es’thér had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mor’de-cai had charged her: for Es’thér did the commandment of Mor’de-cai, like as when she was brought up with him. 21 ¥ In those days, while Mér’- de-cai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Big’- than and Té’resh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king A-has-t-é’rus. 22 And the thing was known to Mor’de-cai, who told if unto Es’thér the queen; and Es’thér certified the king thereof in Mor’- de-cai’s name. 23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chron- icles before the king. 629 ESTHER, 3 429 CHAPTER 3 1 Haman seeks revenge. & He obiains a murderous decree. Haman seeks revenge people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer FTER these things did king them A-has-t-é/rtis promote Ha’- man the son of Ham-méd’a- tha the A’gag-ite, and advanced him, and set his seat above au Ene princes that were with 2 And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Ha’man: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mér’de-cai bowed not, nor did him rever- ence. 3 Then the king’s_ servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mér’de-cai, Why trans- gressest thou the king’s com- mandment? 4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Ha’man, to see whether MOr’de-cai’smatters wouldstand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 And when Ha’man saw that MO6r’de-cai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Ha’man full of wrath. 6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mér’de-cai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mor’de-cai: wherefore Ha’- man sought to destroy all He Jews that were throughout whole kingdom of A-his-t-é’ris, even the people of Mo6r’de- vat 7 4 In the first month, that is, the month Ni’san, in the twelfth year of king A-has-ti-é’rts, they cast Pir, that zs, the lot, before Ha’man from day to day, and from month to month, fo the twelfth month, thatis, themonth And Ha’man said unto king A-has-t-é’riis, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dis- persed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be de- stroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries. 10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Ha’man the son of Ham-méd’a- sag the A’gag-ite, the Jews’ en- “AL "And the king said unto Ha’- man, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee 12 Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was writ- ten according to all that Ha’man had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king A-has-i-é’ris was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s prov- inces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month A’dar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey 14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. 15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s command- ment, and the decree was given in Shu’shan the palace. And the king and Ha’man sat down to drink; but the city Shu’shan their laws are diverse from all | was perplexed. 630 Jews in peril 430 CHAPTER 4 1 Mourning over the king’s decree. 4 Esther sends to Mordecai. 15 She appoinis a fast. HEN Mor’de-cai perceived all that was done, Mér’de- cai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with aloud and a bitter cry; 2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. .3 And in every province, whith- ersoever the king’s command- ment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 4 { So Es’thér’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen ex- ceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mér’de-cai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received if not. 5 Then called Es’thér for Ha’- tach, one of the king’s chamber- lains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mér’de-cai, to know what it was, and why it was. 6 So Ha’tach went forth to Mor’de-cai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate. 7 And Mér’de-cai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Ha’man had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. 8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shu’shan to destroy them, to shew if unto Es’thér, and to declare if unto her, and to charge her that she should go in “unto the king, to make suppli- Cation unto him, and to make “request before him for her people. 9 And Ha’tach came and told Es’thér the words of Mér’de-cai. ESTHER, 4, 5 10 § Again Es’thér spake unto Ha’tach, and gave him com- mandment unto Mér’de-cai; 11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, wheth- er man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. _12 And they told to Mér’de-cai Es’thér’s words. 13 Then MOr’de-cai command- ed to answer Es’thér, Think not with thyself that thou shalt es- cape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. 14 For if thou altogether hold- est thy peace at this time, then shall there> enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 15 § Then Es’thér bade them return Mor’de-cai this answer, 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shu’- shan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 17 So MOr’de-cai went his way, and did according to all that Es’thér had commanded him. CHAPTER 5 431 1 Esther’s banquet. 6 Another ban- quet. 14 Haman builds a gallows for Mordecai. ns OW it came to pass on the third day, that Es’thér put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his 631 ESTHER, 6 Esther’s banquet royal throne in the royal house, | the glory of his riches, and the over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Es’thér the queen standing in the court, that she _ obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Es’thér the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Es’thér drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Es’thér? and what ts thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. ; 4 And Es’thér answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Ha’man come this day unto the banquet that I have pre- pared for him. 5 Then the king said, Cause Ha’man to make haste, that he may do as Es’thér hath said. So the king and Ha’man came to the banquet that Es’thér had pre- pared. 6 § And the king said unto Es’thér at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. _ Then answered Es’thér, and said, My petition and my request S53 8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Ha’man come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said. 9 4 Then went Ha’man forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Ha’man saw MOr’de-cai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indigna- tion against M6r’de-cai. 10 Nevertheless Ha’man re- frained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zé’resh his wife. 11 And Ha’man told them of multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Ha’man said moreover, Yea, Es’thér the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the ng. 13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mér’de- oe the Jew sitting at the king’s gate. |. 14 ¥ Then said Zé’resh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Moér’de-cai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Ha’man; and he caused the gallows to be made. CHAPTER 6 432 1 The king hears Mordecai's record. 12 He is honoured above Haman. N that night could not the king sleep, and he com- manded to bring the book of # records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mér’de-cai had told of Big’- tha-na and Té’resh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king A-has-i-é’ris. 3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mé6r’de-cai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. ; _4 4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Ha’man was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mé6r’de-cai on the gallows that he had prepared or him. S And the king’s servants said 632 ' Mordecai honoured ESTHER, 7 unto him, Behold, Ha’man stand- | before whom thou hast begun to eth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. . 6 So Ha’man came in. the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Ha’man thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? 7 And Ha’man answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 10 Then the king said to Ha’- man, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to MOor’de-cai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Ha’man the ap- parel and the horse, and arrayed MOor’de-cai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delight- eth to honour. ; 12 ¢ And Mbo6r’de-cai came again to the king’s gate. But Ha’man hasted to his, house mourning, and having his head - covered. 13 And Ha’man told Zé’resh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zé’- resh his wife unto him, If Mér’- de-cai be of the seed of the Jews, And | hi fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before m. 14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Ha’man unto the banquet that Es’thér had prepared. CHAPTER 7 433 1 Esther sues for her people. 5 She accuses Haman. 7 He is hanged. O the king and Ha’man came to banquet with Es’thér the queen. , ‘ _2 And the king said again unto Es’thér on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Es’thér? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. | 3 Then Es’thér the queen an- swered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s dam- age. 5 § Then the king A-has-i-é’- ris answered and said unto Es’thér the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 6 And Es’thér said, The adver- sary and enemy is this wicked Ha’/man. Then H&’man was afraid before the king and the queen. 7 9 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Ha’man stood up to make re- quest for his life to Es’thér the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 633 ESTHER, 8 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Ha’- man was fallen upon the bed whereon Es’thér was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before mein the house? As the word went out of the king’s pu they covered Ha’man’s ace. 9 And Hiar-bd’nah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Ha’man had made for Mér’de-cai, who had spoken .good for the king, standeth in the house of Ha’man. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 10 So they hanged Ha’man on the gallows that he had prepared for Mér’de-cai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified. 434 CHAPTER 8 1 Mordecai is advanced. 3 The decree against the Jews reversed. 15 Joy of the Jews. N that day did the king A- has-ti-é’rtis give the house of Ha’man the Jews’ enemy unto Es’thér the queen. And Mér’de- cai came before the king; for Es’thér had told what he was unto her. : 2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Ha’man, and gave it unto Mor’- de-cai. And Es’thér set Mér’de- cai over the house of Ha’man. | 3 ¥ And Es’thér spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Ha’man the A’gag-ite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Es’thér. So Es’thér arose, and stood be- fore the king, ; 5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman hanged. Mordecai promoted Ha’man the son of Ham-méd’a- tha the A’gag-ite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces: 6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? 7 4 Then the king A-has-t-é’- rus said unto Es’thér the queen and to Mér’de-cai the Jew, Be- hold, I have given Es’thér the house of Ha’man, and him they - have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. 8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal if with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse. 9 Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Si’van, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written ac- cording to all that Mdér’de-cai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the depu- ties and rulers of the provinces which are from In’di-a unto j E-thi-6’pi-a, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 10 And he wrote in the king A-has-ti-€/rtis’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: — 11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gcther themselves to- gether, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and fo take the spoil of them for a prey. 634 it was turned The Jews slay their enemies 12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king A-has-t-é’- rus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month A’dar. -13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shu’shan the palace. 15 4 And Moér’de-cai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shu’shan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 435 CHAPTER 9 1 The Jews slay their enemies. 14 Haman’s sons hanged. 20 The feast of Purim is instituted. OW in the twelfth month, that is, the month A’dar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though that the Jews had rule over them ae neue them; ) 2 The Jews gathered them- selves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king A-hdas-t-é’rtis, to lay ‘hand on such as sought their ESTHER, 9 hurt: and no man could with- stand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people. ¢3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; be- cause the fear of Mér’de-cai fell upon them 4 For Mor’de-cai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Moér’de- cai waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and de- struction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. 6 And in Shu’shan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 7 And Par-shan’da-tha, Dal’phon, and As’pa-tha, 8 And Por’a-tha, and Ad-a-li’a, and A-rid’a-tha, 9 And Par-mash’ta, and A-ris’- he and A-rid’a-i, and Va-jéz’a- a; 10 The ten sons of Ha’man the son of Ham-méd’a-tha, the en- emy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their and. 11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shu’shan the palace was brought before the king. 12 4 And¥the king said unto Es’thér the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shu’shan the palace, and the ten sons of Ha’man; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be e. 13 Then said Es’thér, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shu’- shan to do to morrow also ac- cording unto this day’s decree, and let Ha’man’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. and to the contrary, | don 635 ESTHER, 9 14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shu’shan; and they hanged Ha’man’s ten sons. : 15 For the Jews that were in Shu’shan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month A’diar, and slew three hundred men at Shu’shan; ee on the prey they laid not their a16 But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered HisnisalvEs together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, 17 On the thirteenth day of the month A’dar; and on the four- teenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feast- ing and gladness. 18 But the Jews that were at Shu’shan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the un- walled towns, made the four- teenth day of the month A’dar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 20 ¢ And M6r’de-cai wrote these things, and sent letters unto ail the Jews that were in_ all the provinces of the king A-has-i- é’rus, both nigh and far, 21 Tostablish this among them, that they should keep the four- teenth day of the month A’dar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, F 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turn- ed unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of Feast of Purim instituted sending portions one to another. and gifts to the poor. 23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mor’de-caéi had written unto them; 24 Because Ha’man the son of Ham-méd’a-tha, the A’gag-ite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to de stroy them, and had cast Par, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; 25 But when £Es’thér came be- fore the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 26 Wherefore they called these days Pt’rim after the name of Par. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according tuf their writing, and according to their appointed time every year 28 and that these days should beremembered and kept through- out every generation, every fam- ily, every province, and every city; and that these days of Pi’rim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memo- aa of them perish from their see 29 Then Es’thér the queen, the daughter of Ab-i-ha’il, and Mér’- de-cai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Pa’rim. 30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of A-hds-t-é/ris, with words of peace and truth, 636 Job’s family and wealth 31 To confirm these days of Pii’rim in their times appointed, according as Moér’de-cai the Jew and Es’thér the queen had en- joined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fast- ings and their cry. ' 32 And the decree of Es’thér confirmed these matters of Pi’- rim; and it was written in the book. 436 CHAPTER 10 1 Ahasuerus’ power. 3 Mordecai’s advancement and power. ND the king A-has-i-é’ris laid a tribute upon the land, ESTHER, 10; JOB, 1 and upon the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the decla- ration of the greatness of Mor’ ~ decai, whereunto the king ad- vanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Mé’di-a and Pér’sia? 3 For Mor’de-cai the Jew was next unto king A-hds-t-é’ris, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. BOOK OF JOB 437 CHAPTER 1 1 Job’s family and wealth. great losses. 20 He mourns, blesses God. HERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and. upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thou- sand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 4 And his sons went and feast- ed in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, _ that Job sent and sanctified them, _ and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings ac- : gee to the number of them all: my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. Lois yet for Job said, It may be that | face 6 4 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and S@a’tan came also among them. 7 And the LORD said unto Sa’- tan, Whence comest thou? Then Sa’tan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And the LORD said unto Sa’- tan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Then Sa’tan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Jéb fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy 12 And the LORD said unto Sa’tan, Behold, all that he hath is in power; only upon 637 JOB, 2 himself put not forth thine hand. So Sa’tan went forth from the presence of the LORD. 13 § And there was a day _when his sons and his daugh- ters were eating».and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: 14 And there came a messen- ger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feed- ing beside them: 15 And the S4-bé’ans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants Sete the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, an consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chal-dé’ans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the serv- ants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: 19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and only am escaped alone to tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken A IS blessed be the name of 22 In ray this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. I| sat down among Job’s trials CHAPTER 2 438 1 Satan further tries Job. 7 He is smit- ten with boils. 9 His family reproved. AG al there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Sa’tan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Sa’- tan, From whence comest thou? And Sa’tan answered the LorD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the LORD said unto Sa’- tan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that d | feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his in- tegrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Sa’tan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the LORD said unto Sa’- tan, Behold, he is in thine hand; pak save his life. 7 4 So went Sa’tan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote J6b with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he the ashes. 9 4 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 11 § Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came 638 Job’s complaint every one from his own place; El’/i-phaz the Té’man-ite, and Bil’dad the Shu’hite, and Zd’- phar the Na’a-math-ite: for they had made an appointment to- gether to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 And when _they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great. 439 CHAPTER 3 1 Job curses the day of his birth. His complaint of life. FTER this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 And Job spake, and said, 3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived. 4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. : 7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning 9 Let the stars “of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: 10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the 20 JOB, 3, 4 ghost when I came out of the belly? 12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? 13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate pines for themselves; 5 Or with princes that had Ci who filled their houses with silver: 16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. 17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. z 18 There the prisoners rest to- gether; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. 19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore. is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; 21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometh be- fore I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon-me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. 26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came. CHAPTER 4 440 1 Eliphaz reproves Job. 7 The teach- ings of Eliphaz. HEN El‘i-phaz the Té’man- ite answered and said, 2 If weassay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but 639 JOB, 5 who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthen- ed the weak hands. Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not this thy fear, thy con- fidence, thy hope, and the up- rightness of thy ways? Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wick- edness, reap the same. _9 By the blast of God they per- ish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad. _12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear re- ceived a little thereof. 4 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, andI heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than-his maker? 18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he pated with folly: 9 dwell in houses of clay, whose How much less in them that | 1 Teachings of Eliphaz foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it, 21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. CHAPTER 5 1 The harm of inconsideration. Happy end of God’s correction. ALL now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. 6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own Ccraftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried head- ong, 14 They meet with darkness 441 17 640 . _ Job wishes to die in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. -16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. } 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. : 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. i 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shail be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habita- tion, and shalt not sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so itis; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. 442 CHAPTER 6 1 Job justifies his complaint. 8 He wishes for death and reproves his friends. UT Job answered and said, 2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! 41 JOB, 6 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: there- fore my words are swallowed up. 4 For the arrows of the Al- mighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set them- selves in array against me. 5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? 6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 The things that my soul re- fused to touch are as my sorrow- ful meat. 8 Oh that I might have my re- quest; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even thatit would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 10 Then should I yet have com- fort; yea, I would harden my- self in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, thatI should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 13 Jsnotmyhelpin me? andis wisdom driven quite from me? 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 My brethren have dealt de- ceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; 16 Which are blackish by rea- son of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: 17 What time they wax _warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. 18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. 19 The troops of Té’ma looked, the companies of Shé’ba waited for them 041 ! JOB, 7 20 They were confounded be- cause they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. 21 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are raid. 22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem _ me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How fforcible are right words! but what doth your ar- guing reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be content, look upon’me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. : 29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. | 30 Is_there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste dis- cern perverse things? 443 CHAPTER 7 1 Job excuses his desire for death. He expostulates with Ged. i there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? 2 As a servant earnestly de- sireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: 3 So am I made to_ possess months of vanity, and weari- some nights are appointed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.’ ( i 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my 12 Job pleads with God skin is broken, and become loathsome. 6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope. : 7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will com- plain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 AmIasea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; . 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. _ , 16 Iloathe it: I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? = - 19 How long wilt thou not de- part from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that Iam a burden to myself? 21 And why dost thou not par- don my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and 642 Bildad’s teachings thou shalt seek me in the morn- ing, but I shall not be. 444 CHAPTER 8 1 Bildad’s teachings. 20 He applies God’s justice to Job. HEN answered Bil’dad the Shw’hite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? A 3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? ; f 4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgres- sion; 5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy sup- plication to the Almighty; 6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up with- out mire? can the flag grow without water? § 12 Whilst it is yet in his green- “ness, and not cut down, it wither- -eth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spi- der’s web. : 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. — - 16 He is green before the sun, 643 JOB, 8, 9 and his branch shooteth forth in S garden. 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 1 f 18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 19 Behold, this zs the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. : 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evildoers: ; 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with re- joicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. CHAPTER 9 445 1 Job acknowledges God’s justice. 22 ' The innocency of man is not to be condemned by afjlictions. HEN Job answered and said, 2 I know if is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? » Which removeth the moun- tains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars there- of tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. .9 Which maketh Arc-ti’rus, O-ri’0n, and Plé’ia-dés, and the chambers of the south. : 10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and won- ders without number. 11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I JOB, 10 see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest ou? 13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. 14 How much less shail I an- swer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not an- swer, but I would make suppli- cation to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; vet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. _19 If J speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: would despise my life. 22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the per- fect and the wicked. . 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? 25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. 26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: 28 I am afraid of all my sor- Job complains rows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. 29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? 30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. 32 For he is not a man, as i am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. 33 Neither is there any days- man betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it zs not so With me. CHAPTER 10 446 1 Job expostulates with God. 20 He desires a little ease before death. Y soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me where- fore thou contendest with me. 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? 5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days, 6 That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. 8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? | 644 Zophar reproves Job 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. 13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee. 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. Jam _ full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself mar- vellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy wit- nesses against me, and increas- JOB, 11 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doc- trine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exact- eth of thee less than thine ini- quity deserveth. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? | 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can est thine indignation upon me; | hind changes and war are against me. 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the | womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! 19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 20 Arenot my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness. as dark- | f ness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light 7s as darkness. 447 CHAPTER 11 1 Zophar_reproves Job. 5 God’s un- searchable wisdom. 13 Repentance is blessed. HEN answered Z6’phar the Na’a-math-ite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? nder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; willhe not then consider it? 12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt. 13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands to- ward him; i 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy taber- nacles. 5 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not ear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember if as waters that pass away: 17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 19 Also thou shalt lie down, 645 JOB, 12, 13 and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto ee. 20 But the eyes of the at ses shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. 448 CHAPTER 12 3 Job answers his friends. 7 He ac- knowledges God's omnipotence. ANSE Job answered and said, 2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 3 But Ihave understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. 5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. 6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundanily. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? 12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days under- standing. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. Job answers his friends 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they pales the earth. 6 With him is strength and mai lh the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spud: and maketh the judges ools. 18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. : 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlarg- eth the nations, and straiteneth them again. 24 He taketh away the heart of © the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wan- der in a wilderness where there is nO way. 25 They grope in the dark with- out light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. CHAPTER 13 1 Job reproves_ the partiality of his friends. 14 His confidence in God. O, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same dol know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 449 646 Job’s confidence in God _6 Hear now my reasoning, and eee to the pleadings of my ps. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for Go Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bod- ies of clay. 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. _14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine han 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will main- tain mine own ways Kefore him. 16 He also shall be my salva- tion: for an hypocrite shall not come before him 17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, answer thou me. : 23 How many are mine iniqui- ties and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? and|water it will bud, JOB, 14 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks. and lookest nar- rowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. CHAPTER 14 450 1 Jobintreats God’s favour. 7 He waits for death. 16 Results of sin. AN that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flow- er, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and contin- ueth not. : 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? } 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days are deter- mined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appoint- ed his bounds that he cannot pass: ; 6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 647 JOB, 18 12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, poe be raised out of their sleep. 3 O that thou wouldest hide ule in the grave, that thou would- est keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and re- member me! 14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my ap- pointed time will I wait, till my change come. 15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. 16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 8 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. 19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth if not; and they are brought low, but he perceiv- eth it not of them. 22 But his fiesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. 451 CHAPTER 15 1 Eliphaz reproves Job’s impiety in de- fending himself. 17 Restlessness of wicked men, HEN answered El’i-phaz the Té’man-ite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with un- profitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Eliphaz reproves Job 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine © iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemn- eth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? 8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? 9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest — thou, which 7s not in us? 10 With us are both the gray=- © headed and very aged men, much elder than thy father. 11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? 12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, ah 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? 14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much more abomi- nable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? 17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare: 18 Which wise men have told Ro their fathers, and have not id if: 19 Unto whom alone the earth Was given, and no _ stranger passed among them. , 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he 048 Job’s miserable comforters shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of dark- ness is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall pre- vail against him, as a king ready to the battle. 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strength- eneth himself against the Al- mighty. 26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: 27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. 28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become’ heaps. 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the per- fection thereof upon the earth. 30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompense. 32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. 33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive. 34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. : ; 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. 452 CHAPTER 16 1 Job’s miserable comforters. shews his pitiful case. HEN Job answered and said, 2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all 7 He JOB, 16 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? 4 Ialso could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief. 6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I for- bear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my _ leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon e me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek re- proachfully; they have gath- ered themselves together against me. ; 11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shak- en me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. 15 Ihave sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. ; ; 16 My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; 649 JOB, 17, 18 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, andletmy cryhaveno place. 19 Also now, behold, my wit- ness is in heaven,-and my record is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: but pane eye poureth out fears unto od. 21 O that one might plead fora man with God, as a man plead- eth for his neighbour! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. 453 CHAPTER 17 1 Job appeals from men to God. His hope in death. Y breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. , 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye con- tinue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who 7s he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also a by- word of the people; and afore- time I was as a tabret. 7 Mine eye alsois dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. 10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for cannot find one wise man among il you. 11 My days are past, my pur- poses are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. Job appeals to God 12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. 13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. | 14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. F 15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. CHAPTER 18 1 Bildad reproves Job. of the wicked. HEN answered Bil’dad the Shu/’hite, and said, 2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be for- saken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. r 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own coun- sel shail cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him 10 The snare is laid for him i in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be hun- gerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength 454 5 Calamities 650 Job complains of his friends of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his taber- nacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 7 His remembrance shall per- ish from the earth, and he shail have no name in the street. 18 He shall be driven from _ light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwell- ings. 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. 21 Surely such are the dwell- ings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. 455 CHAPTER 19 1 Job complains of his friends. 6 His misery. 23 His belief in the .resur- rection. HEN Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 3 These ten times have ye re- proached me: ye are not asham- ed that ye make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath com- passed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. JOB, 10 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle. 13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaint- ance are verily estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have for- gotten me. 15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body. é 18 Yea, young children de- spised me; I arose, and they spake against me. 19 All my inward friends ab- horred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. | 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh? 23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! 651 JOB, 20 24 That they were graven with | an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: | 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for my- self, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. 28 But ye should say, Why per- secute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? 29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punish- ments of the sword, that ye may know fhere is a judgment. 456 CHAPTER 20 Zophar shews the state and portion of the wicked. HEN answered Z6’phar the Na’a-math-ite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, Job’s belief in resurrection please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. i 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and for- sake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, if is the gali of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 16 asps: slay him 17 He SP ril not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. : 18 That which he laboured for shali he restore, and shall not swallow if down: according te his substance shall the restitu- tion be, and he shall not rejoice therein. 19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded He shall suck the poison of the viper’s tongue shall since man was placed wpon|not earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he: 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night ; 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. 10 His children shall seek to 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he de- sired. 21 There shail none of his meat be left; man look for his goods. 22 In the fulness of his suffi- ciency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shail come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering 652 £ therefore shail no Prosperity of the wicked sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not biown shall consume him; it shall go iil with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. 457 CHAPTER 21 1 Job shews his reason to be grieved. 7 The wicked prosper sometimes. 27 They are judged in another world. UT Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. : J 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my fiesh. 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their chil- dren dance. : 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. JOB, 21 13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. 14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. : 15 What is the Almighty, that we Should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? ) Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. hey are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after 4im, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? 22 Shall any teach God knowl- edge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. ; $ 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? 29 Have ye not asked them 653 JOB, 22 that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, 30 That the wicked is re- served to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. 31 Who shali declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? 32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, an every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before im. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? 458 CHAPTER 22 1 Eliphaz accuses Job of sin. exhorts him to repent. HEN El’i-phaz the Té/man- ite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art right- eous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst 21 He Eliphaz accuses Job not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Js not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he _ judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a cover- ing to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. 15 Hast thou marked the old d|way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, De- part from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the coun- sel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, an are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. , 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Al- mighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of O’phir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, an shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows 28 Thou shalt also decree a | thing, and it shall be established 054 Wickedness often goes unpunished unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, ‘then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of|m thine hands. 459 CHAPTER 23 1 Job longs to appear before God. 8 God observes our ways. 13 His decree is immutable. HEN Job answered and said, z Even to day is my com- plaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 4 1 would order my cause be- fore him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. There the righteous might dispute with him; soshouldI be delivered for ever from my judge. 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. j 13 But he is in one mind, and ‘who can turn him? and what his ‘soul desireth, even thai he doeth. JOB, 23, 24 14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of 16 For God maketh my heart Bory and the Almighty troubleth “tT Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face. CHAPTER 24 460 1 Wickedness often goes unpunished. 17 Secret punishment for the wicked. HY, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? 2 Some remove the land- marks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge. 4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 4 6 They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry; 11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their wine- presses, and suffer thirst. 12 Men groan from out of the 655 JOB, 25, 26 city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. 13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. ; ; 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a ef. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and dis- guiseth his face. i 16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more re- membered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not _good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. 23 Though it be given him fo be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. 24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. 25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and_ make my speech nothing worth? Job reproves Bildad CHAPTER 25 461 Bildad shews that man cannot be justified before God. HEN answered Bil’dad the: Shu’hite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. } 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4 How then can man be justi- fied with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? CHAPTER 26 462 1 Job reproves Bildad. 5 The un- searchableness of God’s power. UT Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm fhat hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully de- clared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? _ 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the in-. habitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hang- eth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished athis reproof. 656 Job’s sincerity 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his under- standing he smiteth through the proud. 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can under- stand? 463 CHAPTER 27 1 Job’s sincerity. 11 Blessings of the wicked become curses. OREOVER Job continued his parable, and said, Zz As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; sae 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness [I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. | 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? 11 I will teach you by_ the hand of God: {that which is pat the Almighty will I not ceal. “12 “Behold, all ye yourselves have seen if; why then are ye thus altogether vain? _ 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which 42 JOB, 27, 28 lant : shall receive of the Al- mighty. 14 If his children be multi- plied, 1 is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satis- fied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; : _17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the inno- cent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth thaé the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: Pe igpcee his eyes, and he is no 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his han 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. CHAPTER 28 1 Knowledge of natural ee: Wisdom the gift of God. URELY there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine i¢. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten ouf of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to dark- ness, and searcheth out all per- fection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 5 As for the earth, out of it 464 12 657 JOB, 29 cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. 6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. ; 7 There is a-path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: 8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. , 90 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. ’ 14 The depth saith, It is_not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. : 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of O’phir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the ex- change of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of £E-thi-6’pi-a shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | 20 Whence then cometh wis- dom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way Wisdom the gift of God thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under. the whole heaven; : 25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the light- ning of the thunder: ; 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. ' 28 And unto man he said, Be- hold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. CHAPTER 29 465 Job laments his former prosperity and honour. OREOVER Job continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was he with me, when my children wer about me; 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I pre- pared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. | _9 The princes refrained talk- ing, and laid their hand on their mouth. : 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: ; 12 Because I delivered the 658 Job’s honour turned into contempt poor that cried, and the father- less, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. _14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my _ speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed itnot; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. 25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one fhat comforteth the mourners. 466 CHAPTER 30 1 Job's honour turned into contempt. 15 His prosperity becomes calamity. UT now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. | Yea, -whereto might the Strength of their hands profit JOB, 30 me, in whom old age was perished? 3 For want and famine they were solitary; fieeing into the wilderness in former time des- olate and waste. 4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. 5 They were driven forth from among men, they cried after them as after a thief;) 6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. 7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. 8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. 9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. 10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. 11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 12 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled them- selves upon me. 15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of afflic- tion have taken hold upon me. . _17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. ' 19 He hath cast me into the 659 JOB, 31 mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not. 21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and _ dissolvest my substance. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me fo death, and to the house appointed for ali living. 24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the _ grave, ue they cry in his destruc- OS ‘Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? 26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. _ 27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction pre- vented me. ‘ ; 28 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. } 29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. *30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with eat. 31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. 467 CHAPTER 31 Job makes protestation of his integrity in doing. MADE a covenant with mine .eyes; why then should think upon a maid? ‘ 2 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? : 3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punish- ment to the workers of iniquity? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? I| father, and I Job declares his integrity 5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; 8 Then let me sow, and let an- other eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 9 If mine heart have been de- ceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let,others bow down upon her. 11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be pun- ished _by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that con- sumethto destruction,and would root out all mine in- crease. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maid- servant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he Lappe what shall I answer m? _15 Did not he that made me’ in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 7 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up eS me, as witha have guided her from my mother’s womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: 660 Elihu’s anger 22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. 23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruc- tion of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found 30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. _32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. 33 If I covered my transgres- sions as Ad’a4m, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 34 DidIfeara great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify-me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the oor? 35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. 3 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. . 37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a Prince would I go near unto him. 38 If my land cry against me, JOB, 32 or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. CHAPTER 32 1 Elihu’s anger. three friends. O these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then was kindled the wrath of E-li’ha the son of Bar’a-chél the Bu’zite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. : 4 Now E-lvht had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 5 When £-li’hii saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. 6 And £-li’hi the son of Bar’a- chél the Bi’zite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine Opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. _ hae 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Al- mighty giveth them understand- 468 11 He reproves Job’s 16 His zeal to speak. ing. 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged under- stand judgment. | 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. : 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your 661 JOB, 33 reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: 13 Lest ye should say, We have found ovt wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man. 14 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. 15 They were amazed, they an- swered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constrain- eth me. : : 19 Behold, my belly 7s as wine which hath no vent; itis ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto ‘man. 22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away. 469 CHAPTER 33 1 Elihu reasons with Job. 14 God’s ways of calling man to repentance. HEREFORE, Job, I pray Elihu reasons with Job 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. 8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, am clean without trans- gression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. 10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, : 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. 13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of ee and sealeth their instruc» ion 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. : 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multi- tude of his bones with strong thee, hear my speeches, | pain and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have opened ‘my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall be of the up- rightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 4 The spt of God hath made me, and the breath of the Al- mighty hath given me life. 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. | 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a iiseeenecd 662 Elihu reproves Job with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: _ 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth: 26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. 27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; 28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. 29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Jéb, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to Say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. 470 CHAPTER 34 1 Elihu reproves Job. 10 Omnipotent God cannot be unjust. URTHERMORE #-li’ha an- Swered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men, and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. : 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my Tight? my wound is incurable without transgression. JOB, 34 7 What man is like Jéb, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should com- mit iniquity. . 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find accord- ing to his ways. j 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Al- mighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him 4a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole worid? _24 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; 15 All flesh shall perish to- gether, and man shall turn again unto dust. 16 If now thou hast under- Standing, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? ; 19 How much less to him that accepteth not e€ persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. ‘ 22 There is no darkness, nor Shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 6¢3 JOB, 35, 36 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in*their stead. 25. Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. i 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not con- sider any of his ways: 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. , ; 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face. who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or againsta_manonly: | é 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastise- ment, I will not offend any more: 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. j 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense tt, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: there- fore speak what thou knowest. 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. ‘ 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom, 36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. 471 CHAPTER 35 1 Comparison not to be made with God. 13 He hears not vanity. Big spake moreover; and said, God will not hear vanity 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteous- ness is more than God’s? 3 For thou saidst, What ad-. vantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and ~ see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what re- ceiveth he of thine hand? 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy right- eousness may profit the son of man. 9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed tocry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? , 12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evilmen. . 13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. os 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth if not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. CHAPTER 36 472 1 God’s ways are just. 16 Job’s sins hinder God’s blessings. 664 God’s ways are just j nel Ara also proceeded, and Sal > 2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that J have yet to speak on God’s behalf. 3 I will fetch my knowledge ‘a afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to e poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fet- ters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. 13 But the hypocrites in heart eap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them. 14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 16 Even so would he have re- moved thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should _ be full of fatness. _ judgement of the wicked: 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judg- ment and justice take hold on thee. JOB, 37 18 Because there is wrath, be- ware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor ali the forces of strength. 20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 21 Take heed, regard not iniq- uity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? 23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? 24 Remember that thou mag-~ nify his work, which men be- hold 25 Every man may seeit; man may behold it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? i 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. 31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abun- ance. 32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt. 33 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also con- cerning the vapour. CHAPTER 37 1 God to be feared above his works. His wisdom unsearchabdle. T this also my heart trem- bleth, and is moved out of his place. 473 15 665 JOB, 38 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. 9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. 10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. ; 11 Also by watering he weari- eth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: 12 And itis turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. 13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. 14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the won- drous works of God. 15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? _16 Dost thou know the balanc- ings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? 17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? 18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? 19 Teach us what we shall say God challenges Job to answer unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. 20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. 21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleans- eth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. | 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excel- lent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. CHAPTER 38 474 1 God challenges Job to answer. 4 He convinces Job by his mighty works. HEN the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, | 2 Who is this that darkeneth eouDee! by words without knowl- edge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man: for I will demand of thee. and answer thou me. 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understand- ing. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the founda- tions thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? en I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick dark- ness a swaddlingband for it, 10 And brake up for it my de- creed place, and set hars and doors, 11 And said, Hitherto shalt 666 - God’s mighty works JOB, 39: thou come, but no further: and page of the tender herb to spring here shall thy proud waves be stayed? 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a gar- ment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. | 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? . 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou_knowest it all. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for dark- ness, where is the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? | 21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? : , 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 25 Who hath divided a water- course for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the light- ning of thunder; : 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. _31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Plé/ia-dés, or loose the bands of 6-ri’6n? 32 Canst thou bring forth Maz’- za-roth in his season? or canst thou guide Arc-tt’rus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordi- nances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? _37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, _38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. CHAPTER 39 475 God convinces Job by shewing further $ his mighty works. NOWEST thou the time &» when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months 667 JOB, 40 that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? . 3 They bow, themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. : 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the srying of the driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. | 9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10 Canst thou bind the uni- corn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after ee? 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thow believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? 1 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Whichleaveth hereggsin the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. , 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; ‘ | 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? A 20 Canst thou make him afraid God’s mighty works as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed en. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 25 He saith among the trum- pets, Ha, ha; the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up — at thy command, and make her nest on high? 23 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck and he smelleth — up blood: and where the shiny are, there is she. CHAPTER 40 1 Job humbles himself. _6 God further answers from the whirlwind. "NW OREOVER the LORD an- swered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 4 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 4 Behold, I am_ vile; shall I answer thee? mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; will not answer: yea, twice; I will proceed no further. 6 4 Then answered the LORD but unto Job out of the whirlwind, | and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a | 668 476 what. I will lay but I. Behemoth and leviathan man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? ; _10 Deck thyself now with ma- jesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. | 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust to- gether; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 {Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. ; 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He Ss the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. g 20 Surely the mpuntaiaes bring him forth food, Mi ere all the beasts of the fiel id play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. . 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trust- eth that he can draw up Jor’dan into his mouth. ; 24 He taketh it with his eyes: dis nose pierceth through snares. JOB, 41 CHAPTER 41 477 Great power of God in the leviathan. ANST thou draw out levia- than with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many suppli- cations unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, re- member the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None ts so ene that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? what- soever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 14 o can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. : 15 His scales are his pride, past up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth 069. JOB, 42 shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. ; 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 3 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. ‘ 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. _23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard asa piece of the nether millstone. : 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify them- selves. 26 The sword of him that lay- eth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the haber- geon. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 29 Darts are counted as stub- ble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. : 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. : 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. : ; 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. 478 CHAPTER 42 1 Job submits to God. 7 His friends accept him. 16 His age and death. (Ease Jéb answered the LORD, and said, Job blessed by God 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful fer me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor muself, and repent in dust and ashes. 7 4 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to El’/i-phaz the Té’man-ite, My wrath is kindled against, thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9 So El’i-phaz the Té’man-ite and Bil’dad the Shuw’hite and Zo’phar the Na’a-math-ite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave 670 , and my servant Job The kingdom of the Son him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Jéb more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thou- sand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jé-mi’ma; and the name of the second, Ké-zi’a; PSALMS, 1, 2 and the name of the third, Kér’- en—hap’puch. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and _ their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and full of days. THE BOOK OF PSALMS 479 PSALM 1 1 Happiness of the godly. ness of the ungod LESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight zs in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. _ 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 480 PSALM 2 i Kingdom of the Son. 10 Kings ex- horted to accept him. WV Aes do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers 4 Unhappi- ly. take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zi’6n. ; 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou arf my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine in- heritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but alittle. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. 071 PSALMS, 3-5 481 PSALM 3 Security of God’s protection. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Ab- salom his son. ORD, how are they increased that trouble me!. many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Sé’lah. 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Sé/lah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sus- tained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation : the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Sé/lah. 482 PSALM 4 1 David's prayer for audience. 3 Trust in the Lord. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. EAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Sé’lah. 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Sé‘lah. 5 Offer the sacrifices of right- eousness, and put your trust in the LORD. belongeth, unto | yp Trust in the Lord 6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. | 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine in- creased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM 5 483 1 The wicked unfavoured. 7 David, professing faith, trusts in God te guide him. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. IVE ear to my words, O° LORD, consider my medi- tation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look 4 For thou arf not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. _5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: workers of iniquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. _7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy. righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own coun- sels; cast them out in the multi- 672 thou hatest all © David prays against malice of enemies tude of their transgressions; for they have eieer against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever nett for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wiit bless the righteous; with favour wilt een, compass him as with a shie 484 PSALM 6 David complains, yet triumphs over his To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LorD; for I am weak: OLORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake. 5 For in death there is no re- membrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groan- ing; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because PSALMS, 6, 7 LORD my God, in thee dol put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 OLORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my ‘life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Sé’lah. 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, ac- cording to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just; for the ‘right- eous God trieth the hearts and of grief; it waxeth old because of | T1025 all mine enemies. 8 Depart from me, all ye work- ers of iniquity; for the LORD hath | heard the voice of my weepi 9 The. ‘LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will re- ceive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. 485 PSALM 7 David prays ssp tale Ad malice of his Shiggaion of ie ter Roh he sang unto the LoRD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. 10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. : 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mis- chief,and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, an digged it, and is fallen into ine ditch which he made. 43 673 PSALMS, 8, 9 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 171 will praise the LORD Meellitng to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. 486 PSALM 8 God’s glory LU by his works and To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. LORD our Lord, how excel- lent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hastthou ordained strength because of thine ene- mies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? ' 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 Ail sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD our Lord, how ex- cellent is thy name in all the earth! 487 PSALM 9 Praise of God for executing judgment. To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David. WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. Re 2 I will be glad and rejoice in God’s glory in the heavens thee: I will sing praise to thy name, b thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are turn- ed back, they shall fall and perish ~ at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the hea- then, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. 7 But for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. the LORD shall endure . 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall min- ister judgment to the people in © uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be a re- fuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy © name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not for- saken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Z1’o6n: declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, LORD; consider my _ trouble which I suffer of them that hate — me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may shew forth all of , thy praise in the gates of the © daughter of Zi’6n: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgement which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work oH pe own hands. Hig-ga’ion. ‘a “The wicked shall be turned 674 Complaint and prayer PSALMS, 10, 11 into hell, and all the nations that| God hath forgotten: he hideth forget Go 18 For the- needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expecta- tion of the poor shall not perish for ever. 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know them- selves to be but men. Sé@’lah. 488 PSALM 10 1 David's complaint to God. 12 Prayer for remedy. HY standest thou afar off, hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride doth LORD? why persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the| th pride of his countenance, will not eeale utter CodeaGodics notin all his thoughts. His ways are always griev- ous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at em. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for J shall never be in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking slaces of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the nnocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. 9 He lieth in wait secretly asa ion in his den: he lieth in wait © catch the poor: he doth catch he poor, when he draweth him|h nto his net. 10 He croucheth, and hum- eth himself, that the poor may ali by his strong ones. | il He hath said in his heart, his face; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require if. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite if with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness (ill thou find none. 16 The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are per- ished out of his land. 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of eearth may no more _ press. PSALM 11 489 Providence and justice of God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. WN the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations be de- Se what can the righteous o 4 The LorD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5S The LorD trieth the right- eous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul ateth. } 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous LORD loveth 675 PSALMS, 12-15 Confidence in God’s promises enn EIMNI-TEEEAAEE ET a ee an Ta TL iar righteousness; his countenance | that trouble me rejoice when I doth behold the upright. 490 PSALM 12 David's confidence in God's tried prom- USES». To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. HE LorD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faith- ful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flatter- ing lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried ina furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LorD, thou shalt, preserve them from this generation: for ever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 491 PSALM 13 1 David's complaint of delay. 3 Prayer for grace. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. OW long wilt thou forget me, O LorD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me! 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LorpD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; ; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM 14 492 The corruption of the natural man. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, — to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, — no, not one. _4 Have all the workers of in- iquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. 5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD i¢ his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of fs’- ra-el were come out of Zi‘én! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Ja’cob eae rejoice, and Is’ra-el shall be glad. _ PSALM 15 403 David describes a citizen of Zion. A Psalm of David. ORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? ; 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, an speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a re- proach against his neighbour. | 4 In whose eyes a vile person 1S 676 Hope of the resurrection contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. : 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh re- ward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. 494 PSALM 16 1 David seeks God's. preservation. 5 Hope of the resurrection and life ever- lasting. Michtam of David. RESERVE me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. | 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; : ; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and fo the excellent, in whom is all my delight. , 4. Their sorrows shall be multi- plied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 1 will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my_ heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. | 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 495 PSALM 17 David craves the defence of God against enemies. A Prayer of David. PSALMS, 16, 17 EAR the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou. hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. i 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: in- cline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous loving- kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, | 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12 Like as alion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. | f 13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: ¢ 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the 677 PSALMS, 18 Praise of God for blessings rest of their substance to their| 12 At the brightness that was babes. ' 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. " 496 PSALM 18 David praises God for manifold blessings. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LoRD the words of ‘this song in the day that the Lorp delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, WILL love thee, O LORD, my strength 2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my hbuckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine ene- mies. 4 The sorrows of death com- passed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell com- passed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came be- fore him, even into his ears. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. before him his thick clouds pass- ed, hail stones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. ; 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited em. 15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them | which hated me: for they were too strong for me. é 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19 He brought me forth also — into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20 The LORD rewarded me > according to my righteousness; ~ according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the LorD. recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thy- self upright; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. 27 For thou wilt save the af- 678 . God’s glory in creation ‘flicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 28 For thou wilt light my can- dle: the LORD my God will en- lighten my darkness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. | 30 As for God, his way is per- fect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? . 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. ; 33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 37 I have pursued mine en- emies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head PSALMS, 19 of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strang- ers shall submit themselves unto me. 45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. 46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 47 Itis God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to Da’vid, and to his seed for evermore. PSALM 19 1 Creation shews God’s glory. vid’s prayer for grace. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, HE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firma- ment sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor lan- guage, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, | 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. ; 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 7 The law of the LORD ?s per- 497 12 Da- 679 PSALMS, 20, 21\ fect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judg- ments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his er- pore cleanse thou me from secret au 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shali be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 408 PSALM 20 God’s blessing sought through the sanctuary. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HE LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Ja’cob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zi’on; § 3 Remember all thy offerings, ae accept thy burnt sacrifice; é/lah. 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. — mh ee 5 We will rejoice in thy salva- tion, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. * 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven Thanksgiving for victory with the saving strength of his right hand. 7 Some ¢rust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will re- member the name of the LORD our God. 8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. P 9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. PSALM 21 A thanksgiving for victory. To the chief Musician, A Psaim of David. HE king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! : 2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not with- holden the request of his lips. Sé/lah. ; : 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. i 4 He asked life of thee,” and thou gavest it him, even length of © days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy sal- vation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him 6 For thou hast made him most blessed forever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with countenance. . 7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 10 Their fruit shalt thou de- stroy from the earth, and their Bere from among the children of ay 1 tebe they intended evil against 499 680 man; A prayer in distress thee: they imagined a mischie- vous device, which they are not able to perform. 12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows pen th thy strings against the face re) + 13 Be “thou exalted, LORD, in e own strength: so will we _ sing and praise thy power. 500 PSALM 22 1 David prays in distress. praise of God. To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. Y God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the swords of my roaring? 2 O my God. I cry in the day- time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou ge ae the praises of Is’- ra-el. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst de- liver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I eam a worm, and no a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me | to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, | § He trusted on the LORD that | he would deliver him: let him | ever him, seeing he delighted | in’ | 9 But thou art he that took me | out of the womb: thou didst | make me hope when J was upon ) my mother’s breasts. / 101 was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly. | 11 Be not far from me; for prostige is near; for there is none to | 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Ba’shan have beset me round. 23 His 681 PSALMS, 22 13 They gzaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, | and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; itis melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power ‘of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the LorD, praise him; all ye the seed of Ja’cob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of fs’ra-el. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart separ are for ever. 1 the ends of the world saat remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. : 3 28 For the kingdom is the PSALMS, 23-25 LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations. 29 Ail they that be fat upon - earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. 30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the LORD for a generation. 31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. 501 PSALM 23 David's confidence in the grace of God. A Psalm of David. 9 Dita LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of right- eousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine ene- mies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 502 PSALM 24 The citizens of God’s spiritual kingdom. A Psalm of David. HE earth is the LORD’S, and . the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. f 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Confidence in God 5 He shali receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteous- hess from the God of his salva- ion. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Ja’cob. Sé’lah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye ever- lasting doors; glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? and the King of — The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye ever- lasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory?” The LORD of h King of glory. Sé’lah. -PSALM 25 503 1 David's trust in prayer. 7 Prayer for remission of sins. A Psaim of David. osts, he is the NTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress with- out cause. P 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; | teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait aJl the day. 6 Remember, O LORD, thy © tender mercies and thy loving- kindnesses; for they have been ever of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my — youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remem- ber thou me for thy goodness‘ sake, O LORD. 8 Good and upright is the © LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. oP 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 682 David pleads his integrity 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testi- monies. 11 For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it 1s great. i 12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13 His soul shall dwell atease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. ! 14 The secret of the LORD ts with them that fear him; and he/}m will shew them his covenant. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. ° 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for J put my trust in thee. 21 Letintegrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Is’ra-el, God, out of all his troubles. 504 PSALM 26 David resorts unto God in his integrity. A Psalm of David. UDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LorRD; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my eart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. | ; 4 Ihave not sat with vain per- sons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. PSALMS, 26, 27 5 I have hated the congrega- tion of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked. _6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: 7, That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 8 LORD, I have loved the habi- tation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody en: 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD. PSALM 27 505 1 David sustains his faith by the power of God. 4 His love of service. A Psalm of David. HE LORD ts my light and my salvation; whom shall fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should en- camp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be con- ent. 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shail he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. : 6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will 683 PSALMS, 28, 29 I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou: saidst, Seektye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the|h LORD will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O LorD, and lead me in a plain path, be- cause of mine enemies.: 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. ee 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of thesLORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 506 PSALM 28 1 A prayer against enemies. is blessed. 9 Prayer for the people. A Psalm of David. NTO thee will I cry, O LorRD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my suppli- cations, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wick- edness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their 6 God Princes exhorted to praise God hands; render to them their esert. 5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 6 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. | 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: there- fore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise im. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. PSALM 29 507 David exhorts DOES to give ‘glory to 7oOd. A Psalm of David. GVE. unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 2 Give unto the LorpD the glory due unto his name; wor- ship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD break- eth the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Léb’a-non. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Léb’a-non and Sir‘i- on like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the LORD divid- eth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shak- eth the wilderness; the LORD Mee the wilderness of Ka’- esh. 9 The voice of the LORD mak- eth the hinds to calve, and dis- covereth the forests: and in his 684 Praise to God for deliverance temple doth every one speak of his glory. 10 The LorD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. 2 11 TheLorDwill give strength unto his people; the LoRD will bless his people with peace. 508 PSALM 30 David praises God for his deliverance. A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. WILL extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O LoRD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O LorD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth buta moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8 Icried to thee, O LORD; and eer the LORD I made supplica- on. -Q What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?’ Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LorD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. PSALMS, 30, 31 PSALM 31 509 1 David’s confidence in God. 19 Praises God for his goodness. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. N thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be asham- ed: deliver me in thy righteous- ness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LorD God of truth. 6 Lhave hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the ORD. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast con- sidered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. 9 Have mercy upon me, LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. ; 11 I was a reproach among ail mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. 12 Iam forgotten asa dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. 13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. | 14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 685 PSALMS, 32, 33 15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that per- secute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake. 17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: Jet the wicked be ashamed, and \et them be silent in the grave. 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptu- ously against the righteous. 19 Oh how great is thy good- ness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust | Sé’ in thee before the sons of men! 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvel- lous kindness in a strong city. 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully re- wardeth the proud doer. 24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. 510 PSALM 32 Confession of sin gives ease to conscience. A Psaim of David, Maschil. LESSED ts he whose trans- gression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, anek in whose spirit there is no guile 3 WhenI kept silence, my bones waxed oe through my roaring all the day long. ; 4 For day and night thy hand Exhortation to praise God was heavy upon me: my mois- ture is turned into the drought of summer. Sé’lah. 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I wiil confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. ‘ Sé/lah. _6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. # 7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me poe with songs of deliverance. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no under- standing: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall com- pass him about. 11 Be glad in the LORD, and* rejoice, ye righteous: and shout sor a0ys all ye that are upright in eart. PSALM 33 1 Praise of God for his goodness. Confidence in God. EJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright 2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery He an instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; ty skilfully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. By the word of the LORD 511 20 686 Exhortation to praise God were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he -layeth up the depth in store- houses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. j 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the peo- ~ ple of none effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The LoRD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habi- tation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Arar 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. ; 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. ae 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be - upon us, according as we hope in thee. PSALMS, 34 PSALM 34 512 David's praise sf noee and exhortation 0 at A Psalm otf David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. WILL bless the LORD at all a times: his praise shall con- tinually be in my mouth. _2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble sha!) hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he eard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD en- campeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 What man is he that desir- eth life, and loveth many days; that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 687 PSALMS, 35 18 The LORDis nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; an saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: butthe LORD de- livereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. | 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 513 PSALM 35 1 Dawid prays for safety. 22 He in- cites God against his enemies. A Psalm of David. | Darien my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buck- ler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net 7m a pit, digged for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch him- self: into that very destruction let him fall. ‘ 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, LorpD, who is like unto thee, d| him th A prayer for safety deliverest the poor from at is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good :to the spoiling of my which soul. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sack- cloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered them- selves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew 7t not; they did tear me, and ceased not: 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. >» 19 Let not them that are mine — enemies wrongfully rejoice over — me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quietin the © which without cause they have | land. , 21 Yea,they opened their mouth — wide against me, and said, Aha, © aha, our eye hath seen it. 22 This thou hast seen, LORD: keep notsilence: OLord, be not far from me. 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord, 24 Judge me, O LORD my (God, according to thy righteousness; 688 fou Patience and confidence in God and let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify them- _ Selves against me. : 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleas- ure in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. 514 PSALM 36 1 Estate of the wicked. 10 Prayer for favours. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. HE transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that. is not good; he ab- horreth not evil. Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judg- ments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy loving- kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy | 44 PSALMS, 36, 37 house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. f 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 10 O continue thy lovingkind- ness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the up- right in heart. 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. PSALM 37 515 David persuades to patience and confi- dence in God. A Psaim of David. RET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dweil in the land, and verily thou shalt be ed. 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust alsoin him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy- self because of him who prosper- eth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from: anger, and for- sake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. ; : 10 For yet a little while, and the 689 PSALMS, 38 wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and» shall delight therieelyes in the abundance of pea 12. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. ; 13. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is com- ing. 14 The wicked have drawn out - the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the right- eous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the ORD: and he delighteth in his way 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his and. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. The good estate of the righteous 26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 28 For the LORD loveth judg- ment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 31 The law of his God is in his © heart; none of his steps shall slide. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading him- self like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, , he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man 1s peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of_ the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LorD shall heip them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. PSALM 38 516 David prays God. ie have compassion on case. A Psalm of David, fe ony toremembrance. 690 A prayer for compassion LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. i 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone Over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are cor- rupt because of my foolishness. 6 Iam troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mis- chievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and J was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. __14 Thus I was as a man that _heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. _15 For in thee, O LorD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord ay God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. _17 ForI am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. PSALMS, 39 _18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are mul- tiplied. 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries: because I follow the thing that g£00d is. 21 Forsake me not, O LorD: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O. Lord my salvation. PSALM 39 517 1 David's care of his thoughts. 10 His prayer. To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Sélah. : 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. f 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my trans- gressions: make me not the re- proach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away 691 PSALMS, 40, 41 from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to con- sume away like a*moth: surely every man is vanity. Sé/lah. 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. , 13 O spare me, that I may re- cover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. 518 PSALM 40 1 Of confidence in God. 6 Obedience the best sacrifice. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. WAITED patiently for the LorD: and he inclined unto me, and heard my Cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. ‘ 4 Blessed is that. man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not re- uired. c 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book if is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Obedience the best sacrifice 9 Ihave preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have nor refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 10 [have not hid thy righteous- ness Within my heart; I have de- clared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 11 Withhold not thou thy ten- der mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hoid upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O LORD, to de- liver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be mag- nified. 17 But I am poor and needy; vet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliv- ay make no tarrying, O my 0) e j PSALM 41 519 1 Care of the poor. 4 David's com- plaint. 10 He fiees to God for heip. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. LESSED is he that consid- ereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. ; 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 692 / David’s zeal to serve God 3 The LorRD will him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. » Mine enemies speak me, When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 And if he come to see me, e speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7 All that hate me whisper to- gether against me: do they devise my hurt. 8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 2 9 Yea, mine own familiarfriend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. } 10 But thou, O LORD, be merci- ful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. i1 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. i2 And as for me, thou uphold- est me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Biessed be the LORD God of is’ra-el from everlasting, and to everlasting. A-mén’, and A-mén’. 520 PSALM 42 Zeal of David to serve God. To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the J sons of Korah. AN the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they con- tinually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 WhenIrememberthese things, I pour out my soul in me: strengthen evil of against me PSALMS, 42, 43 for I had gone with the multi- tude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou dis- quieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jor’dan, and of the Hér’mon- ites, from the hill Mi’zar. 7 Deep calleth unto deep at the | noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 8 Yetthe LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day- time, and in the night his song shail be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies. reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou dis- quieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my counte- nance, and my God. PSALM 43 521 1 David's promise to serve God joyfully, 5 Encouragement to his souti. UDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding 693 PSALMS, 44, 45 joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou dis- quieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 522 PSALM 44 1 Remembrance of former favours. _7 Complaint of present evils. 23 Prayer for succour. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. E have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst @ favour unto them. | 4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Ja’cob. 5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save | t me. 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Sé’lah. 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not for with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to_ turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for them- selves. ; i 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. Complaint of present evils 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. 15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. : 17 All this is come upon wus; yet have we not forgotten thee, — neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of drag- ons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaugh- er. 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction . and our oppression? 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 26 Arise for our help, and re- deem us for thy mercies’ sake. PSALM 45 523 Majesty and grace of the kingdom of Christ. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. 694 Majesty of Christ’s kinadom Y heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touch- ing a me ee is the pen of a ready writer ~ 2 Thou art fairer than the chil- dren of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 3 Gird thy sword upon fhy thick, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’ Ss enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: there- fore God, thy God, hath anoint- ed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. thy garments smeil of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 0 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of O’phir. 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; 11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shail be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needle- work: the virgins her compan- ions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. PSALMS, 46 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace. 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. PSALM 46 524 Confidence in the church of God. To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. OD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swell- ing thereof, Sé’l 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5 God is in the midst of her: she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen raged, the king- doms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The LORD of hosts is with us; ree of Ja’cob is our refuge. e’lah. 8 Come, behold the works of the LORD,: what desolations he hath made in the earth 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that Iam God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. apse 11 The LorD of hosts is with us; the God of Ja’cobis our ref- uge, Sé’lah. 695 PSALMS, 47-49 525 PSALM 47 An exhortation to the nations. Tod the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. CLAP your hands, all_ye people; shout unto Go with the voice of triumph. ‘ 2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inherit- ance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Sé/lah. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a} trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 3 God reigneth over the hea- then: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of A’bra-ham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. 526 PSALM 48 Ornaments and privileges of the Church. A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. ee is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Ans: 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zién, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 4 For, lo, the kings were as- sembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail ” Thou breakest the ships of Tar’shish with an east wind. Vanity of trusting in riches 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Sé/lah. _9 We have thought of thy lov- ingkindness, God, in the midst of thy temple. 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let mount Zi’6n rejoice, let the daughters of Ja’dah be glad, because of thy judgments. 12 Walk about Zi’én, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. | ; 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. PSALM 49 ey | Faith in the resurrection built on God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the $s ons of Korah. EAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: , : 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. . - 3 My mouth shall speak of wis- dom: and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. © 4 1 will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp — 5 Wherefore should I fear in the — days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels. shall compass me about? j 4 6 They that trust in theif wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, not give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the. redemption of theit soul is precious, and it cease for ever:) wet) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men 696 ‘for ever, God’s delight in obedience die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is,/h that their houses shall continue and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. eek 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. _ 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Sé/lah. ge 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave: death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shail consume in the grave from their dwelling. ‘ 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Sé/lah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall - carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. ; 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. Re 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. 528 PSALM 50. 1 God’s majesty in the church. 7 His pleasure is not in ceremonies. 14 Sincerity of obedience. A Psalm of Asaph. HE mighty God, even tne LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zi’6n, the perfection of shined. Our God shall come» and beauty, God hath sh PSALMS, 50 shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about im. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Sé’lah. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O is’ra-el, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. _10 For every beast of the forest 7s mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? _14 Offer unto God thanksgiv- ing; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant ir thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruc- tion, and castest my words be- hind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 697 PSALMS, 51, 52 A prayer for sanctification ean STB Ae NORIO SSE a Rs ce 20 Thou sittest and speakest|O God; and renew a right spirit against thy brother; thou slan- derest thine own mother’s son. 21 These things hast thou done, and kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. ; : 23 Whoso offereth praise glori- fieth me: and to him that order- eth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. 529 PSALM 51 1 David prays for the remission of sins. 6 His prayer for sanctification. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving- kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my trans- gressions: and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done ¢his evil m thy sight: that thou mightest be ‘justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. , 5 Behold,.I was shapen in in- iquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. j 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, amd blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgres- sors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. : _14 Deliver me from bloodguilt- iness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. f : 16 For thou desirest not sacri- fice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart. O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zi’én: build thou the walls of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteous- ness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall oe offer bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM 52 530 David, confident of God’s mercy, gives thanks. To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psaim of David, when Doeg: the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. HY boastest thou thyself in mischief, mighty man? the goodness of God en- dureth continually. . : 2 Thy tongue deviseth mis- chiefs; like a sharp razor, work- ing deceitfully. } 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Sé’/lah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shali take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy 698 Depravity of the natural man PSALMS, 53-55 dwelling place, and root thee out GAVE me, O God, by thy name, of the land of the living. Sé’lah. and judge me by thy strength. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trust- ed in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. e 8 ButI am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 9 I will praise thee for ever, be- cause thou hast done it: and. will wait on thy name; for if is good before thy saints. PSALM 53 David describes the depravity of the natural man. To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psaim of David. HE fool hath said in_his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become fiithy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. | 6 Oh that the salvation of Is’- ra-el were come out of Zi’6n! When God bringeth back the cap- tivity of his people, Ja’cob shall rejoice, and Is’ra-el ai be glad. 532 PSALM 1 David prays for Se 4 His confidence in God. To the chief Musician on WNeginoth, Sete A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims ¢c came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Sé’lah. 4 Behold, God is mine helper: e Lord is with them that up- hold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine ene- mies. PSALM 55 533 1 David’s fearful case. 8 He prays against enemies. chief Musician on WNeginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. IVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. , 4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, ang horror hath DAN tea te 6 And I Sich “Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Sé’lah. 8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. To the 699 PSALMS, 56, 57 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mis- chief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 14 We took sweet counsel to- gether, and waiked unto the house of God in company. 15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the‘LORD shall save me. 17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: voice 18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. i 19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Sé’lah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with aim he hath broken his cove- OL “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 22 Cast thy burden upon: the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the right- eous to be moved. y 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of de- struction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. and he shall hear my|; David complains against enemies PSALM 56 534 1 David complains against enemies. 9 His confidence in God. To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem- rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath E merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me, 2 Mine enemies would . daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves to- gether, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the peo- ple, O God. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: ibis I know; for God is for “10 In God willI praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12 Thy vows are upon me, O eae I will render praises unto 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? PSALM 57 1 David's ies SS 535 7 His praise of od. To the chief Musician,” Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 700 \ \ Reproof of the wicked E merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 21 will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Sé’lah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and ar- rows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst where- eee they are fallen themselves. é’lah iL My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. 536 PSALM 58 1 Reproof of wicked judges. wicked described. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of Davi d. O ye indeed speak righteous- 7 ness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? 3 The PSALMS, 58, 59 ness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the ear 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speak- ing lies. 4 Their poison is like the poi- son of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. : 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a wo- man, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both liv- ing, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. i1 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. PSALM 59 537 David prays for deliverance from enemies To the chief Musician, AlJ-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him, ELIVER me from mine ene- mies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered 2 Yea, in heart ye work wicked- peat me; not for my trans- 701 PSALMS, 60, 61 gression, nor for my sin, O} LORD. 4 They run and prepare them- selves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God. of Is’ra-el, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicke transgressors. Sé/lah. 6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? 8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. a) Complaint and prayer PSALM 60 538 David's complaint and prayer for de- liverance. To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of MDavid, to teach; when he strove with Aram-nahsraim, and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonish- ment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. 10 The God of my mercy shail | 5颒lah. prevent me: God shall let me see ues desire upon mine enemies. 1 Slay them not, lest my peo- ne forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath spoken in his holi- . eet I will rejoice, I will divide Shé’chem, and mete out the val- ley of Stic’coth. 7 Gil’e-ad is mine, and Ma- nas’seh 7s mine; E’phra-im also is the strength of mine head; Jii’dah is my lawgiver; 8 MOd’ab is my washpot; over E’dom will I cast out my shoe: Phi-lis’tia, triumph thou because ruleth in Ja’cob unto the ends of | Of me the earth. Sé’lah. 14 And at evening let them re- turn; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. 16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, O my _ strength, will I sing: for God is my de- fence, and the God of my mercy. 9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into E’dom? ; 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shail tread down our enemies. PSALM 61 539 David, on his FOU Gs experience, cries 0 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, 4 Psaim of David. 702 \ David’s thirst for God EAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. _ 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the cov- ert of thy wings. Sé/lah. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 6 Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations. 7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. 540 PSALM 62 David trusts ity de See. things, only To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. RULY my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. | 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. | 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a totter- ing fence. ; 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse in- wardly. Sé’lah. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon oe for my expectation is from im. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. : 7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my PSALMS, 62, 63 Uae and my refuge, is in 8 Trust in him at all times; ye peopie, pour out your heart be- fore him: God is a refuge for us. Sé/lah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the bal- ance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this: that power belongeth unto God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, be- longeth mercy: for thou render- est to every man according to his work. PSALM 63 541 1 David's thirst for God. 9 Confident of his enemies’ destruction. A Psalm of David, when he wasin the wilderness of Judah. GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. _3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after art thy right hand upholdeth “ But those that seek my soul, 703 PSALMS, 64-66 to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in Gods; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 542 PSALM 64 David’s complaint of enemies and prayer for deliverance. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. EAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of miquity: - 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a_ diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7 But God thal shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. 543 PSALM 65 1 Praise of God’s grace. 4 God’s good- ness to his chosen. To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. God’s goodness to his choson RAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Si/on: and unto thee shall the vow be performed: 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in right- eousness wilt thou answer us, O God or our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 6 Which by his strength setteth fast Be mountains being girded with p 7 Which " stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the out- goings of the morning and even- ing to rejoice. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrich- est it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou set- tlest the furrows thereof: thou makestit soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. SALM 66 544 David declares God’s special goodness ta imself. To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm, 704 and the litile \ God’s special goodness to David PSALMS, 67, 68 AKE a joyful noise unto mouth, and he was extolled with A God, all ye lands: f 2 Sing forth the honour of his hame: make his praise glori- ous. 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. ; 4 Ali the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee: they shall sing fo thy name. é’lah. 5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. 6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we re- joice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the na- tions: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Sé/lah. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to e moved. 10 For thou, O God, hast Proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 Thou hast caused men to ride, over our heads: we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15: I will offer unto thee burnt Sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams: I will offer _bullocks with goats. Sé/lah. 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 17 I cried unto him with my 45 my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19 But verily God hath heard me, he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. PSALM 67 545 1 A prayer for the enlargement of God’s kingdom. 4 Joy for the nations. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. GaP be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Sé’lah,. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Sé/lah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O ods let all the people praise the e. 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us: and all pe ends of the earth shall fear im. PSALM 68 546 A prayer at the moving of the ark. To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. re God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melt- eth before the fire, so let the Mila ilt perish at the presence of od. 3 But let the righteous be glad: let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to 705 PSALMS, 68 his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. ; 6 God setteth the ‘solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: put the rebellious dwell in a dry ede forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Sé’lah: 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Si/nai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Is’ra-el. 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast pre- pared of thy goodness for the poor. 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published if. : 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Sal’mon. 4 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Ba’shan; an high hill es the hill of Ba’shan. 16 Why leap ye, ve high hills? this is the hillwhich God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God_ are twenty thousand, even thou- sands of angels; the Lord is among them, as in Si/nai, in the holy place. 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: O God, when thou wentest | d E’eypt; Prayer at the removal of the ark thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Sé‘lah. j 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from eath. 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Ba’shan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: 23 That thy foot may be dip- ped in the blood cf thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. 26 Bless ye God in the congre- © gations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Is’ra-el. 27 There is little Bén’ja-min with their ruler, the princes of Ja’dah and their council, the princes of Zéb’u-ltin, and the princes of Naph’ta-li. 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, © that which thou hast wrought for us. 29 Because of thy temple at Jé-ru’sa-lém shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peo- ple, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. 31 Princes shall come out of £-thi-d’pi-a shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 706 Prayer for deliverance 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Sé/lah:| ; 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his - voice, and that a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over is’- ra-el, and his strength is in the clouds. 35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Is’ra-el is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. 547 PSALM 69 1 David complains of afflictions. Prayer for deliverance. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. AVE me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. ; 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: Iam come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. ; Iam weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would de- stroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; 13 and my sins are not hid from thee. é 6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord Gop of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be con- founded for my sake, O God of Is’ra-el. 7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath cov- ered my face. 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children. | 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the re- ‘garment; PSALMS, 69 proaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. en I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 1 I made sackcloth also my and I became a pro- verb to them. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an ac- ceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood over- flow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O LorD; for thy loving kindness is good: turn unto me according to the muiti- tude of thy tender mercies. 17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: ear me speedily. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me be- cause of mine enemies. 19 Thou hast known my re- proach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heavi- ness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none: and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22 Let their tabie become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation 707 PSALMS, 70, 71 Prayer against wicked and for godly 4 Let all those that seek thee upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their habitation be deso- late; and let none dwell in their tents. ; 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. _27 Add iniquity unto their in- iquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. 29 But I am poor and sorrow- ful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. — |. 32 The humble} shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the LorD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his pris- oners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 35 For God will save Zi’6n, and will build the cities of Ji’- dah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. 548 PSALM 70 Prayer against he ie and for the odly. To the chief Musician, A Psaim of David, to bring to remembrance. | Mf AKE haste, O God, to de- liver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. 2 Let ‘them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned back- ward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say Sean Let God be magni- ed. 5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou arf my help and my deliver- er; O LORD, make no tarrying. PSALM 71 549 1 David prays for himself and against enemies. 19 He praises God. N thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to corfusion. é 2 Deliver me in thy righteous- ness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habita- tion, whereunto I may continu- ally resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Gop: thou art my trust from my | youth. 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be con- tinually of thee. 7 Tam asa wonder unto many$ but thou art my strong refuge. | 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. ee _ = 9 Cast me not off in the time of | old age; my strength faileth. forsake me not when ; 10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay < wait for my soul take counsel © together, 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. © 12 O O my God, make haste for my help. 13 Let them be confounded and 708 : \ : God, be not far from me: | f i i - Glories of the kingdom consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. . . ; 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salva- tion all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. 16 _ I will go in the strength of the Lord Gop: I will make men- tion of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake d menot; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to Come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O od, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! 20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths b of the earth. 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. : : 22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Is’ra-el. ute 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. 550 PSALM 72 1 David prays for Solomon. typical kingdom. A Psalm for Solomon. IVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteous- ness unto the king’s son. 2 His 709 PSALMS, 72 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the People, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 Inhis days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon en- ureth. a 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilder- ness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tar’shish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Shé’ba and Sé’ba shall offer gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down efore him: nations shall serve him. i2 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. ; 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. ; 15 And he shail live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Shé’ba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shali shake like Léb’a-non: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be con- . PSALMS, 73, 74 tinued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of is’ra-el, who only doeth wondrous things. 19 And biessed be his gloricus name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; A-mén’, and A-men’. 4 20 The prayers of Da’vid the son of Jés’se are ended. 551 PSALM 73 God's purposes as to the wicked and righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. Hd Plies God is good to Is’ra-el, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the fool- ish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in pee death: but their strength is m. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fat- ness: they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowl- edge in the most High? 12 Behold, these are the ungod- ly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. Destiny of the wicked and the righteous 14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanc- tuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and ignor- ant: I was as a beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continu- ally with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. : 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward re- ceive me ¢o glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28 But if is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. PSALM 74 552 Complaint of the desolation of the sanctuary. Maschil of Asaph. O GOD, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep | of thy pasture? 710 Desolation of the sanctuary Pk eG ae Sol EEN AER eee 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zi’o6n, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the per- petual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. PRM Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. _ A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the syna- gogues of God in the land. 9 We see not our signs: there is nO more any prophet: neither is there among us any that know- eth how long. 10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. 12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. Wa 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him fo be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave the foun- tain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the bor- PSALMS, 75 ders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the con- gregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the cove- nant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed re- turn ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own Cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. i 23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those at rise up against thee increas- eth continually. 553 PSALM 75 1 The prophet praises God. 2 Promise to judge uprightly. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. NTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. 2 When I shall receive the con- gregation I will judge uprightly. The earth and al! the inhabit- ants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Sélah. 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; itis full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of 71il PSALMS, 76, 77 the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. 9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Ja’cob. 10 All the horns of the wicled also will I cut off; *but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 554 PSALM 76 1 God’s majesty declared. 11 An exhor- tation to reverent service. To the chief Musician on N nets A Psalm or Song of Asa N Ja’dah is God pee his name is great in Is’ra-el. 2 In Sa’lem also is his _taber- nacle, and his dwelling place in Von 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Sé/lah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, QO God of z 4’cob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, 9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Sé‘lah. 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. 555 PSALM 77 1 The psalmist’s fierce combat with diffidence. 10 The victory. To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Ce Psalm of Asaph. Declaration of God’s majesty CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Sé’lah. 4 Thou holdest mine eyes wak- ing: Iam so troubled that I can- not speak. 5 Ihave considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 61 call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Sé’lah. 10 And I said, This is my in- firmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. 11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will re- member thy wonders of old. 12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. 13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy peor: the sons of eee and Jé’seph. Sé/lah. 16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. 18 The voice of thy thunder was the heaven: the lightnings 712 God’s wonders in Egypt and the-wilderness lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Mé’ses and Aar’on. 556 PSALM 78 1 An exhortation to learn and preach the law of God. 67 The Israelites rejecied. tMaschil of Asaph. IVE ear, O my people, fo my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath one. 5 For he established a testi- mony in Ja’cob, and appointed a law in fs’ra-el, which he com- manded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the chil- dren which should be born; who _ should arise and declare them to their children: ; That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his command- ments: 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. ; 9 The children of E’phra-im, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; PSALMS, 78 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed em. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of E’sypt, in the field of Z0’an. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. i4 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused wa- ters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. ; 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furn- ish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Ja’cob, and eee also came up against Is’~ ra-el; 22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down man- na upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained fiesh also upon them as dust, and feathered 713 PSALMS, 78 God’s wonders in Egypt fowls like as the sand of the; 44 And had turned their rivers sea: . 28 And he let if fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Is’ra-el. 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they re- aaee and enquired early after od. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 38 But he, being full of, com- passion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and _ limited the Holy One of is’ra-el. ; 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he de- livered them from the enemy. | 43 How he had wrought his signs in E’gypt, and his wonders in the field of Z6’an: 7 into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which de- stroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51 And smote all the firstborn in E’gypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of am: 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a — ock. 53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. a 54 And he brought them to the © border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Is’ra-el to dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they tempted and pro- voked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. ; 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. ; 59 When God heard fhis, he 14 Desolation of Jerusalem was wroth, and greatly abhorred Is’ra-el; 60 So that he forsook the tab- fi ernacle of Shi’/loh, the tent which he placed among men; .51 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. , 63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts. he put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of J6’seph, and chose not the tribe of E’phra-im: 68 But chose the tribe of Ja’dah, the mount Zi’6n which he loved. gan 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for | hi ever. 70 He chose Da’vid also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Ja’cob his people, and Is’ra-el his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. 557 PSALM 79 1 Complaint of the desolation of Jeru- salem. 8 Prayer for deliverance. A Psalm of Asaph. O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jé-ru’sa-lém on heaps. 2 The dead bodies of thy serv- PSALMS, 79, 80 ants have they given fo be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the esh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jé-ry’sa- lem; and there was none to bury them. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and de- rision to them that are round about us. 5S How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name, For they have devoured Ja’- cob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. 9 Help us, O God of our salva< tion, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. 10 Wherefore should the hea- then say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. 11 Let the sighing of the pris- oner come before thee; accord- ing to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 12 And render unto our neigh- bours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 13 So we thy people and sheet of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew ore thy praise to all genera- ions. PSALM 80 558 1 The psalmist’s complaint of the mis< erties of the church. 8 Favours areé turned into judgments. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim- eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. 715 PSALMS, 81 GNE ear, O Shepherd of fs’- ra-el, thou that leadest Jo’- seph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. ; 2 Before E’phra-im and Bén’ja- min and Ma-nas’seh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, an cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our ene- mies laugh among themselves. 7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of E’gypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck er? 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. 14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; 15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. Lig 16 /é is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the An exhortation to praise God son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. 19- Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. PSALM 81 559 An exhortation to the praise of God. To the chief Musician eR Gittith, A Psaim of Asaph ING aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Ja’cob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the mew moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a_statute for Is’ra-el, and a law of the God of Ja’cob. ‘ 5 This he ordained in Jé’seph for a testimony, when he- went out through the land of E’éypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed his shoulder from — the burden: his hands were de- livered from the pots. 7 Thou calledst in trouble, and J delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Mér’i-bah. Sé/lah. 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Is’ra-el, i thou wilt hearken unto me: 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of E’é¥pt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and fs’ra-el would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had 716 The psalmist, Complaint of conspiracies PSALMS, 82-84 hearkened untae hearkened unto me, and is’ra-el | let us cut them off from being a had walked in my ways! 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. 15 The haters of the LORD Should have submitted them= selves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. 560 PSALM 82 having exhorted the judges, prays God to judge. A Psalm of Asaph. Gor standeth in the congre- gation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge un- justly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Sé’lah. 3 Defend the poor and father- less: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. ; 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and _ all of you are children of the most igh. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. nation; that the name of is’ra-el may be no more in remembrance. 5 For they have consulted to- gether with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of &’dom, and the Ish’ma-el-ites: of MO’ab, and the Ha’gar-énes; _7 Gé/bal, and Am/’mén, and Am/a-lék; the Phi-lis’tines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 As’sur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lét. Sé’lah. 9 Do unto them as unto the Mid’i-an-ites; as to Sis’e-ra, as to Ja’bin, at the brook of Ki’son: 10 Which perished at En’—dor: they became as dung for the earth. : 3 11 Make their nobles like 6’reb, and like Zé’eb: yea, ail their princes as Zé’bah, and as Zal- mun’na: | 12 Who said, Let us take to our- selves the houses of God in pos- session. 13 O my God, make them like a ee as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. 16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O RD. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: | Lo for thou shalt inherit all ntions. 561 PSALM 83 1 Complaint of conspiracies. 9 Prayer against them that oppress the church. A Song or Psalm of Asaph. O EEE not thou silence, God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. ' 3 They have taken crafty coun- sel against thy people, and con- sulted against thy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JE- HO’VAH, arf the most high over all the earth. PSALM 84 562 1 Longing for the communion of the Sanctuary. 8 Prayer to dwell therein. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. OW amiable are thy taber- nacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even 717 PSALMS, 85, 86 fainteth for the courts of. the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O BORD of hosts, my King, and my od. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Sé’lah. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 6 Who passing through the valley of Ba’ca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zi’on appeareth before God. 8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Ja’cob. Sé/lah. : 9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. ; : 10 For a day in thy courts ts better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. : 12 O LoRD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 563 PSALM 85 1 The psalmist prays for former mer- cies. 8 Confidence in God’s goodness. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the Sons of Korah. | ae thou hast been favour- able unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Ja’cob. : aa), 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniq- uity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Sé/lah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. | call upon thee: Confidence in God tion, and cause thine anger to- ward us to cease. d 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may re- joice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yea, the LORD shall give that whichis good; and our land shall yield her increase. 13 Righteousness shall go be- fore him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. PSALM 86 564 1 David relies on God’s mercy. 17 He desires some token of God’s goodness. A Prayer of David. OW down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor an needy. 2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy serv- ant: for unto thee, O Lord, dol lift up my soul. 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that c upon thee. 6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice ~ of my supplications. si 7 In the day of my trouble I will for thou wilt an- 4 Turn us, O God of our cela: : Sweet me, David's sore complaint 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shail glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lorp; I wiil walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for ever- more. : 13 For great is thy mercy to- ward me: and thou hast deliv- ooce my soul from the lowest & 140 God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after th my soul; and have not set thee before them. 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 7 Shew me a token for good: that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 565 PSALM 87 The nature and glory of the church. A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. H's foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loveth the gates of | d _ Zi’6n more than all the dwellings of Ja’cob. ; 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Séah. 4 I will make mention of Ra’- hab and Bab’¥-lon to them that know me: behold Phi-lis’tia, and yre, with £-thi-6’pi-a; this man Was born there, PSALMS, 87, 88 5 And of Zi’én it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Sé’lah. 7 As well the singers as the Players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee. PSALM 88 566 Grievous complaint of David in prayer. A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: 2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; 3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto e grave, 4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: Iamasa man that hath no strength: Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and choy are cut off from thy and. 6 Thou hast laid me in the low- est pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Sé’lah. 8 Thou hast put away mine ac- quaintance far from me; thou hast made*me an abomination unto them: J am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called aily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? _Sé’lah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteous- 719 PSALMS, 89 ness in the land of forgetful- ness! 13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD: and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am _ dis- tracted. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me: thy terrors have cut me off. 17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine ac- quaintance into darkness. 567 PSALM 89 1 Praise of God for his covenant and ask ah 46 David prays and blesses od. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; thy faithful- ness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto Da’vid my servant, 4. Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Sé’lah. 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faith- fulness also in the congregation of the saints. 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. ; 8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about ee? 9 Thou rulest the raging of the Praise for covenant and favour sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 Thou hast broken Ra’hab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine ene- mies with thy strong arm. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Ta’bor and Hér’mon shall rejoice in thy name. 13 Thou hast a_mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. . 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. : 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenence. 16 In thy name shall they re- joice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be ex- alted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the LoRD is our de- fence; and the Holy One of Is’ra-el is our king. boar ot 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, Ihave laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out o the people. 20 I have found D§éa’vid my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shail be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wick- edness afflict him. ‘ 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in a Bee shall his horn be ex- alted. 720 The brevity of human life 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. : 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. : 28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my cove- nant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make fo endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judg- ments; 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit their trans- gression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. ___ 33 Nevertheless my lovingkind- ness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. s ‘ 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone - out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto Da’vid. 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established for - ever as the moon, and as a faith- ful witness in heaven. Sé’lah. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth - with thine anointed. covenant of thy servant: 39 Thou hast made void the thou hast profaned his crown by cast- ing it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. : 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 46 PSALMS, 90 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast cov- ered him with shame. Sé’lah. 46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Sé’lah. 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto Da’vid in thy truth? 50 Remember, Lord, the re- proach of thy servants; how Ido bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 52 Blessed_ be the LORD for evermore. A-mén’, and A-mén’. PSALM 90 568 1 Moses sets forth God’s promises and chastisements. 10 The brevity of life. A Prayer of Moses the man of God. ORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all gen- erations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to ever- lasting, thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man to destruc- tion; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the » night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. 721 PSALMS, 91, 92 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. Pree ny 8 Thou hast set.our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years asa tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for itis soon cut off, and we fly away. 1 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. é 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. f 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years where- in we have seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. 17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 569 PSALM 91 1 Happy estate of the godly. 3 Their safety. 5& Their exaltation. E that dwelleth in the secret: * place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. - 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. ‘Happy estate of the godly 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the atrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon- day. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. ; 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in y ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thon dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tram- ple under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, be- cause he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. PSALM 92 570 The prophet exhorts to praise of God. A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. T is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most igh: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkind- ness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night. 722 Majesty of God’s kingdom _3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand is. 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the work- ers Of iniquity do flourish; it is - that they shall be destroyed for ever: 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniq- uity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn shalt thou ex- alt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the against me. 2 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow | | like a cedar in Léb’a-non. | 13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat _and flourishing; ; - 15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 571 PSALM 93 Majesty of God's kingdom. HE LorpD _reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, _ wherewith he hath girded him- _ self: the world also is stablished, _ that it cannot be moved. 2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. wicked that rise up|h PSALMS, 93, 94 3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. _4 The LORD on high is might- ier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever. PSALM 94 572 1 Complaint of tyranny and impiety. 2 eae Ba dh of igiiction tine LORD God, to whom ven- geance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. ; 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3 LORD, how ong shall the wicked, how long shall the wick- ed triumph? 4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? . 5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine eritage. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the father- ess. 7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of ja’cob regard it. 8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10 He that chastiseth the hea- then, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. j 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; _. 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, 723 PSALMS, 95, 96 on the pit be digged for the wic 14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he for- sake his inheritance. 15 But judgment shall eet unto righteousness: and all upright in heart shall follow it 16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. b 8 When I said, My foot slip- peth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy com- forts delight my soul. 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn _ the innocent blood. 22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. 573 PSALM 95 An exhortation to praise God for his goodness. COME, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before his pres- ence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. : 3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 41In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. _5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 6 O come, let us worship and Ezhortation to praise God bow down: let us kneel before. the LORD our maker. 7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of hishand. To day if ye will hear his voice, — 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilder- ness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: . 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. PSALM 96 574 An exhortation to praise God for his judgment. SING unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. 2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the na- tions are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. |. 6 Honour and majesty are be- fore him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. ; 7 Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 8 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the heathen fthaf the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it 724 Majesty of Goad’s kingdom shall not be moved: he shall | righteous; judge the people righteously. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth 575 PSALM 97 The majesty of God’s kingdom. HE LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the mul- titude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. ak 6 The heavens declare his right- eousness, and all the people see his glory. 7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. 8 Zi’on heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Ji’dah re- joiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. f ® For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art ex- alted far above all gods. 10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of is saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11. Light is sown for the right- eous, and gladness for the up- right in heart. ok Rejoice in the LORD, ye PSALMS, 97-99 and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. PSALM 98 76 Let all creatures praise God. A Psalm. SING unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 2 The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of is’ra-el: all the ends of the earth have seen the salva- tion of our God. 4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise be- fore the LORD, the King. Let the sea roar, and the ful- ness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. } 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. PSALM 99 577 The prophet exhorts to worship in Zion. HE LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. dete ae 2 The LORD is great in Zi’dn; and he is high above all the people. ‘ 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it zs holy. 4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest 725 PSALMS, 100-102 judgment and righteousness in Ja’cob. 5 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. , 6 Mo’ses and Aar’on among his priests, and Sam/’u-el among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. ' 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testi- monies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. _ 9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. 578 PSALM 100 An exhortation to praise God cheerfuily. A Psalm of praise. AKE a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with glad- ness: come before his presence with singing. ( 3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. 579 PSALM 101 David makes a vow and profession of godliness. A Psalm of David. J WILL sing of mercy and judg- ment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk nafs my house with a perfect e ° Exhortation to worship 3 Iwill setno wicked thing be- fore mine eyes: I hate the work of Cae that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. ; 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look anda proud heart will not I suffer. 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. PSALM 102 580 1 A grievous complaint. 12 God's mer- cies are to be recorded. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is over« whelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lorp. HyYF*R my prayer, O LORD, a and let my cry come unto ee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble: » incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. | 5 By reason of the voice of my | ie So my bones cleave to my skin. 6 Iam like a pelican of the wil- derness: I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. 726 God’s mercy and lovingkindness 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, |. |. { 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am with- ered like grass. 12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy re- membrance unto all generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zi’6n: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleas- ure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the LORD shall build up Zi’on, he shall appear in his glory. 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. : 18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; 21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zi’6n, and his praise in Jé-ru’sa-lém; 22 When the people are gath- ered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. 23 He weakened my strength he shortened my not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. f 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. PSALMS, 103 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. PSALM 103 581 An exhortation to bless God for his mercy. A Psalm of David. LESS the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniq- uities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The LORD executeth right- eousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways unto M6’ses, his acts unto the children of Is’ra-el. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. ) 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. _ . 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are as 727 PSALMS, 104 grass: asa flower of the field, so he flourisheth. f 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. _ 17 But the mercy of the LORD ts from everlasting -to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; : 18 To such as keep his cove- nant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. 19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over ail. 20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excelin strength, that do his commandments, heark- ening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his domin- ion: bless the LORD, O my soul. 582 PSALM 104 1 Meditation on the power and provi- dence of God’s glory. 31 Eternity of God's glory. LESS the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who maketh his angels spirits: his ministers-a flaming re: 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the wa- ters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. Power and providence of God 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast found- ed for them. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. eH 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satis- fied with the fruit of thy works. 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart. 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Léb’a- non, which he hath planted; 17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks® for the conies. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. _20 Thou makest, darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 728 and lay | | strength: God’s mighty works for his people 25 Sois this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping in- numerable, both small and great beasts. f 26 There go the ships: ‘there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. 31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. 32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. fe see - 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. 5383 PSALM 105 1 Exhortation to praise God. 9 God's providence over the patriarchs. GIVE thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. ; ; 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his won- drous works. _ 3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. : 4 Seek the LorpD, and his seek his face ever- more. : 5 Remember his marvellous PSALMS, 105 works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 6 O ye seed of A’bra-ham his servant, ye children of Ja’cob his chosen. | _7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thou- sand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with A’bra-ham, and his oath unto I’saac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Ja’cob for a law, and to Is’=- ra-el for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Ca’/ndan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one nation to another, from one king- dom to another people; 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. 17 He sent a man before them, even Joé’seph, who was sold for a servant: 18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: 19 Until the time that his word came; the word of the LORD tried him. | 20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him zo free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his sub- stance: f . 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. ‘ _23 Is’ra-el _also came into F’éypt; and Ja’cob sojourned in the land of Ham. 729 PSALMS, 106 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. ‘ 26 He sent M6’ses his servant; and Aar’on whom he had chosen. | 27 They shewed his _ signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. h 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the cham- bers of their kings. 31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. 34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number. _ 35. And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 36 He smote also all the first- born in their land, the chief of all their strength. 37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. 38 E’gy¥pt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. 39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. 40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and_ satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. 42 For he remembered his holy promise, and A’bra-ham his servant. : 43 And he brought forth his 730 People’s rebellions and God’s mercies people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; 45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 106 584 The people's rebellions and God's mercies. RAISE ye the LORD. O give _thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy en- dureth for ever. n 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? whocan shew forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. __ 4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine in- heritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed in- iquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not¢ thy wonders in E’g¥pt; they re- membered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. ae | 11 And the waters covered their | enemies: there was not one of them left. i i 12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. People’s rebellions and God’s mercies PSALMS, 106 13. They soon forgat his works; | him for righteousness unto all they waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their re- quest; but sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Md’ses also in the camp, and Aar’on the saint of the LORD. 17 The earth opened and swal- lowed up D4a’than, and covered the company of A-bi’/ram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 They madea calf in H6’reb, and worshipped the moltenimage. 20 Thus glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgat God their sav- iour, which had done great things in E’gypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. | 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not MOo’ses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. ; 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: , 25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. ; 26 Therefore he lifted up his and against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: | 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves also unto Ba/al-pé’or, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and e plague brake in upon them. : 30 Then stood up Phin’e-has, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto they changed their | generations for evermore. 32 They angered him also at the /waters of strife, so that it went ill with MO’ses for their sakes: 33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unad- visedly with his lips. 34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their | works. 36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, ; 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Ca’- naan: and the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inven- tions. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he ate horred his own inheritance. 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. 43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy 731 PSALMS, 107 holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. .48 Blessed be the LORD God of Is’ra-el from everlasting to ever- lasting: and let all the people say,A-mén’. Praiseyethe LORD. 585 PSALM 107 1 Exhortation to praise. 4 Observance of God’s ordinances. GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilder- ness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he de- livered them out of their dis- tresses. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the chil- dren of men! ‘9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. _10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled a- gainst the words of God, and con- temned the counsel of the most igh: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their dis- tresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of An exhortation to praise God death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Fools because of their trans- gression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and heal- ed them, and delivered them from their destructions. 21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! ; 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heav- en, they go down again to the © depths: their soul is melted be- cause of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their dis- tresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 31 Oh that men would praise 732 Prayer for God’s assistance PSALMS, 108, 109 piensa Denrnoemeeres ene ee the LORD for his goodness, and | sing praises unto thee among the for his wonderful works to the children of men! 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barren- ness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. ah 39 Again, they are minished and brought low through op- pression, affliction, and sorrow. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. ; 42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 Whoso is wise, and will ob- serve these things, even they shall understand the lovingkind- ness of the LORD. 586 PSALM 108 1 David’s praise of God. 5 Prayer ; for God’s assistance. A Song or Psalm of David. GOD, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I muself will awake early. 3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will nations. 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; 6 That thy beloved may be de- livered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. 7 God hath spoken in his holi- ness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shé’chem, and mete out the vale ley of Suc’coth. 8 Gil’e-ad is mine; Ma-nas’seh is mine; E’phra-im also is the strength of mine head; Ji’dah is my lawgiver; _9 Mo’/ab is my washpot: over E’dom will I cast out my shoe; over Phi-lis’tia will I triumph. 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into E’dom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. . PSALM 109 587 David complains of his slanderous enemies. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. OLD not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my ad- versaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me a for good, and hatred for my ove. 733 PSALMS, 110 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Sa’tan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continu- ally vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strang- ers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fa- thers be remembered with the - LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. ‘ 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. , 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his ones. 19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is gird- | mi ed continually. 20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But do thou for me, O GOD David complains of his enemies the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, de- liver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. ~ 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach un- to them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; {that thou, LORD, hast done it. 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. 30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. — PSALM 110 588 The kingdom, priesthood, and power of the future. A Psalm of David. cs bea LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zi’6n: rule thou in the midst of thine ene- es. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The LORD hath sworn, and 734 Blessings of the godly man will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel-chiz’e-dék. 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. . 7 He shall drink of the brookin the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. 589 PSALM ill 1 God to be praised for his glorious : works. 10 Fear of God. PRMSE ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congrega- on. 2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend zs his name. ‘ 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever- PSALMS, 111-113 PSALM 112 500 Godliness has promises of this and the future life. RAISE ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall! be mighty upon earth: the generation of the up- right shall be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he ts gra- cious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. ; 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trust- ing in the LORD. : 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteous- ness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. PSALM 113 591 Praise God for his excellency. RAISE ye the LORD. Praise, _O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised. ; 4 The LorD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. | 5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, 6 Who humbleth himself to 735 PSALMS, 114-116 Exhortation to confidence in God behold the things that are in|not: noses have they, but they heaven, and in the earth! 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; ; : 8 That he may: set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. 9 He maketh the _ barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. 592 PSALM 114 Fear God because of his works. HEN Is’ra-el went out of E’&ypt, the house of Ja’cob froma people of strange language; 2 Ji’dah was his sanctuary and _is’tra-el his dominion. 3 The sea saw it, and fled: jJor’dan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like tams, and the little hills like lambs. 5 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jér’dan, that thou wast driven back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the pres- ence of the God of Ja’cob; _ 8 Which turned the rock intoa standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 593 PSALM 115 An exhortation to confidence in God. OT unto us, O LORD, not -“ unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heav- ens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols ave silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. 9 O Is’ra-el, trust thou in the LORD: he is theirhelp and their shield. 10 O house of Aar’on, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he zs their help and their shield. 12 The LORD hath been mind- ful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Is’ra-el; he will bless the house of Aar’on. 13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. 14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. 16 The heaven, even the heav- ens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the chil- dren of men. 17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the LORD from his time forth and for ever- more. Praise the LORD. PSALM 116 504 Profession of love to God for deliverance. LOVE the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. : 3 The sorrows of death com- passed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. ; 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 736 Goodness of trust in God 5 Gracious is the LORD, and Bots: yea, our God is merci- 6 The LORD preserveth the - simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. ' 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salva- tion, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. : 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am thy serv- ant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacri- fice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the LORD’S house, in the midst of thee, O Jé-ry’sa-lém. Praise ye the LORD. 505 PSALM 117 Praising God for mercy and truth. PRAISE the LORD, all ye na- . tions: praise him, ail ye People. ; 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. 596 PSALM 118 | How good it is to trust in God. 47 PSALMS, 117, 118 O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: be- cause his mercy endureth for ever. i 2 Let Is’ra-el now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy en- dureth for ever. 5 I called upon the LorRD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The LORD is on my side; [ will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: there- fore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8 it is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. | 9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. 11 They compassed me about: yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LoRD I will destroy them. 12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: forin the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lorp helped me. ; 14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my sal- vation. : 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. 18 The LORD hath chastened 737 PSALMS, 119 me sore: me over unto death 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 20 This gate of the LORD, in- to which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the build- ers refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will re- joice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. 27 God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 2 28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 597 PSALM 119 Divers PrOVEs, HOU Ses. and professions | f. of obedience. ALEPH LESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.. 5 O that my ways were direct- ed to keep thy statutes! 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7 I will praise thee with upright- Prayers, praises and professtons of obedience but he hath not given | ness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. BETH 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking . heed thereto according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. ; 15 I will meditate in thy pre- cepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy pyutee. I will not forget thy wor e GIMEL 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19 I ama stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments rom me. 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy serv- ant did meditate in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. DALETH 25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me accord- ing to thy word. 738 Prayers, praises and professions of obedience ; 26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28 My soul melteth for heavi- ness: strengthen thou me ac- cording unto thy word. 29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. 31 I have stuck unto thy testi- monies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE 33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole eart. 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetous- ness. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. R 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. VAU 41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy sal- vation, according to thy word. 42 So shail I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: PSALMS, 119 for I have hoped in thy judz- ments. 44 So shall I keep thy law con- tinually for ever and ever. 45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 460 I will speak of thy testi- monies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 47 And I will delight myself in iy Cee o meh tas which I have oved. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which Ihave loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. ZAIN 49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me tohope. | 50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. 51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. | 52 I remembered thy judg- ments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. 53 Horror hath taken hold up- on me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrim- age. 55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. CHETH ; 57 Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. 58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimo- nies. 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. pat 62 At midnight I will rise to 739 PSALMS, 119 give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. 63 I am a companicn of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: nae thy statutes. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. i 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have be- lieved thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. 71 Itis good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. ; 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. jJOoD 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. : 74 They that fear thee will be giad when they see me; because T have hoped in thy word. _75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will medi- tate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Prayers, praises and professions of obedience 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. CAPH 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. 84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? — 85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 Ali thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. | 87 They had almost consumed me uponearth; but I forsook not thy precepts. 88 Quicken me after thy loving- kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. LAMED 89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 00 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast estab- lished the earth, and it abideth. 01 They continue this day ac- cording to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. 02 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 93 I will never forget thy pre- cepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. 04 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 05 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will con- sider thy testimonies. 06 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy command- ment is exceeding broad. MEM sae 07 O how love I thy law! it ts my meditation all the day. 98 Thou through’ thy com- mandments hast made me wiser 740 Prayers, praises and professions of obedience than mine enemies: for they are ever With me. é 09 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy - precepts. 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. NUN 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judg- ments. é f ' 109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet doI not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. _ 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform! thy statutes alway, even unto the end. SAMECH 113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy. word. 115 Depart from me, ye evil- doers: for I will keep the com- mandments of my God. PSALMS, 119 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that Imay live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes con- tinually. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit zs falsehood. 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh _trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. AIN _121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud op- press me. ( 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salva- tion, and for the word of thy righteousness. 124 Deal with thy servant ac- cording unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. 127 Therefore I love thy com- mandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. = 129 Thy testimonies are won- derful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth under- standing unto the simple. 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 741 PSALMS, 119 133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Deliver me from the op- pression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 135 Make thy face to shine up- on thy servant; and*teach me thy statutes. 136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not law. TZADDI 137 Righteous art thou, O ahean and upright are thy judg- ments. 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144:The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. KOPH 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. j 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. 150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy iaw. 151 Thou art near, O LORD; Prayers, praises and professions of obedience and all thy commandments are truth. 152 Concerning thy testimonies, t ave known of old that thou ast founded them for ever. RESH 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not for- get thy law. 154 Plead my cause, and de- liver me: quicken me according to thy word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 156 Great are thy tender mer- cies, O LORD: quicken me ac- cording to thy judgments. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. 158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. 160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. SCHIN 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. | 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. | 163 [hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy right- eous judgments. 165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and noth- ing shall offend them. 166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done com- mandments. : 167 My soul hath kept thy testi- monies; and I love them exceed- ingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. 742 Safety of the godly TAU 169 Let my cry come near be-| ea fore thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me accord- ~ ing to thy word. 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy command- ments are righteousness. 173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 Ihave longed for thy salva- tion, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy command- ments. 598 PSALM 120 David prays against his enemy. A Song of degrees. WN my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a de- ceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mé’sech, that I dwell in the tents of Ké’dar! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they ave for war. 599 PSALM 121 Safety of the godly who trust in God. A Song of degrees. WILL lift jup mine’ eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the PSALMS, 120-123 LORD, which made heaven and rth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Is’- ra-el shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from a evil: he shall preserve thy sou 8 i ‘LorD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for ever- more. PSALM 122 600 David delighis in the house of God. A Song of degrees of David. WAS glad when they said un- to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 Jé-ru’sa-lém is builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Is’ra-el, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of Da’vid. 6 Pray for the peace of Jé-ru’- sa-lém: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and com- panions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. G Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. PSALM ' 123 601 The godly Brofess Cisse confidence in oa. A Song of degrees. 743 PSALMS, 124-127 1G fy TO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of serv- ants /ook unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the con- tempt of the proud. 602 PSALM 124 Blessing for miraculous deliverance. A Song of degrees of David. F it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Is’ra-el say; 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: 4 Then the waters had over- whelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth ; 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth 603 PSALM 125 1 Safety of those who trustinGod. 4 A prayer. A Song of degrees. HEY that trust in the LORD b shall be as mount Zi’6n, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round Celebration of return from exile about Jé-ru’sa-lém, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon is’ra-el. PSALM 126 604 Zion celebrates the return from exile. A Song of degrees. HEN the LorRD turned again the captivity of Zi’/d6n, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are giad. Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weep- eth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with re-. picasa bringite his sheaves with , PSALM 127 605 1 Virtue of God’s blessing. 3 Good children his gift. A Song of degrees for Solomon. XCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain. that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the read of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 744 Blessings from God 4 As arrows are in the hand ofa mighty man; so are children of a youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. 606 PSALM 128 Blessings flowing from fear of Ged. A Song of degrees. LESSED is every one ee feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou ge and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruit- fal vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zi/on: and thou shalt see the good of Jé-ru’sa-lém all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy chil- dren’s children, and peace upon ts’ra-el. 607 PSALM 129 Praise of God for saving Israel in affliction. A Song of degrees. MAS Y a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Is’ra-el now say: 2 Many atime have they afiflict- ed me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 4 The LORD is righteous: he _ hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 5 Let them all be confounded nd turned back that hate Zi’6n. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the house tops, which withereth _afore it groweth up: Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth Gi a sheaves his bosom. PSALMS, 128-132 8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we ees you in the name of the LORD PSALM 130 608 The psalmist professes hope in prayer. A Song of degrees. UT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? _ , 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. ; 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: J say, more than they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Is’ra-el hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem is’ra-el from all his iniquities. PSALM 131 609 David professes humility and exhorts Israel. A Song of degrees of David. POR: » my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: nei- ther do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. 3 Let Is’ra-el hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. PSALM 132 610 Prayer at the removing of the ark. A Song of degrees. ORD, remember Da’vid, and all his afflictions: 2 How he sware unto the LORD, dees unto the mighty God Ja’cob; 745 PSALMS, 133-135 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; Ff 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Ja’cob. 6 Lo, we heard of it at Eph’ra- tah: we found it in the fields of the wood. : 7 We will go into his taber- nacles: we will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant Da’vid’s sake turn not away the face_of thine anointed. 11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto Da’vid; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired i¢ for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. ‘ 16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of Da’vid to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 611 PSALM 133 Beauty of unity among brethren. A Song of degrees of David. EHOLD, how good and how pleasant if is for brethren to dwell together in unity! | 2 It is like the precious oint- Blessings for Zion ment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aar’on’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hér’mon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zi’én: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for ever- more. PSALM 134 Exhortation to bless God. A Song of degrees. EHOLD, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. 3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zi’dn. 612 PSALM 135 613 1 Exhortat.on to bless God. 15 Vanity of idols. RAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. 2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4 For the LORD hath chosen Ja’cob unto himself, and Is’ra-el for his peculiar treasure. P For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. _8 Who smote the firstborn of E’gypt, both of man and beast. _9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O E’éypt, upon Pha’radh, and upon all his servants. 746 ’ - God’s mighty works 10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; 11 Si‘hon king of the Am’6r- ites, and Og king of Ba’shan, and all the kingdoms of Ca’/naan: 12 And gave their land for_an heritage, an heritage unto Is’- _ xa-el his people. 13 Thy name, O LORD, en- dureth for ever; and thy memo- rial, O LoRD, throughout all generations. 14 For the LoRD will judge his people, and he will repent him- self concerning his servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them. _19 Bless the LORD, O house of Is’ra-el: bless the LORD, O house of Aar’on: 20 Bless the LORD, O house of Lé’vi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. 21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jé- tu’sa-lém. Praise ye the LORD. 614 PSALM 136 Exhortation to thank God for particular mercies. GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Tohim who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy en- dureth for ever. To him that stretched out PSALMS, 136 the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. 10 To him that smote E’gypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: A And brought out Is’ra-el from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made is’ra-el to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But overthrew Pha’raoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16 To him which led his peo- ple through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19 Si’h6n king of the Am/6r- ites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 20 And 6g the king of Ba’shan: for.his mercy endureth for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: . 22 Even an heritage unto Is’- ta-el his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endur- eth for ever: 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy en- dureth for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh: | for his mercy endureth for ever. 747 PSALMS, 137-139 Constancy of the Jews in captivity 26 O give thanks unto the God! 5 Yea, they shall sing in the of heaven: for his mercy endur- eth for ever. 615 PSALM 137 The constancy of the Jews in captivity. B* the rivers of Bab’y-lon, there we sat down, yea, we wept,when we remembered Zi’dn. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zi’6n. 4 How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land? | , 5 If I forget thee, O Jé-ry’sa- lém, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jé- ru’sa-lém above my chief joy. 7 Remember, LORD, the children of E’dom in the day of Jé-ru’sa-lém; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Bab’¥-lon, who art to be destroyed: happy Shall he be, that rewardeth thee 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against 616 PSALM 138 1 David praises God for the truth of his A Psalm ot David. WILL praise thee with my will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magni- 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strength- soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they as thou hast served us. the stones. word. 7 Confidence in God. I whole heart: before the gods holy temple, and praise thy name fied thy word above all thy name. enedst me with strength in my hear the words of thy mouth. ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. ; 6.:Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. , , 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: for- sake not the works of thine own ands. PSALM 139 617 1 David praises God for his providence EO aap has 23 His prayer for sin- cerity. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsit- ting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. ‘ 6 Such knowledge is too won- derful for me; itis high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou arf there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the utter- most parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. é 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 748 from the violent man; Prayer for deliverance 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness re the light are both alike fo ee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my sub- stance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in contin- tuuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 4 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain 21 DonotI hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 618 PSALM 140 David prays to be delivered from enemies. To the chief Musician, A Psaim of David. ELIVER me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me PSALMS, 140, 141 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison 7s under their lips. Sé’lah. 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins forme. Sé’lah. 6 I said unto the LORD, Thou arfmy God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD Gop the Lord, the strength. of my salvation, thou hast cov- ered my head in the day cf battle. 8 Grant not, O LORD, the de- sires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Sé’lah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mis- chief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflict- ed, and the right of the poor. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy pres- ence. PSALM 141 619 David prays nga his ee may be accept- O A pease of David. ORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 749 PSALMS, 142, 143 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before a mouth; keep the door of my ips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work in- iquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. i 6 When their judges are over- thrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. 620 PSALM 142 David shews his comfort was in prayer. Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. CRIED unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my suppli- cation. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him co trouble. 3 When my spirit was over- whelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: re- fuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 5 Icried unto thee, O LORD: I Comfort of prayer said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry; forlam brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal boun- tifully with me. PSALM 143 621 A prayer for favour in judgment. A Psalm of David. EAR my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplica- tions: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath perse- cuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in dark- ness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit over- whelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.* 61 stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Sé/lah. 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy loving- kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land ey uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O LORD, fou 750 Praise for God’s goodness thy name’s sake: for thy right- eousness’ sake out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I ~ am thy servant. 622 PSALM 144 A blessing for mercy, and promise of praise. A Psalm of David. LESSED be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight 2 My goodness, and my fort- ress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in -_ whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. . 3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that pass- eth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; 8 Whose mouth speaketh van- ity, and their right hand 7s a right hand of falsehood. 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that giveth salva- tion unto kings: who delivereth Da’vid his servant from the hurt- ful sword. 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; bring my soul PSALMS, 144, 145 that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thou- sands in our streets: 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. PSALM 145 623 David praises God for his goodness and mercy. Dawvid’s Psalm of praise. WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. \ Z Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of, the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great good- ness, and shall sing of thy right- eousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over ali his works. ‘ 10 Ali thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 751 PSALMS, 146, 147 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an_ ever- lasting kingdom, and thy domin- ion endureth throughout all gen- erations. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to ail that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save em. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 624 PSALM 146 The psalmist rons DOD praise to od... RAISE ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His pei to goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Ja’cob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth Exhortation to praise food to the hungry. The LorpD looseth the prisoners: 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous. 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fa- therless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zi’6n, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 147 The prophet exhorts to praise. RAISE ye the LORD: for i¢ is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up Jé- ru’sa-lém: he _ gathereth to- gether the outcasts of Is’ra-el. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The LORD lifteth up the Ree: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven . with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. . ‘ 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. — : 12 Praise the LORD, O Jé-ru’- sa-lém; praise thy God, O Zi’6n. 13 For he hath strengthened 625 752 | vapours; Exhortations to praise the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy bor- ders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his com- mandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Ja’cob, his statutes and his judgments unto Is’ra-el. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judg- ments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. 626 PSALM 148 _ The psalmist exhorts to praise of God. RAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heav- ens: praise him in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them - for ever and ever: he hath madea decree which shall not pass. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and stormy wind fulfilling his word: 90 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: _10 Beasts, and all cattle; creep- ing things, and flying fowl: 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 4g PSALMS, 148-150 12 Both young men, and maid- ens; old men, and children: 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Is’ra-el, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 149 627 Exhortation to praise God for love to Zion. RAISE ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. wee 2 Let fs’ra-el rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zi’oén be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the LORD taketh pleas-. ure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. ; 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two- edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; _9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 150 628 Exhortation to praise God with instru- ments. RAISE ye the LORD. Praise God in his’ sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. ; } 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 753 PROVERBS, 1 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with praise him with! cymbals: Exhortation to believe and fear 5 Praise him upon the loud praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise stringed instruments and organs. |! ye the LORD. THE PROVERBS 629 CHAPTER 1 1 Use of proverbs. 7 Exhortation to believe and fear. 20 Complaint of wisdom. _... HE proverbs of Sol’o-mon the son of Da’vid, king of Is’ra-el; 2 To know wisdom and in- struction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of me wise, and their dark sayings. 7 4 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and in- struction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shail be an orna- ment of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 § My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. . 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent with- out cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, a those that go down into the ye We shall find all precious substance, we s our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, and cante haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 20 {| Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saving, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorn- ing, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn you at my reproof: -be- hold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24 4 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man re- garded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your. fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 754 Safety in wisdom 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they | the shall seek me loan but they shall not find m 29 For that they hated knowl- edge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy _ them. 33 But whose hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall _ be quiet from fear of evil. 630 CHAPTER 2 Wisdom promises godliness and safety. Y son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowl- edge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid dom: out of - for the righteous: treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD giveth wis- his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom he is ‘a buck- ler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judg- | th ment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good ‘path. 10 § When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve 75 PROVERBS, 2, 3 fee understanding shall keep e: . 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of up- rightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the ead. 19 None that go unto her re- turn again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. _21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the trans- gressors shall be rooted out of it. CHAPTER 3 631 1 An exhortation to various qualities and duties. 13 Happy gain of wis- dom. Y son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to ee. 3 Let not mercy and truth for- sake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight ct God and man. 5 § Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 5 PROVERBS, 4 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 4 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It Shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first- fruits of all thine increase: ~- 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 § My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son_in whom he delighteth. 13 { Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. __ 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. | 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be com- pared unto her. Bae 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. ; 18 She zs a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and peppy t is every one that retaineth 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by under- standing hath he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 4 My son, let not them de- part from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. Blessings of wisdom 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. ; 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 27 §| Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it sat. in the power of thine hand to oO it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to mor- row I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 § Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 § Envy thou not the op- pressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomina- tion to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. 33 § The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he peoeaD the habitation of the just. 34 Surely he scorners: but unto the lowly. 35 The wise tee inherit glory: but shame shall be the promo- tion of fools. CHAPTER 4 632 Solomon shews what instruction he had of parents. EAR, ye children, the in- struction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my command- ments, and live. scorneth the he giveth grace 756 Exhortation to wisdom PROVERBS, 5 5 Get wisdom, get understand- | that find them, and health to all ing: forgetitnot; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shali keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get un- derstanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall pro- mote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost em- brace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 Ihave taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. ‘ 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she zs thy life. ; 14 § Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go notin the way of evil men. : 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. ; , 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect ay. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. 20 { My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those their flesh. 23 {| Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a fro- ward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be estab- lished. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. CHAPTER 5 633 Exhortation to wisdom, content, liberal aly, and chastity. Y son, attend unto my wis- dom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard dis- cretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 4 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But herend is bitter as worm- wood, sharp as a _ twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: bas ‘ 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: t 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated 757 PROVERBS, 6 instruction, and my heart de- spised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15 4 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dis- persed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: one rejoice with the wife of thy outh. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a_ strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 2 § His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 23 He shall die without in- struction; and in the greatness _ Of his folly he shall go astray. 634 CHAPTER 6 1 Against suretiship, idleness, and wickedness. 20 Blessings of obedi- ence. Y son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when ‘thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. Against suretiship, idleness, and wickedness 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids 5 Deliver thyself as a roe i es the hand of the hunter, and asa bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 4 Go to the ant, thou slug- gard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, over- seer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? , 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12 { Anaughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continu- ally; he soweth discord. ; 15 Therefore shall his calamity - come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 ¥ These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a_ Iying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An | heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speak- eth lies, and he that soweth dis- cord among brethren. 20 4 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 4 f 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, ‘it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 738 Exhortation to wisdom 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. _ 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 26 For by means of a whorish Woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulter- ess will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be inno- cent. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he ae to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he be foe he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adul- tery with a woman lacketh un- derstanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and _ dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ran- som; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. 635 CHAPTER 7 1 Exhortation to wisdom. 10 Theways R of wicked women. Y son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, pete them upon the table of thine eart 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art PROVERBS, 7 my sister; and call understand- ing thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6 ¢ For at the window of my tiers I looked through my case- "7 mr beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the eve- ning, in the black andi dark night: 10 And, behold, there met hima woman with the attire of an har- lot, and subtil of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 13 So_she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impu- dent face said unto him, f 14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. | 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of E’&ypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced im. 22 He goeth after her straight- way, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 759 PROVERBS, 8 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 24 § Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by er. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the cham- bers of death. 636 CHAPTER 8 1 Wisdom to be desired for the blessings it brings. 12 The nature of wisdom. 22 Its eternity. OTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? f 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and ‘my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wis- dom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of ex- cellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in em. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. ; 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. | 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. Blessings of wisdom 12 I wisdom dwell with pru- dence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the fro- ward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my rev- enue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of right- eousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. , 23 I was set up from everlast- ing, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heav- ens, I was there: when he seta compass upon the face of the depth: { 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strength- ened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should 760 Discipline of wisdom not pass his commandment: when he appointed the founda- tions of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; é 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my de- lights were with the sons of men. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me find- eth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: they that hate me love death. 637 CHAPTER 9 1 Discipline and doctrine of wisdom. 16 The error of folly. ISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in ftuther: as for him that wanteth pce an aie. she saith to im, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understand- ing. 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, _and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction to a wise PROVERBS, 9, 10 man, and he wili be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. ‘ 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is under- standing. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear and be | it. 13 q A foolish woman is clam- orous: she is simple, and know- eth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the hig places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: : 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten) in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. CHAPTER 10 638 Of moral virtues and their contrary vices. HE proverbs of Sdl’o-mon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but _righteous- ness delivereth from death. 3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the sub- stance of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that deal- eth with a slack hand: but the ea of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer isa wise son: but he that sleep- eth in harvest is a son that caus- eth shame. 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence cover- eth the mouth of the wicked. 761 PROVERBS, 11 7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating foo! shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that per- verteth his ways shall be known. 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prat- ing fool shall fall. 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but vio- lence covereth the mouth of the wicked. ‘ 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 15.The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. 17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. ¢ 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of under- standing hath wisdom. 24 The fear of the wicked, i shall come upon him: but t desire of the righteous ate Phe granted. Moral virtues and contrary vices 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foun- dation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27 The fear of the LORD pro- longeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the ex- pectation of the wicked shall perish. ‘ 29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the work- ers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 31 The mouth of the just bring- eth forth wisdom: but the fro- ward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. CHAPTER 11 639 FALSE balance is abomina- tion to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the per- verseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in a day of wrath: but righteousness de- livereth from death 5 The righteousness of the per- fect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the up- right shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out 762 | Moral virtues and contrary vices of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. , 9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. ' 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and - when the wicked perish, there is shouting. ; 11 By the blessing of the up- right the city is exalted: but itis overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. : ’ 12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 A talebearer revealeth se- crets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. j 17 The merciful man _ doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. 18 The wicked worketh a de- ceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. 19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. 20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. _ 21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpun- ished: but the seed of the right- eous shall be delivered. ; 22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. _23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expecta- tion of the wicked is wrath. 24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that PROVERBS, 12 withholdeth more than is meet, but it fendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the right- eous shall flourish as a branch. 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. : } 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that win- neth souls is wise. | 31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. CHAPTER 12 640 HOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 3 A man shall not be establish- ed by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rotten- ness in his bones. z 5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. : 6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall de- liver them. 7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 763 PROVERBS, 13 9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. Wi 11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 14 Aman shall be satisfied with goed by the fruit of Ais mouth: the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto is ‘The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that heark- eneth unto counsel is wise. 16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man coy- ereth shame. 17 He that speaketh truth shew- eth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. ; 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. 23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Moral virtues and contrary vices 26 The righteous 7s more ex- cellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunt- ing: but the substance of a dili- aes man 1s precious. 8 In the way of righteousness is oR eat and in the pathway there- of there is no death. CHAPTER 13 641 WISEsonheareth hisfather’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 4 The soul of the sluggard de- sireth, and hath nothing: but the pee of the diligent shall be made a 5 A righteous man hatethlying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner, 7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. 8 The ransom of a man’s life ps his riches: but the poor hear- eth not rebuke. 9 The light of the righteous re- joiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 ‘Only by pride cometh con- tention: but with the well ad- rene is Wisdom. 1 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall in- crease. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, if is a tree of life. 13 Whoso despiseth the word 764 Moral virtues and contrary vices shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall _ be rewarded. 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of trans- -gressors is hard. 16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool lay- eth open his folly. 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador ts health 18 Poverty and shame shall be fo him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abom- ination to fools to depart from evil. 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a com- panion of fools shall be destroyed. 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. : 22 A good man leaveth an in- heritance to his children’s chil- dren: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 24 He that spareth his ro hateth his son: but he that lov- eth him chasteneth him betimes. 25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. 642 CHAPTER 14 7 ye wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 2 He that walketh in his up- rightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. ait: 3 In the mouth of the foolish is arod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is PROVERBS, 14 clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowl- edge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceiv- sary not in him the lips of knowl- edge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. 9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:. but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 There isa way which seem- eth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth 7s heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. ’ 15 The simple believeth every d| word: but the prudent man look- eth well to his going. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. 17 He that is soon angry deal- eth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned wi knowledge. 19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. . 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. 4a RY 21 He that despiseth his neigh- bour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 765 PROVERBS, 15 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. - 23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips fendeth only to penury. t 24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness a fools is folly. ~~ A true witness delivereth i but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. ; 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his chil- dren shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 5 28 In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. i 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rotten- ness of the bones. 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalteth a na- tion: but sinisareproach to any people. 35 The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. CHAPTER 15 SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in 643 ° Moral virtues and contrary vices every place, beholding the evil and the good. 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regard- eth reproof is prudent. .6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the rev- enues of the wicked is trouble. 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. ; 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. | : 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him. that followeth after righteousness. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 11 Hell and destruction are be- fore the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 12 Ascorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. 13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowl- edge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 16 Better 7s little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith 17 Better ts a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 18 A wrathful man stirreth up | strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. 766 \ father: but a foolish man despis- | eth Moral virtues and contrary vices — 20 A wise son maketh a glad his mother. : ' 21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. 22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: butin the mul- titude of counsellors they are established. , 23 A man hath joy by the an- swer of his mouth: and a word Beet in due season, how good is it! 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. j 29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 30 The light of the eyes re- joiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. 31 The ear that heareth the re- proof of life abideth among the wise. 32 He that refuseth instruc- tion despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and be- fore honour is humility. 644 CHAPTER 16 HE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. PROVERBS, 16 3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. _6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. 7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 8 Better is a little with right- eousness than great revenues without right. 9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work. 12 Itis an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by right- eousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his fa- vourisasa cloud of the latter rain. 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that ages" his way preserveth his soul. 18 Pride goeth before destruc- fen eng an haughty spirit before a f 19 Better it is to be of an hum- ble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter 767 PROVERBS, 17 wisely shall find good: and who- pian wee in the LORD, happy is he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding is a _ well- spring of life unto him that hath oe but the instruction of fools is 23 The heart of the wise teach- eth his mouth, and addeth learn- ing to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. There is a way that seemeth right unte a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death 26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth crav- eth it of him 27 An ungodly man diggeth) up evil: and in his lips there is asa burning fire. 28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 30 He shutteth his eyes to de- vise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way ofrighteousness. : _32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that ect a city. 3 The lot is cast into the lap; hat the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. 645 CHAPTER 17 ETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inherit- ance among the brethren. 3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. Moral virtues and contrary vices 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor re- proacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children.are their fathers. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. E 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it pros- pereth. 9 He that covereth a trans- gression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a _ cruel messenger shall be sent against im. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. ; 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled wi 15 He that justifieth the wick- ed, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abom- ination to the LORD. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart fo it? 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for ad- versity. 18 A man void of understand- ing striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. : 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 20 He that hath a froward 768 Moral virtues and contrary vices - heart findeth no good: and he _ that hath a perverse tongue fall- _ eth into mischief. 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 22 A merry heart doeth good like. a medicine: but. a broken Spirit drieth the bones. f 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 24 Wisdom: is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. : 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. fare 26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. 27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and aman of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he hold- eth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understand- ing. 646 CHAPTER 18 HROUGH desire a man, .. having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. ‘ 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself, 3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. | 4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the well- spring of wisdom as a flowing brook. 5 Jt is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to over- throw the righteous in judgment. 6 A fool’s lips enter into con- tention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. et. 7 A fool’s mouth is his destruc- tion, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 49 PROVERBS, 18 8 The words of a_talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 10 The name of the LorD is a strong tower: the righteous run- neth into it, and is safe. 11 The rich man’s wealth is his Strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. 13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. 14 The spirit of a man will sus- tain his infirmity; but a wounded Spirit who can bear? 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge, .16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before greatmen, 17 He that is first in his own Cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth m. 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. 19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20 A man’s belly shall be satis- fied with the fruit of his mouth: and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth fa- vour of the LORD. ‘ : The poor useth intreaties: but the rich answereth roughly. 24 A man fhat hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 769 PROVERBS, 19, 20 647 CHAPTER 19 ETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. j 2 Also, that the soul be with- out knowledge, if is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 3 The foolishness of man per- verteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. | 4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speak- eth lies shall not escape. 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every manisa friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 8 He that getteth wisdom lov- eth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 0 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speak- eth lies shall perish. 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool: much less for a*servant to have rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man de- ferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the conten- tions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16 He that keepeth the com-| w mandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. k 17 He that hath pity upon the Moral virtues and contrary vices poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. _18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. _20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the LORD fend- eth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. : 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 Smite a_scorner, and the simple will beware: and re- prove one that hath understand- ing, and he will understand knowledge. 26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, 1s a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. _27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 An ungodly witness scorn- eth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. CHAPTER 20 648 INE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and who- soever is deceived thereby is not - ise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso pro- voketh him to anger sinne against his own soul. 779 Moral virtues and contrary vices 3 Jt is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man - ts like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. : 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. | as 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multi- Gide of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and takea _ pledge of him for a strange wo- | man. : 17 Bread of deceit is sweet toa man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a tale- bearer revealeth secrets: there- fore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or PROVERBS, 21 his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 Say not thou, I will recom- pense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall! save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abom- ination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel overthem. ; 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 30 The blueness of a proud cleanseth away evil: so fee the inward parts of the eily. CHAPTER 21 649 HE king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whitherso- ever he will. : ; 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. | 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 6 The getting of treasures by a tying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 771 PROVERBS, 22 7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. 8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. 5 9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, than with a brawling -womah in a wide house. 10 The soul of the wicked de- sireth evil: his neighbour find- eth no favour in his eyes. | 11 When the scorner is pun- ished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 14 A gift in secret pacifieth an- ger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. ' 15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the ead. 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 18 The wicked: shall be a ran- som for the righteous, an e transegressor for the upright. 19 Jt is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a con- tentious and an angry woman. 20 There is treasure to be de- sired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. 22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 4 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth Moral virtues and contrary vices and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. _24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giv- eth and spareth not. _27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 28 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speak- eth constantly. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. 30 There is no wisdom nor un- derstanding nor counsel against the LORD. : 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. CHAPTER 22 650 GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and joving favour rather than silver and gold. 2 The rich_and poor meet to- gether: the LORD is the maker of them all. 3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. ebed 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Se oep 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. : 0 He that hath a bountiful eye 772 Moral virtues and contrary vices shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. 10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. 11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. - 12 The eyes of the LORD pre- serve knowledge, and he over- pproweth the words of the trans- gress 13 The slothful man _ saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. 14 The. mouth of strange wo- men is a deep pit: he that is ab- horred of the LORD shall fall therein. ; : 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall sure- ly come to want. 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and Aue thine heart unto my knowl- edge. 18 For if is a Blaser thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, | 21 ThatI might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest an- swer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? _22 Rob not the poor, because he is_ poor: neither oppress the afflictedin the gate: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. | _ 24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: | 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. PROVERBS, 23 26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand be- fore kings; he shall not stand before mean men. CHAPTER 23 651 HEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider dili- gently what is before thee: 2 And puta knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Benot desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 4 Labour not tobe rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches cer- tainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 3 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. ; 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, an lose thy sweet words. 0 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 10 Remove not the old land- mark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 12 Apply thine heart unto in- struction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the 773 PROVERBS, 24 rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell, 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. #16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 17 Let not thine heart envy sin- ners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 18 For surely there is an end; eng eae expectation shall not be cut off. 19 Hear thou, my son, and be|I wise, and guide thine heart in the Way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruc- tion, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him 25 Thy { father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 27 For a whore is a deep ditch; Moral virtues and contrary vices 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, a felt if not: when shall awake? I will seek it yet again. CHAPTER 24 652 E not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. ) 2 For their heart studieth de- struction, and their lips talk of mischief. 3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all pre- cious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong; yea,a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in mul-. titude of counsellors there is safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the and a strange woman is a narrow | gate pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the trans- gressors among men. 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abom- ination to men 10 7f thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, q74 About kings doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man ac- cording to his works? 13 My son, eat thou honey, be- cause if is good; and the honey- comb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expec- tation shall not be cut off. 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the right- eous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mis- chief. | 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine . heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the LORD see i7é, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. 21 Myson, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: ) ? 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 23 These things also belong to the wise. Jt is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the _ wicked, Thou aré righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: Y 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that ‘giveth a right answer. 27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field: and afterwards build thine house. } j 28 Be not a witness against PROVERBS, 25 thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. _32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. CHAPTER 25 653 kings. 8 Avoiding quarrels and causes thereof. | HESE are also proverbs of S6l’o-mon, which the men of Héz-e-ki’/ah king of Ji’dah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to con- ceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. 4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. | 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteous- ness. 6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: | 7 For better if is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. . 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neigh- bour hath put thee to shame. ‘ 1 About 775 PROVERBS, 26 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. ae 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 As an earring-of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. i 14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. | i 15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; let he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a oe tooth, and a foot out of join 20 a he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. Quarrels and their causes soul, so is good news from a far country. 26 A_ righteous man _ falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. CHAPTER 26 654 About fools, sluggards, and busybodies. S snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth hon- our to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a par- able in the mouth of fools. 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgress- ors. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his 23 The north wind driveth | foll away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 24 It is better to dwell in the ‘corner of the house top, than with a brawling woman and ina wide house. 25. As cold waters to a thirsty olly. 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 13 The slothful man _ saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turneth upon 776 About self-love and offences his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no. talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; soisa contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down ite the innermost parts of the elly. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up de- ceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, be- lieve him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole con- gregation. : 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 28 Alying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; anda flattering mouth worketh ruin. 655 CHAPTER 27 About self-love and care against offences. OAST not thyself of to mor- row; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. PROVERBS, 27 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a _ fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. e full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may an- swer him that reproacheth me. 12 Aprudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. 13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be count- ed a curse to him. 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 19 As in water face answereth 777 PROVERBS, 28 to face, so the heart of man to man. 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never Satisfied. i 21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; soisa man to his praise. ” 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his fool- ishness depart from him. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy cloth- ing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maid- ens. 656 CHAPTER 28 Observations of impiety and religious integrity. HE wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. i 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes there- of: but by a man of understand- ing and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food 4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. 5 Evil men understand - not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. 6 Better is the poor that walk- eth in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. : 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a Of impiety and religious integrity wise son: but he that is a com- panion of riotous men shameth his father. 8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. 11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. _12 When righteous men do re- joice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 14 Happy is the man that fear- eth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. 16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a_ great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. 18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he_ that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece o bread that man will transgress. 778 On public and private government 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth a that poverty shall come upon m. 23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, Jt is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. 25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. 26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walk- eth wisely, he shall be delivered. 27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. 657 CHAPTER 29 Observations on public and private government. E, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shali suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the peopie mourn. _3 Whoso loveth wisdom re- joiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots peondete his substance. e king by judgment estab- Benes the land: but he that re- ceiveth gifts overthroweth it. A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a_ snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. 8 Scornful men bring a city PROVERBS, 29 into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. 9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. 11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. 13 The poor and the ‘deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to him- self bringeth his mother to shame. ‘ : 16 When the wicked are multi- plied, transgression increaseth: Wa the righteous shall see their all. 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. | 18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. 19 A servant will not be cor- rected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. i 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man abound- eth in transgression. 23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall up- hold the humble in spirit. 24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth 7¢ not. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 26 Many seek the ruler’s fa- 779 PROVERBS, 30 vour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD. _27 An unjust man is an abom- ination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomina- tion to the wicked. 658 CHAPTER 30 1 Agur’s confession of faith. 7 The 382 Wrath to focntetehten memes HE words of A’gtir the son of Ja’keh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ith’i-el, even unto Iith’i-el and U’cal, 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3 Ineither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath estab- lished all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what ts his son’s name, if thou canst tell? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. ’ 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before ie: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with foo convenient for me: 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. . ; 13 There is a generation, d | filled with Agur’s confession and prayer how lofty are their eyes! their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a_ generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things — say not, /t is enough: 16 The grave; and: the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, ¢ is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. ; 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: | 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adul- terous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, have done no wickedness. ; 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a_ servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is meat; 23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an hand- maid that is heir to her mistress. 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: . 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; ; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by and bands; . O! 28 The spider taketh hold with 780 Lemuel’s lessons. A good wife her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. ; 29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. _32_ If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, Jay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. 659 CHAPTER 31 1 Lemuel’s lessons of chastity and obedience. 10 Praise and proper- ties of a good wife. 4 Mata words of king Lém’u-el, the prophecy that his moth- er taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 Jt is not for kings, O Lém’u- | let el, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judg- ment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. p 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his mis- ery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. , 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. , 10 § Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. PROVERBS, 31 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her ands. 14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vine- yard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her mer- chandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarx- et. 22 She maketh herself cover- ings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. ‘ 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall re- joice in time to come. : 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom: and in her tongue is the law of kindness. | 27 She looketh weli to the ways of her household, and eat- eth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, an call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 781 ECCLESIASTES, 1, 2 Vanity of human things ee ile sae 98h ee 39 Many daughters have done | that feareth the LORD, she shall virtuously, but thou excellest be them all. 3 30 Favour is deceitful, and | hands; beauty is vain: but a woman praised. : i Give her of the fruit of her | and let her own works praise her in the gates. ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER 660 CHAPTER 1 1 The preacher shews the vanity of human courses. 12 Discovered in the study of wisdom. i EEE words of the Preacher» the son of Da’vid, king in Jé-ru’sa-lém. : : 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 45 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about con- tinually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. 7 All the rivers run into the sea: yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. 8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter if: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. : 9 The thing that hath been, it ts that which shall be; and tha which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. ' 12 {1 the Preacher was king over Is’ra-el in Jé-ru’sa-lem. 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom con- cerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore trava hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. t 15 That which is crooked can- not be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. : 16 Lcommuned with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in J 6-ru’sa- lém: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowl- edge. 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. \ 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increas- + | eth knowledge increaseth sorrow. CHAPTER 2 661 1 Vanity of things pleasurable. 24 Joy in our labour is God’s gift. SAID in mine heart, Go to _now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also 7s vanity. 2 I said of laughter, Jt is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 782 Vanity of various things 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet ac- quainting mine heart with wis- dom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. “4 | made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: 5 I made me gardens and or- chards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: 6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: 7 I got me servants and maid- ens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great pos- sessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jé-ru’sa- lém before me: 8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women sing- ers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 0 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jé-ru’sa-lém: also my wis- dom remained with me. | 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that IT had laboured to do: and, be- hold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 12 4 And I turned myself to be- hold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already one. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. ECCLESIASTES, 2 14 The wise’ man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. _15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even tome; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. ‘ 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. 17 Therefore I hated life; be- cause the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexa- tion of spirit. 18 § Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed my- self wise under the sun. This is also vanity. 20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. ‘This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath la- boured under the sun? 23 For all his days ave sor- rows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 24 ¥ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should 783 ECCLESIASTES, 3, 4 labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God 25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? 26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is gcod before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. CHAPTER 3 1 aT of times. 11 The exceliency God’s works. 16 Judgment of : di é righteous and the wicked. O every thing there is a sea- son, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; atime to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones to- gether; atime to embrace, anda time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 9 What profit hath he that worketh in at wherein he laboureth? 10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 662 A time for everything make his soul enjoy good in his| 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life 13: And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: no g can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God re- quireth that which is past. 16 ¢ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judg- ment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart con- cerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befaileth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? CHAPTER 4 663 1 Increase of vanity by oppression, envy, — and idleness. 7 Also by covetousness and wilfulness. 784 Vanity and vexation of spirit O I returned, and considered | king, all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were op- pressed, and they had no com- forter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. t 3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 4 € Again, I considered all tra- vail, and every right work, that for ‘this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own Hlesh. , 6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands a net travail and vexation of a < ‘Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one alone, and there is not a_second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 9 | Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13 4 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish 50 ECCLESIASTES, 5 who will no more be admonished. 14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. 15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. CHAPTER 5 664 1 Vanities in divine service, in murmur- ing andin riches. 18 Joy in riches. EEP thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for we consider not that they do evil. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multi- tude of words. 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay_that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou should- est not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou eet If thou seest the oppression of e poor, and violent pervert- ing of judgment and justiceina 785 ECCLESIASTES, 6 province, marvel not at the mat- ter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they Moreover Hie ‘profit of the ae is for all: a king himself is served by the 10 He that loveth ‘silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth, abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 13 There isa sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. 15 As he came forth of his mo- ther’s womb, naked shall he re- turn to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? _17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and-he hath much STON and wrath with his sick- ath q Behold that which I have seen: if is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. 19 Every man. also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this as the gift of God. 20 For he shall not much re- Vanity of riches member the days of his life; be- cause God answereth him in the joy of his heart. CHAPTER 6 1 Vanity of riches. of va 665 11 The conclusion nity. HERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it ts common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it 7s an evil disease. 3 9 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an un- timely birth 7s better than he. 4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. 5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. 6 7 Yea, though he live a thou- sand years twice fold, yet hath he seen no good: donot all goto one place? : 7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not fille d. 8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? 9 { Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. 11 (Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 786 A good name, patience, wisdom ECCLESIASTES, 7 12 For who knoweth what is| for who can make that straight, good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendethas a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? 666 CHAPTER 7 Remedies against vanity—good name, patience, and wisdom. GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s 2 9 Jt is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laugh- ter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. ; 4 The heart of the wise zs in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 Foras the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. 7 4 Surely oppression maketh a Wise man mad; and a gift de- stroyeth the heart. 4 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost Bot enquire wisely concerning is. _11 § Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that ave it. 13 Consider the work of God: Which he hath made crooked? _14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. 15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. 16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why oat thou die before thy e 18 It is good that thou should- est take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. 19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. . 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. 21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: _ 22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 23 4 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise: but it was far from me. 24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? 25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wicked- ness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart ts snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God 787 ECCLESIASTES, 8 shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. 27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: 28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: .one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all.those have I not found. 29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man up- right; but they have sought out many inventions. 667 CHAPTER 8 1 Respect for rulers. 12 The godly and wicked contrasted. 16 Unsearchable- ness of God’s work. HO is as the wise man? and who knoweth the in- terpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the _king’s commandment, and_ that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king 1s, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the command- ment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment. 6 f Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; nei- ther shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 9 All this have I seen, and ap- plied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there Respect for rulers is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. 10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this ts also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to doevil. | 12 ¢ Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them teat fear God, which fear before im: 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he pro- long his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. , 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it hap- peneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it hap- peneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. 15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. 16 Y When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also. there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man la- bour to seek if out, yet he shall not find if: yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find 1t. 788 Lot of all alike 668 CHAPTER 9 1 Like things happen to the godly and ungodly. 7 Enjoying the good of life. 13 Wisdom better than strength. OR all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth _ either love or hatred by all that is before them. ¢ 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the right- eous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that _feareth an oath. 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and mad- ness 7s in their heart while they eee after that they go to the ea . 4 ‘For to him that is joined to | b _all the living there is hope: fora , pune dog is better than a dead ion. 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more areward; for the memory of them is forgotten. .6 Also their love, I hatred, and their envy, is now ‘perished; neither have they any | h “more a portion for ever in any thing that isgdone funder the |} sun. _ 7 § Go thy way, eat thy bread | f with joy, and drink thy wine with -amerry heart; for God now ac- -cepteth thy works. 8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.. 9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in ~-.. La ‘ and their |] ECCLESIASTES, 9, 10 thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 4 Ireturned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understand- ing, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance hap- peneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, whentit falleth suddenly upon them. 13 § This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 14 There was a litile city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and esieged it, and built great bul- warks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: neverthe- ess the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not eard. 17 The words of wise men are eard in quiet more than the Pee, of him that ruleth among ools. 18 Wisdom is better than weap- ons of war: but one sinner des- troyeth much good. CHAPTER 10 669 1 Observations on wisdom, folly, riot, and money. 20 Reverent thoughts for kings. |) ee flies cause the oint- ment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that 789 ECCLESIASTES, 11. is in reputation for wisdom and honour. j 2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that-he is a fool. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great of- fences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as Beats upon the earth. He that diggeth a pit shall fall Ae it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; cleaveth wood shal! be endan- gered thereby. 10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wis- dom is profitable to direct. 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. 12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him 15 The piste of the foolish wearieth every one of them, be- cause he knoweth not how to go to the city. 16 § Woe to thee, O land, when thy king 7s a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of Sundry observations due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 18 { By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 19 4 A feast is made for laugh- ter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 4 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. CHAPTER 11 670 1 Directions for charity. 9 Thought of God’s judgment. AST thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not abet evil shall be upon the and he that | ear th. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shail be. 4 He that observeth the wind shail not sow; and he that re- gardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 7 4 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes. to behold the sun: | 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of dark- ness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. nobles, and thy princes eat in! 9 § Rejoice, O young man, in 790 Man's whole duty _ ECCLESIASTES, 12; SOLOMON’S SONG, 1 thy youth; and let thy heart) den, and desire shall fail; be- cheer thee in the days of thy | cause man goeth to his long home, youth, and walk in the ways of/and the mourners go about the ine heart, and in the sight of | streets: thine eyes: but know thou, that} 6 Or ever the silver cord be for all these things God will loosed, or the golden bowl he bring thee into judgment. broken, or the pitcher be broken 10 Therefore remove sorrow at the fountain, or the wheel from thy heart, and put away | broken at the cistern. evil from thy flesh: for child-| 7 Then shall the dust return to hood and youth are vanity. the een as it was: Ee the: Spirit shall return unto od who 671 CHAPTER 12 RaGeER : 1 Creator to be remembered. 13 Man’s| 8 {| Vanity of vanities, saith the whole duty. preacher; all zs vanity. JR EMEMBER now thy Creator nd moreover, because the in the days of thy youth, | preacher was wise, he still taught while the evil days come not, nor s the people knowledge; yea, he the years draw nigh, when thou | gave good heed, and sought out, shalt say, I have no pleasure in and set in order many em; 2 While the sun, or the light, or proverbs. | 10 The preacher sought to find the moon, or the Stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return out acceptable words: and thai which was written was upright, after the rain: th 3 In the day when the keepers even words of truth. of the house shall tremble, and 11 The words of the wise areas goads, and as nails fastened by the strong men shali bow them- selves, and the grinders cease the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. because they are few, and those] 12 And further, by these, my that look out of the windows be darkened, son, be admonished: of making _4 And the doors shall be shut many books there is noend: and much study is a weariness of the in the streets, when the sound of | flesh. : the grinding is low, and he shall i3 4 Let us hear the conclusion rise up at the voice of the bird, | of the whole matter: Fear God, and all the daughters of musick Shall be brought low: and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of S Also when they shall be afraid | man. of that which is high, and fears Shall be in the way, and the 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a bur- secret thing, whether if be good, ay or whether it be evil HE | SONG OF SOLOMON 672 CHAPTER 1 kisses of his mouth: for thy love 1 The church's love and confession. 8 | is better than wine. She is directed to the shepherds’ tents.| 3 Because of the savour of thy 12 Congratulations. . | 800d ointments thy name is as HE song of songs, which is ointment poured forth, therefore 6l’o-mon’s, do the virgins love thee. 2 Let him kiss me with the 4 Draw me, we will run after 791 SOLOMON’S SONG, 2 thee: the king hath, brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. . 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jé-ru’sa-lém, as the tents of Ké’dir, as the curtains of Sol’o-mon. | 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath jooked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vine- yard have I not kept. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? » 8 J If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pha’raoh’s chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. -11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 12 § While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a ‘luster of camphire in the vine- yards of En—gé’di. ; 15 Behold. thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my be- loved, yea, pleasant: also our bed Is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. 673 CHAPTER 2 1 Mutual love of Christ and his church. 14 Care of the church. Ardent longings of love AM the rose of Shar’on, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my be- loved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the ban- queting house, and his banne over me was love. | 5 Stay me with flagons, com- fort me with apples: for I am sick of love. . 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jé-ru’sa-lém, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 8 9 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon ae mountains, skipping upon the ills. 9 My beloved is like a roe ora young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing him- self through the lattice. 10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and | come away. ; 14 4 O my dove, that art in the | clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 792 Description of physical charms 16 4 My beloved is mine, and I fa his: he feedeth among the ies. 17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my be- loved, and be thou like a roe ora young hart upon the mountains of Bé’thér. CHAPTER 3 The church’s victory and glory. Y night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: IT sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I Said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into “my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. 5S I charge you, O ye daughters of Jé-ru’sa-lém, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, tillhe please. 6 § Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all pow- ders of the merchant? : 7 Behold his bed, which is Sol’o-mon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Is’ra-el. : 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. : 9 King Sol’o-mon made him- self a chariot of the wood of Léb’a-non. : 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved 674 SOLOMON’S SONG, 3, 4 with love, for the daughters of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zi’on, and behold king Sél’o-mon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. CHAPTER 4 1 The church’s graces. fitness. BEXOLD: thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gil’e-ad. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none 7s barren among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of Da’vid builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. f 6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. 7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. 8 § Come with me from Léb’a- non, my spouse, with me from Léb’a-non: look from the top of Am/a-na, from the top of Shé’nir and Hér’mon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse: thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and 675 16 Prayer for 793 SOLOMON’S SONG, 5, 6 the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments 7s like the smell of Léb’a-non. 12 A garden inclosed, is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, withspikenard, 14 Spikenard and saffron; cal- amus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 15 A fountain of gardens, a we of living waters, and streams from Léb’a-non. 16 { Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. 676 CHAPTER 5 Christ awakens the church with his call- ing. AM come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honey- comb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 2 {I sleep, but my heart wak- eth: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. 3 I have put off my coat; how shall I putit on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? 4 My beloved putin his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. 5 I rose up to open to my be- loved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. Description of physical charms 6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 7 The watchmen' that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. 8 I charge you, O daughters of Jé-ru’sd-lém, if ye find my be- loved, that ye tell him, that Iam sick of love. | 9 4 What is thy beloved more li|than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. ; 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eves of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smell- ing myrrh. 14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly zs as bright ivory overlaid with sap- phires. 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance 7s as Léb’a-non, excellent as _ the cedars. 16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jé-ruy’- sa-lém. | CHAPTER 6 677 1 The church professes her faith in Christ. 10 Christ's love toward her. HITHER is thy beloved gone, ou fairest among women? whither is thy 794 Charms and graces beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. } 2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. _ I am my ibeloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth -among the lilies. ; »4 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tir’zah, comely as Jé- ru’sa-lém, terrible as an army with banners. : 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gil’e-ad. 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one bear- eth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 Asa piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. | 9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daugh- ters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concu- _bines, and they praised her. 10 4 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and ter- rible as an army with banners? 11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pome- granates budded. 12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Am’mi—n@/dib. _13 Return, return, O Shu/lam- ite; return, return, that we may _ look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shu’lam-ite? As it were _ the company of two armies. 678 CHAPTER’ 7 1 Further description of the church's _ graces. _ 10 Her profession of faith Qand desire. SOLOMON’S SONG, 7, 8 OW beautiful are thy feet with _ shoes, prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. Thy neck is as_a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fish- pools in Hésh’bon, by the gate of Bath-rab’bim: thy nose is as the tower of Léb’a-non which looketh toward Da-mas’cus. _ 5S Thine head upon thee is like Car’mel, and the hair of. thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8 Isaid, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples; 9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, caus- ing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. 10 {I am my beloved’s, and his desire'is toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pome- granates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. 13 The mandrakes give asmell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved. CHAPTER 8 1 Love of the church for Christ. Prayer for the coming of Christ. 679 14 795 ISAIAH, 1 O THAT thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct “me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced ‘wine of the juice of my pome- ' granate. 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jé-ruy’sa-lém, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. 5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning up- on her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there ang brought thee forth that bare ee. 6 § Set me asaseal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Love and jealousy 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neithercan thefloods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? 9 If she bea wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then wasI in his eyes as one that found favour. 11 Sol’o-mon had a vineyard at Ba’al-—ha’mon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. | _12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Sol’o-mon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. ; 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear zt. 14 4 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or toa young hart upon the mountains of spices. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH 680 CHAPTER 1 1 Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion. 25 Grace promised. 28 Destruction threatened to the wicked. HE vision of I-sa’iah the son of A’m6z, which he saw con- cerning Ji/dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém in the days of Uz-zi’/ah, Jo’tham, A’haz, and Héz-e-ki’ah, kings of Ji’dah. . 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but is’ra-el doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are cor- rupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Is’ra-el unto anger, they are gone away backward. 5 § Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even | unto the head there is no sound- ness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: 796 Complaint of Judah’s rebellion they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither molli- fied with ointment. | 7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and if is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. 8 And the daughter of Zi’6n is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 90 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sdd’om, and we should have been like unto Gé-m6r’rah. 10 { Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sdd’om: give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of G6-mor’rah. | 11 To what purpose is the mul- titude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the | th fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12 When ye come to appear be- fore me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain obla- tions; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sab- baths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with: it is iniq- uity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; Iam weary to bear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of ood. 16 § Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; _17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. ) 18 Come now, and let us rea-' ISAIAH, 1 son together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedi- phe ye shall eat the good of the and: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shaJl be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. ; 21 § How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto em. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Is’ra-el, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: 25 4 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 4 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful. city. 27 Zi’6n shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. c 28 § And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sine ners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a. gar- den that hath no water. 31 And the strong shall be as 797 ISAIAH, 2 tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn foseta ete and none shall quench em. 681 CHAPTER 2 1 Coming of Christ’s kingdom prophe- sied. 10 Exhortation to fear. HE word that I-sa’iah the son of A’m6z saw concerning Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. - 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Ja’cob; and he will teach us of his ways, an we will walk in his paths: for out of Zi’6n shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jé-ru’sa-lém. 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow- shares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 5 O house of Ja’cob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. 6 {| Therefore thou hast for- saken thy people the house of Ja’cob, because they be replen- ished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Phi-lis’tines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. 7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: 8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 9 And the mean man boweth Christ’s kingdom foretold down, and the great man hum- bleth himself: therefore forgive themnot. . 10 4 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shail be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Léb’a-non, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Ba’shan, 14 And upon all the high moun- d| tains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 16 And upon all the ships of Tiar’shish, and upon all pleasant pictures. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 18 And the idols he shall ut- terly abolish. : 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to- shake terribly the earth. 20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? 798 _ Oppression of the people 682 CHAPTER 3 1 Calamities that come by sin. 12 Op- pression of rulers. 16 Punishment of women for pride. OR, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jé-ru’sa-lém and from Ji’dah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the coun- sellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 AndI will give children fo be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be op- pressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast cloth- ing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house ?s neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 8 For Jé-ru’sa-lém is ruined, and Ju’dah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 § The shew of their counte- nance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as $6d’om, they hide if not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. _10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the re- ward of his hands shall be given 12 g As for my people, children ISAIAH, 3 are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee toerr, and destroy the way of thy paths. 13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. _14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vine- yard; the spoil of the peor is in your houses. 15 What mean ye fhat ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 16 § Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zi’on are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wan- ton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord wiil smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zi’6n, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the brace- lets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the orna- ments of the legs, and the head= bands, and the tablets, and the earrings, fr 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of ap- parel, and the mantles, and the wimples, anc the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle arent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sack- cloth: and burning instead of beauty. 799 "ISAIAH, 4, 5 25 Thy men shall fall by the Swords and mighty in the 06 ‘And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being deso- late shall sit upon the ground. 683 CHAPTER 4 1 Distress of the times. 2 Christ's kingdom shall be a sanctuary. ND in that day seven women . Shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own ap- parel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. 2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be. beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Is’ra-el. 3 And it shall come to pass, ‘et he that is left in Zi’6n, and he that remaineth in Jé-ru’sa- lem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jé-ru’sa-lém: When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zi’dn, and shall have purged the blood of Jé-ru’- sa-lém from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zi’/on, and upon her as- semblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. And there shall be a taber- nacle for a shadow in the day- time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. 684 CHAPTER 5 " God’s judgments upon various sins. OW will I sing to my well- beloved a song of m be- loved touching his vineyar wellbeloved hath a vineyard. in a very fruitful hill: . My | fi Judgments upon various sins 2 And he fenced it, and gath- ered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he ‘looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and men of Ja’dah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? > 5 And now goto; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge there- of, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Is’ra-el, and the men of Jii’dah his pleas- ant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. 8 § Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! | 9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and pasts without inhabitant. O Yea, ten acres of vineyard At yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. 11 {| Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine in- ame them! ; 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, 800 _ Judgments upon various sins are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. 13 {| Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, _ and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and_ their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the lambs feed _ after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall _ strangers eat. 18 Woe unto them that draw _ iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see if: and let the coun- sel of the Holy One of Is’ra-el draw nigh and come, that we may know it/ 20 { Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! 22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong ink: _ 23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the right- eousness of the righteous from m! 24 Therefore as the fire de- _ voureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their 51 ISAIAH, 6 root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 26 § And he will lift up an en- sign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed. nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirl- wind: 29: Their roaring shail be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is dark- ened in the heavens thereof. CHAPTER 6 685 1 A vision of the Lord on his throne. 9 Message to the people. N the year that king Uz-zi’ah died I saw also the Lord sit- ting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. ; 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and 801 ISAIAH 7 with twain he covered his feet and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled pate smoke. 5 4 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of un- clean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the sera- phims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: eet 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; E iquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 94 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye in- deed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with ee heart, and convert, and be ealed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 12 And the LORD have fre- moved men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13 4 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance 7s in them, when they cast their and thine in- | ‘and be quiet; Isaiah's message to the people leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. CHAPTER 7 686 1 Isaiah oe Ahaz. 10 The sign Immanuel. ND it cameto pass in the days of A’haz the son of Jo’tham, the son of Uz-zi’ah, king of Ju’- dah, that Ré’zin the king of Syr’i-a, and Pé’kah the son of Rém-a-li’/ah, king of Is’ra-el, went up toward Jé-ru’sa-lém to war against it, but could not pre- vail against it. 2 And it was told the house of Da’vid, saying, Syr’i-a is con- federate with E’phra-im. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. _3 Then said the LORD unto I-sa/iah, Go forth now to meet A’haz, thou, and Shé/ar—ja’/shub thy son, at the end of the con- duit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field; 4 And say unto him, Take heed, fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Ré’zin with eerita: and of the son of Rém-a- l/ah. 5 Because Syr’i-a, E’phra-im, and the son of Rém-a-li’ah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 6 Let us go up against Ja’dah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Ta’be-al: 7 Thus saith the Lord GoD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 8 For the head of Syr’i-a is Da-mas’cus, and the head of Da-mas’cus is Ré€é’zin; and within threescore and five years shall E’phra-im be broken, that itbenotapeople. _ ; 9 And the head of E’phra-im is Sa-ma’ri-a, and the head of Sa- ma’ri-a is Rém-a-li’ah’s son. If 802 The virgin birth ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. 10 {!Moreover the LORD spake gee unto A’haz, saying, ' 11 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12 ButA’haz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of Da’vid; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Im-man/u-el. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, eat he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. 17 4 The LORD shail bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that E’phra-im departed from Ji’dah; even the king of As- syr’i-a. ¥ 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of E’éypt, and for the bee that is in the land of _As-syr’i-a. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the deso- late valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes. ' 20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of As-syr’i-a, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that aman shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; 22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that ISAIAH, 8 they shali give he shall eat but- ter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the an 23 ‘And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns. 24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns. 25 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: butit shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. CHAPTER 8 687 1 Prophecies as to Syria, Israel, and Judah. 9 God’s purposes are unre= sistible. 19 Affliction to idolaters. OREOVER the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Ma’hér-shal’al— hash’—baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, U-ri’ah the priest, and Zéch-a-ri’ah the son of Jé-bér-e-chi’ah. 3 And I went unto the prophet- ess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Ma’hér—shal’= al—hash’—baz. 4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Da-mas’cus and the spoil of Sa- ma’ri-a shall be taken away be- fore the king of As-s¥r’i-a. 5 {| The LORD spake also unto me again, saying, 6 Forasmuch as this people re- fuseth the waters of Shi-1d’ that go softly, and rejoice in Ré’zin and Rém-a-li’ah’s son; 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of As-syr’i-a, 803 ISAIAH. 9 and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall pass through Ji’dah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Im-mdan’u-el. 9 4 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. _10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall-not stand: for God is with us. 11 4 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and Pee utes me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; nei- ther fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanc- tuary; but for a stone of stum- bling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Is’ra-el, for a gin and fora snare to the inhabit- ants of Jé-ru’s4-lém. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Ja’cob, and I wil look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Is’ra-el from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zi’6n. 19 § And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto 1 oppressor, Judgments upon idolaters wizards that peep, and that mut- ter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testi- mony: if they speak not accord- ing to this word, it is because there is no light in them. 21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to dark- ness. CHAPTER 9 688 1 Joy in affliction through the Prince of Peace. 8 Judgments upon Israel. EVERTHELESS the dim- ness Shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zéb’u-lin and the land of Naph’ta-li, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jér’dan, in Gal’i-lee of the nations. 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the na- tion, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his as in the day of Midi 1-an. 5 For every battle of the war- rior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. ; 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the | government. shall be upon his 804 The Prince of Peace shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his govern- ment and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of Da’- vid, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. 8 4 The Lord sent a word into Ja’cob, and it hath lighted upon is’ra-el. 9 And all the people shall know, even E’phra-im and the inhabit- ant of Sa-ma’ri-a, that ae in the pride and stoutness of heart, +10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11. Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Ré/zin against him, and join his ene- mies together; 12 The Syr’i-ans before, and the Phi-lis’tines behind; and they shall devour is’ra-el with open mouth. 1 this his anger is not turned away, but his hand 7s stretched out still. For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, nei- ther do they seek the LORD of hosts. 14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from iIs’ra-el head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16 For the leaders of this peo- ple cause them to err; and they that are led ofi them are de- stroyed. 17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evil- doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is ISAIAH, 10 not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 18 § For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lift- ing up of smoke. 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land dark- ened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. 20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: 21 Ma-ndas’seh, E’phra-im; and &’/phra-im, Ma-nas’seh: and they together shall be against Ju’dah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. CHAPTER 10 689 Oe 5 Assyria to_be 0 A remnant of Israel to 1 Woe of broken. be saved. OE unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; _2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be theirprey, an that they may rob the fatherless! 3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the deso- lation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5 7 O As-syr’i-an, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and meaiiee 805 ISAIAH, 10 the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but 7f zs in his heart to destroy and cut off nations’not a few. '8 For he saith, princes altogether kings? }9 Is not Cal’nd_as Ciar’che- mish? is not Ha’math as Ar’pad? is not Sa-mda’ri-a as Da-mas’/cus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jé-ru’sa-lém and of Sa-ma’ri-a; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Sa-m4a’ri-a and her idols, so do to Jé-ru’sa-lém and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zi’on and on Jé-ru’sa- lém, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of As-syr’i-4, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done 7t, and by |n my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the ax boast itself Are not my | fiel Assyria’s doom glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. 17 And the light of Is’ra-el shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful d, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard- bearer fainteth. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. 20 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of is’ra-el, and such as are escaped of the house of Ja’cob, shali no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Is’- ra-el, in truth. 21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Ja’cob, unto the mighty God. ‘ #22 For though thy people Is’- tra-el be as the sand of the sea, yet aremnant of them shall re- turn: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteous- ess. 23 For the Lord GoD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. 24 4 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zi’én, be not afraid of the As-syr’i-an: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of E’£Ypt. . 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruc- against him that heweth there-| tion with? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his 26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him accord- ing to the slaughter of Mid’i-an at the rock of O’reb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of E’sypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall 806 The Branch of Jesse’s roots be taken away from off thy shoul- der, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be de- stroyed because of the anointing. 28 He is come to A-i’ath, he is passed to Mig’rén; at Mich’mash he hath laid up his carriages: 29 They are gone over the pas- sage: they have taken up their lodging at Gé’ba; Ra’mah is afraid; Gib’e-ah of Saul is fled. 30 Lift_up thy voice, O daugh- ter of Gal’/lim:' cause it to be peard unto La’ish, O poor An’a- th 31 Mad-mé’nah is removed; the inhabitants of Gé’bim gather themselves to flee. 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zi’6n, the hill of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Léb’a-non shall fall by a mighty one. 690 CHAPTER 11. i The Branch of Jesse’s roots. 10 Is- rael to be restored. ND there shall come forth a trod out of the stem of Jés’se, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the ISAIAH, 11 earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith- fulness the girdle of his reins. 6 The wolf also shali dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. 0 They shall not hurt nor de- stroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 10 4 And in that day there shail be a root of Jés’se, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gén’tiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. . 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shali set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from As-syr’- i-a, and from E’éypt, and from Path’ros, and from Ctsh, and from E/lam, and from Shi’ndr, and from Ha’/math, and from the islands of the sea. 12 And he shall set up an en- sign for the nations, and shall e | assemble the outcasts of Is’ra-el, and gather together the dis- persed of Jii’dah from the four corners of the earth. _ 13 The envy also of E’phra-im shall depart, and the adversa- ries of Ja’dah shall be cut off: E’phra-im shall not envy Ji’- dah, and Ji’dah shall not vex E’/phr4-im. 14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Phi-lis’tines to- ward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they 807 ISAIAH, 12, 13 shall lay their hand upon E’dom | unto them, and M6o’ab; and the children of Am’mon shall obey them. 15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the £-s¥p’- tian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand | th over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. 16 And there shall be an high- way for the remnant of his peo- ple, which shall be left, from As- syr’i-a; like as it was to Is’ra-el in the day that he came up out of the land of £’g¥pt. 691 CHAPTER 12 Thanksgiving of the faithful for God's mercies. (AN in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD Ji-HO’VAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of Salvation. 4 And in that day shall ye say, aise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. 5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 3 6 Cry out_and shout, thou in- habitant of Zi’6n: for great is the Holy One of is’ra-el in the midst of thee. 692 CHAPTER 13 1 God’s muster of his armies. ni eA threat to destroy Babylon. 19 Its desolation. Ape burden of Bab’y-lon, | th which I-sa’iah the son of A’m6z did see. 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice Babylon’s doom foretold shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 3 Ihave commanded my sanc- tified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even em that rejoice in my highness. 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 5 They come from a far coun- try, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6 § Howl ve; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shali come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be ah and every man’s heart shall melt: 8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at an- other; their faces shall be as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the LorD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. i 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more pre- cious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of O’phir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall re- move out of her place, in the 808 Restoration of Israel wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 15 Every one that is found shall - bethrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses’. shail be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Médes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. 19 § And Bab’y-lon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chal’dees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sé6d’om and G6-mor’rah. 20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the A-ra’bi-an pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures, and owls shall dwell there and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their deso- late houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. — 693 CHAPTER 14 2 Restoration of Israel. 4 Proverb Lab Babylon. 24 Assyria threat- ened. POR the LORD will have mercy on Ja’cob, and will yet choose is’ra-el, and set them in | th their own land: and the stran- gers shall be joined with them, ISAIAH, 14 and they shall cleave to the house of Ja’cob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of is’ra-el shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and hand- maids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 4 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Bab’y-lon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the scep- tre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Léb/a- non, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy com- ing: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover ee. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lu ’ci-fér, son of the 809 ISAIAH, 15 morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weak- en the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall nar- rowly look upon thee, and con- sider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? | 18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. ey 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evil- doers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Bab’y-lon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a posses- sion for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 ¥ The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have Prophecy against Babylon thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: : 25 That I will break the As- syr’i-an in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the na- tions. 27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shail disan- nul if? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 28 In the year that king A’haz died was this burden. 29 { Rejoice not thou, whole P4l-es-ti/na, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shail come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Pal-es-ti’na, art dis- solved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. CHAPTER 15 Moab’s lamentable state. HE burden of Mé’ab. Be- cause in the night Ar of M0/ab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of M6’ab is laid waste, and brought to silence; i 2 He is gone up to Ba’jith, and © to Di’bon, the high places, to weep: M6’ab shall howl over Né’bo, and over Méd’e-ba: on 694 810 - E-le-a’/leh: - Moab’s doom foretold all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut 0 3 In their streets they ‘shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. 4 And Hésh’bon shall cry, and their voice shali be heard even unto Ja’haz: there- fore the armed soldiers of M6’ab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto 5 My heart shall cry out i MoO’ab: his fugitives shail unto Zo/at, an heifer of t ree years old: for by the mounting up of Lu’hith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Ho6r-o-na’/im they shall raise up a cry ofjdestruction. 6 For the waters of Nim’rim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. 7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of M6’ab; the howling thereof unto fe’la-im, and the howling thereof unto Bé’er—é’lim. 9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Di’mon, lions upon him that escapeth of M6’ab, aa upon the remnant of the and. 605 CHAPTER 16 1 Evxhortation to obedience. 6 Moabis threatened for her pride. 12 Moab's judgment. END ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sé/la to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zi’6n. 2 For it shall be, that, as a wan- dering bird cast out of the nest, o the daughters of M6’ab shail be at the fords of Ar’non. | 3 Take counsel, execute judg- tment; make thy shadow as the nizht in the midst of the noon- ISAIAH, 16 day; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, M0’ab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppres- ae are consumed out of the and. 5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of Da’vid, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteous- wig Ss. 6_§ We have heard of the pride of M6’ab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, epnereet wrath: but his lies shail not 7 Therefore shall Mo’ab howl for M6’ab, every one shall how!: for the foundations of Kir—har’e- séth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 8 For the fields of Hésh’bon languish, and the vine of Sib’- mah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Ja’zér, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 9 ¥ Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Ja’zér the vine of Sib’mah: I will water thee with my tears, O Hésh’bon, and E-le- a’leh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy har- vest is fallen. 10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses: I have made their vintage shout- ing to cease. 11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for M6’ab, and mine inward parts for Kir—ha’- esh. “2 q And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Mo’ab is weary on the high place, that he 81l ISAIAH, 17, 18 shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. 13 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning M6’ab since that time. 14 But now the LorpD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the! years of an hire- ling, and the glory.of M6’ab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. 696 CHAPTER 17 1 Syria and Israel threatened. 6A remnant saved. 12 Woe to the wmpious. HE burden of Da-mas’cus. Behold, Da-mas’cus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Ar’6-ér are for- saken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3 The fortress also shall cease from E’phra-im, and the king- dom from Da-mas’cus, and the remnant of Syr’i-a: they shall be as the glory of the children of is’ra-el, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Ja’cob shall be made thin, and fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Réph’a-im. 6 4 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruit- ful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of fs’ra-el. 7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which the | Ww Syria and Israel threatened his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. 9 4 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Is’ra-el: and there shall be des- olation. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest Shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 12 4 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the moun- tains before the wind, and like a J teste thing before the whirl- ind. 14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he isnot. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. CHAPTER 18 697 1 Destruction of the Ethiopians through God’s care of his people. 7 Growth _.of the church, WE to the land shadowing with wings, which is be- yond the rivers of E-thi-6’pi-a: 2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bul- rushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their begin- ning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! 812 The burden of Egypt 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an en- sign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. "4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in. my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. 6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. 7 ¥ In that time shall the pres- ent be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and nation meted out and trodd peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a en under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the ; name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zi’on. 698 ee es and ‘One against his neighbour; CHAPTER 19 1 Egypt’s confusion. 11 Folly o princes. 18 Cail to the church. HE burden of £’gypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into F’gypt: and the idols of E’gypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of E’éypt shall melt in the midst of it. her 2 And I will set the f£-gy¥p’- tians against the #&-zyYp’tians: they shall fight every one against his brother, and every city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. __3 And the spirit of E’é¥pt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, ISAIAH, 19 and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 4 And the £-gyp’tians will I give over into the hand of a cruellord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. 6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of de=- fence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. j 7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the breoks, an every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. 8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. 10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. 11 { Surely the princes of Z6’an are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pha’radh is be- come brutish: how say ye unto Pha’raoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon E£’gypt. 13 The princes of Z6’an are be- come fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also se- duced E£’gypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst there- of: and they have caused E’éypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15 Neither shall there be any work for E’gypt, which the 813 ISAIAH, 20, 21 head or tail, branch or rush, may do. i 16 In that day shall E’gypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD ce hosts, which he shaketh over ate And the land of Ji’dah shall be a terror unto E ‘eynt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. 18 4 In that day shall five cities in the land of £’ gypt speak the language of Ca’naan, and swear to the LORD of hosts: one shall be ‘called, The city of destruction. 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of E’g¥pt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of E’g¥pt: for they shall cry unto the LORD be- cause of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver em. 21 And the Lorp shall be known to E’gypt, and the E-gyp’- tians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it. _22 And the LORD shall smite E’gypt: he shall smite and heal if: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be in- cage of them, and shall heal 23 4 In that day shall there be a _ highway out of E ‘Sypt to As- syr/i- a, and the As-syr’i-an shall come into E’gypt, and the E-£yp’- tian into As-syr’i-a, and the E-syp’tians shall serve with the As-syr’i-ans. 24 In that day shall is’ra-el be the third with E’sypt and with As-syr’i-a, even a blessing in the midst of the land: Egypt's captivity foretold 25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be k/gypt my people, and As-syr’i-a the work of my hands, and Is’ra-el mine inheritance. CHAPTER 20 699 The captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia. WN the year that Tar’tan came unto Ash’dod, (when Sadr’ Ass the king of As-s¥r’i-a sent and fought against Ash’dod, ana took it; : 2 At the same time spake the LORD by. I-sa’/iah the son of A’m0z, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3 And the LORD said, Like as eee servant I-sa’iah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon E-thi-6’ pi-a; 4 So shall the king of As-syr’i-a lead away the E-gyp’tians pris- oners, and the E-thi-6’pi-ans cap- tives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their but- poe uncovered, to the shame of.E’£yp 5 pee Tnde shall be afraid and ashamed of E-thi-6’pi-a their ex- pectation, and of E’gypt their glory. 6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of As-syr’i-a: and how shall we escape? CHAPTER 21 700 1 Vision of the fallof Babylon. 11 Re- pentance of Edom. 13 Burden of Arabia. HE burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. : 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth, Go up, O 814 Vistons of destruction Elam: besiege, O Mé’di-a; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. : 3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; A was dismayed at the seeing of i ISAIAH, 22 that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, accord- ing to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Ké’dar shalt 4 My heart panted, fearfulness | fail: affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. : 5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. 6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. And he saw a chariot witha couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: 8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower, in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: 9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Bab’y-lon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. : 10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el, have I de- clared unto you. il § The burden of Du’mah. He calleth to me out of Sé‘ir, Watchman, what of the night? atchman, what of the night? 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. 13 4 The burden upon A-ra’bi-a. In the forest in A-ra’bi-a shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Déd’a-nim. | 14 The inhabitants of the land of Té’ma brought water to him 17 And the residue of the num- ber of archers, the mighty men of the children of Ké’dar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of is’ra-el hath spoken i. CHAPTER 22 701 1 Lament for the invasion of Jewry by Persia. 15 Shebna’s deprivation. 20 Eliakim as a substitute. HE burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the house tops? 2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 All thy rulers are fled to- gether, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. 5 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplex- ity by the Lord GoD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. 6 And E£’lam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horse- and Kir uncovered the 7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shal! be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. 8 § And he discovered the cov- ering of Ju’dah, and thou didst 815 ISAIAH, 23 The burden of Tyre look in that day to the armour of |in that day, that I will call my the house of the forest. 9 Ye have seen'also the breaches of the city of Da’vid, that they are many: and ye gathered to- gether the waters of the lower pool. - 10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11 Ye made also a ditch be- tween the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 12 And in that day did the Lord Gop of hosts call to weep- ing, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 13 And behold joy and glad- ness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. —s, 14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GoD of hosts. 15 4 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shéb’na, which is over the house, and say, 16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him outa sepulchre on high, and that grav- eth an habitation for himself ina rock? 17 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captiv- ity. and will surely cover thee. 18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house. 19 And I will drive thee from ‘thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. 20 4 And it shall come to pass servant £-li’‘a-kim the son of Hil-ki’ah: 21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will com- mit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa- lém, and to the house of Ji’dah. 22 And the key of the house of Da’vid will I lay upon his shoul- der; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quanti- ty, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be re- moved, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken if. CHAPTER 23 702 1 The overthrow of Tyre. 17 Her resto- ration after seventy years. HE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tar’shish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chit’tim it is revealed to them. f ; 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zi’d6n, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Si’/hér, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she isa mart of nations. si 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zi’don: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I tra- vail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 816 God’s judgments on the land 5 As at the report concerning E’éypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. | 6 Pass ye over to Tdar’shish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry - her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honour- able of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts hath pur- Posed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tar’shish: there is no more strength. 11 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the king- doms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the mer- chant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. 12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zi’d6n: arise, Pass over to Chit’tim; there also shalt thou have no rest. 13 Behold the land of the Chal- dé’ans; this people was not, fill the As-syr’i-an founded it for them ‘that dwell in the wilder- ness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the pal- aces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. ‘ . 14 Howl, ve ships of Tar’shish: for your strength is laid waste. 15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be for- gotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been: forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou may- est be remembered. 17 ¢ And it shall come to pass ‘after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, 52 ISAIAH, 24 and she shall turn to her hire, and shail commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 A her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell be- fore the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. CHAPTER 24 703 1 Judgments on the land. 16 They shall advance God's kingdom. Bee the LORD maketh the earth empty, and mak- eth it waste, and turneth it up- side down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emp- tied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fad- eth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof: because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse de- voured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: there- fore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry- hearted do sigh. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice end- eth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shail be bitter to them that drink it. | 10 The city of confusion is 817 ISAIAH, 25 broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. ; 13 { When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. é 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. , 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Is’ra-el in the isles of the sea. 16 4 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, evenglory tothe righteous. ButI said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabit- ant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst cf the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foun- dations of the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down,the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 4 - 21 And it shall come to pass 1n that day, that the LoRD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered A song of praise to God together, as prisoners are gath- ered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be con- founded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and before his ancients gloriously. CHAPTER 25 704 1 Praise of God for his judgments and benefits. 9 Also for his salvation. LORD, thou arf my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge . from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. j 5 Thou shalt bring down tke noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. __ 6 { And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees wellrefined. . ¢ 7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.. 8 He will swallow up_death in victory; and the Lord Gop will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from 818 A song of confidence in God ISAIAH, 26 off all the earth: for the LORD| for thee; the desire of our soul hath spoken it. Kise 9 § And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. - 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Mo’ab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. 705 CHAPTER 26 1 A song of confidence in God. 20 An exhoriation to wait his coming to judgment. Ji that day shall this song be sung in the land of Jia’dah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in per- fect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 4 Trust ye in the LorD for ever: for in the LORD J&-HO’- VAH is everlasting strength: 5 4 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. _ 6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. _ 7 The way of the just is up- rightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judg- ments, O LORD, have we waited is to thy name, and to the re- membrance of thee. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early; for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteous- ness. 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal un. justly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire o e€ enemies shall devour them. : ‘12 FY LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 13 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had domin- 10n over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shail not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. 15 Thou hast increased the na- tion, O LORD, thou hastincreased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. 16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. é 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliv- erance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 819 ISAIAH, 27, 28 19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, aud: the earth shall cast out the ead. 20 § Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thy- self as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, the LORD com~ eth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. 706 CHAPTER 27 1 God's vineyard. 7 His chastisements differ from judgments. 12 Restora- tion of the dispersed. N that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even levia- than that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that isin the sea. 2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. } 3 Ithe LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. | ; 4 Fury is not, in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 5 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shail make peace with me. 6 He shall cause them that come of Ja’cob to take root: Is’ra-el shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with ruit. 7 {Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the eee of them that are slain Mis Restoration of the dispersed 8 In measure, when it shoot- eth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. . _9 By this therefore shall the in- iquity of Ja’cob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away s sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalk- stones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. 10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilder- ness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. | _12._ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of E’gypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Is’ra-el. _13 And it shall come to pass in that day, fthat the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of As-syr’1-a, and the outcasts in the land of E’/gypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jé-ru’sa-lém. CHAPTER 28 707 1 Ephraim is threatened for pride. 7 The erring rebuked. Zion's pre- cious corner stone. 23 Considera- tion of God’s providence. OE to the crown of pride, i to the drunkards of E’phra-im, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which 820 The foundation stone in Zion ISAIAH, 28 as a tempest of hail and a de-| line, line upon line; here a little, stroying storm, as_a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. : 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of E’phra-im, shall be trodden under feet: 4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 5 ¥§ In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. 7 § But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. 9 4 Whom § shall he _ teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little. and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. : 12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, Precept upon precept; line upon and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. 14 4 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 15 Because ye have said, Wa have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflow- ing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: , 16 § Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. ; 18 § And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflow- ing scourge shall pass through, ang ye shall be trodden down y it. 19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report. 20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on if: and the covering nar- rower than that he can wrap himself in it. j 21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Pér’a-zim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gib’e-on, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be 821 ISAIAH, 29 made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole e 23 4 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. 24 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? 25 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the ap- pointed barley and the rie in their place? 26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach 1m. 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing in- strument, neither is a _ cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. 28 Bread corn is bruised; be- cause he will not ever be thresh- ing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen. 29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, ou excel- lent in working. 708 CHAPTER 29 1 God’s judgment on Jerusalem. 9 The folly of her inhabitants. 18 A promise of better things. OE to Arvri-el, to A’ri-el, the city where Da’vid dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress A’ri-el, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as A’ri-el. 3 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, I will raise forts against thee. 4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall God’s judgment on Jerusalem be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. 5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. 6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and ie flame of devouring fire. 7 4 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against A’ri-el, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. 8 It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, be- hold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his ‘soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zi’6n. 9 4 Stay yourselves, and won- der; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. | 11 And the vision of all is be- come unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: i 12 And ‘the book is delivered to and | him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. 13 { Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw 822 Israel threatened near me with their mouth, and| 23 But with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the pre- cept of men: } 14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work - among this people, even a mar- vellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understand- tie of their prudent men shall be id. 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? 16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no under- standing? . 17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Léb’a-non shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be es- teemed as a forest? 18 4 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. _ 19 The meek also shall in- crease their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall re- joice in the Holy One of is’ra-el. 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: 21 That make a man an of- fender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed A’bra- ham, concerning the house of Ja’cob, Ja’cob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. ISAIAH, 30 when he seeth his chil- dren, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Ja’cob, and shall . fear the God of is’ra-el. 24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. CHAPTER 30 709 1 Israel threatened for inclining to Egypt. 18 God’s mercy to the church. 27 Assyria doomed. OE to the rebellious chil- dren, saith the Lorp, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: , 2 That walk to go down into E’s¥pt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen them- selves in the strength of Pha’- raoh, and to trust in the shadow of B’gypt! | 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pha’rach be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of E’z¥pt your confusion. 4 For his princes were at Z6’an, ‘and his ambassadors came to Ha’nés. 5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoul- ders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. _7 For the £-g¥p’tians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: there- fore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. 8 { Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it ina book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 823. ISAIAH, 30 God’s mercy on his people ee Me a ae AY oe ee 9 That this is a rebellious peo-|in Zi’dn at Jé-ru’sa-lém: thou ple, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Pro- phegy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 11 Get you out, of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Is’ra-el to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of {s’ra-el, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and _ perverseness, and stay thereon: | ‘ 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shal not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. 15 For thus saith the Lord Gop, the Holy One of fs’ra-el; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in con- fidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. i 16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee; and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shail they that pursue you be swift. 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. ; 18 4 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gra- cious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LoRD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 22 Ye shall defile also the cov- ering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a men- struous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. : 23 Then shall he give the rain 1| of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. 25 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LorRD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 27 7 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: 28 And his breath, as an over- 824 — muc The folly of trusting in Egypt flowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. Z 29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity - is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Is’ra-el, 30 And the LorD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scatter- ing, and tempest, and hailstones. 31 For through the voice of the LorD shall the As-s¥r’i-an be beaten down, which smote with a rod. 32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. 33 For To’phet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is pre- _ pared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and h wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brim- stone, doth kindle it. #710 CHAPTER 31 1 The folly of trusting in Egypt. 6 Ex- j 8 Assyria’s hortation to conversion. doom. VW OE to them that go down / to E’éypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of is’ra-el, neither seek the LORD! 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back Swords: but will arise against e house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. prey, ISAIAH, 31, 32 3 Now the&-syp’tians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. LORD shall both h When the stretch out his hand, e that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall] down, and they all shall fail to- gether, 4 For thus hath the Lorp spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his when a multitude of shep- herds is called forth against him, e will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise: of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zi’6n, and for the hill thereof. 5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jé-ru’sa- lém; defending also he will de- liver it; and passing over he will preserve if. 6 { Turn ye unto him from whom the children of is’ra-el have deeply revolted.4 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. @ 8 { Then shall the As-s¥r'i-an fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 9 And he shall pass over to his strong] hold for fear, and his Princes shall be afraid of the en- sign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jé-ru’sa-lém. CHAPTER 32 711 1 Blessings of Christ’s kingdom. 9 A prophecy of desolation. 15 The restoration promised. BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. a man shall be as an 2 hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as 825 ISAIAH, 33 rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. & The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. 9 {Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear un- to my speech. 10 Many days and years shail ye betroubled, yecareless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease: be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. 12 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon ail the houses of joy in the joyous city: 14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shali be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of ocks; 15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the Blessings of Christ’s kingdom wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteous- ness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteous- ness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet rest- ing places; | ; \ 19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. 20 Blessed are ye that sow be- side all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. CHAPTER 33 712 1 Judgments against. the church's ene- 12 The godly are privileged. OE to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 2 OLORD.be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. $ 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thy- self the nations were scattered. 4, And your spoil shall be gath- ered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. , & The LORD’ is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled 7i’6n with judgment and right- eousness. . 6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. 7 Behold, their valiant ones mies. 826 Privileges of the godly shall cry without: the ambas- sadors of peace shall weep bit- terly. 8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 9 The earth mourneth and lan- - guisheth: Léb’a-non is ashamed - shall and hewn down: Sh4r’on is like a wilderness; and Ba’shan and Car’mel shake off their fruits. 10 Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. 11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you. 12 And the people shall be as - the burnings of lime: as thorns cae up shall they be burned in the re 13 4 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zi’dn are afraid; fearfulness hath se prised the hypocrites. among us shall dwell with ‘He devouring fire? who among us dwell with everlasting burnings? 15 He that walketh righteous- ly, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of op- pressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stop- _peth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; 16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. ‘people, ; \g speech than thou canst perceive; 2 18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 19 Thou shait not see a fierce a people of a deeper ISAIAH, 34 of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 20 Look upon Zi’6n, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jé-ru’sa-lém a quiet habita- tion, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be re- moved, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; where- in shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 22 For the LORD is our judze, the LORD is our lawgiver, the By is our king; he will save "33 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. 24 And the inhabitant shail not say, lam sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. CHAPTER 34 713 1 God’s judgments upon the nations. 11 Desolation of all enemies. 16 Surety of the prophecy. OME near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peo- ple: let the earth hear, and alli that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2 For the indignation of the Lone is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shali be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and 2 heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and alli their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth 827 ISAIAH, 35 off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. *5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon i-du-mé’a, and upon the pecple of my curse, to judg- ment. 6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and .with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in B6z’rah, and a great slaughter in the land of I-du-mé’a. 7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bull- ocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fat- ness. 8 For it is the day of the LORD’S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the contro- versy of Zi’on. 9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burn- ing pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from gen- eration to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11 § But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shali be nothing. 13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and bram- bles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of drag- ons, and a court for owls. 14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screechi owl also shall rest there, God’s judgments on the nations and find for herself a place of rest. 15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. 16 {| Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. 17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from genera- tion to generation shall they dwell therein. CHAPTER 35 714 1 Glory of the new Zion. 8 The way of holiness. HE wilderness and the solie tary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall re- joice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Léb’a-non shall be given unto it, the excel- lency of .Car’mel and Sh4r’on, they shall see the glory of the BORD, and the excellency of our 3 q] Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble ees. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with arecompence; he will come and save you. 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wil- derness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the 828 Sennacherib invades Judah habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with _ reeds and rushes. 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, _ shall not err therein. 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shalt not be found there; but the redeemed shail walk there: 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zi’on with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow,and sighing shall flee away. 715 CHAPTER 36 1 Sennacherib invades Judah. 4 Rab- shakeh’s blasphemous speech. OW it came to pass in the N fourteenth year of | king Héz-e-ki/ah, that Sén-nach’e- rib king of As-syr’i-a came up against all the defenced cities of Ja’dah, and took them. 2 And the king of As-syr’i-a sent Rab’sha-keh from La’chish to Jé-ru’sa-lém unto king Héz-e- ki’ah with a greatarmy. Andhe stood by the conduit of the upper Bool in the highway of the fuller’s eld. 3 Then came forth unto him f-li/a-kim, Hil-ki’ah’s son, which was over the house, and Shéb’na the scribe, and Jo’ah, A’saph’s son, the recorder. ; 4 ¥ And Rab’sha-keh said unto them, Say ye now to Héz-e-ki’ah, Thus saith the great king, the king of As-syr’i-a, What confi- dence is this wherein thou trustest? 5 I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff ISAIAH, 36 of this broken reed, on E/gypts whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pha’raoh king of E’é¥pt to all that trust in him. 7 But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Héz-e-ki/ah hath taken away, and said to Ji’dah and to Jé-ry’sa-lém, Ye shall worship before this altar? 8 Now therefore give pledges, T pray thee, to my master the king of As-syr’i-a, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon em. 9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on E’géypt for chariots and for horsemen? 10 And amInow come up with- out the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. : ; 11 4 Then said £-li’a-kim and Shéb’na and Jo’ah unto Rab’sha- keh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syr’i-an lan- guage; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the peo- ple that are on the wall. 12 ¢ But Rab’sha-keh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you? 13 Then Rab’sha-keh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king; the king of As-syr’i-a. 14 Thus saith the king, Let not Héz-e-ki/ah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. 15 Neither let Héz-e-ki’ah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be delivered 829 ISAIAH, 37 into the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a. 16 Hearken not to Héz-e-ki’ah: for thus saith the king of As-syr’- i-a, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; 17 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware lest Héz-e-ki’ah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of As-syr’i-a? 19 Where are the gods of Ha’- math and Ar’phad? where are the gods of Séph-ar-va’/im? an have they delivered Sa-ma’ri-a out of my hand? 20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should de- liver Jé-ru’sa-lém out of my hand? . 21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 22 4 Then came £-li’a-kim, the son of Hil-ki’ah, that was over the household, and Shéb’na the scribe, and Jo’ah, the son o A’saph, the recorder, to Héz-e- ki’ah with (their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab/’- sha-keh. 716 CHAPTER 37 1 Isaiah comforts Hezekiah. 8 Sen- nacherib’s blasphemous letter. 21 Isaiah’s prophecy. 36 Assyrians slain by an angel. 37 Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh. ND it came to pass, when king Héz-e-ki/ah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. Rid; 2 And he sent £E-li’a-kim, who Isaiah comforts Hezekiah was over the household, and Shéb’na the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sack-~ cloth, unto I-sa’iah the prophet the son of A’m6z. 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Héz-e-ki’ah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the chil- dren are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rab’sha- keh, whom the king of As-s¥r’i-a his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. ¢ f 5 So the servants of king Héze d | e-ki’ah came to I-sa’iah. 6 {And f-sa’/iah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of As- syr’i-a have blasphemed me. Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 8 § So Rab’sha-keh returned, and found the king of As-s¥r’i-a warring against Lib’nah: for he f | had heard that he was departed from La’chish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tir/ha-kah king of E-thi-d’pi-a, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Héz-e- ki’/ah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Héz- e-ki/ah king of Ju’dah, saying, Let not thy Gods in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jé-ru’sa-lém shall not be given into the hand of the king of As-syr’1-a. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of As-syr’i-a have done to all lands by destroying 830 - Isaiah’s prophecy against Sennacherib them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? : 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as G6’zan, and Ha’ran, and Ré’zeph, and the children of E’dén which were in Té-las’sar? | j 4 13 Where is the king of Ha’- math, and the king of Ar’phad, and the king of the city of Séph- ar-va’/im, Hé’na, and I’vah? 14 § And Héz-e-ki’ah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Héz-e-ki’ah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 15 Héz-e-ki’/ah prayed unto the LORD, saying, _16 O LORD of hosts, God of Is‘ra-el, that dwellest between the cherubims, noe art the ee even thou alone, of all the king- doms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. 17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sén-nach’e-rib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. 18 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of As-syr’i-4 have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, J i9 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: there- fore they have destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only. 21 4 Then iesa’iah the son of A’m6z sent unto Héz-e-ki’ah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sén-nach’e- rib king of As-s¥r’i-a: 22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zi’on, hath despised thee, and ISAIAH, 37 jaughed thee to scorn; the daugh- ter of Jé-ru’sa-lém hath shaken her head at thee. 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 24 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Léb’a-non; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Car’mel. : 25 I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. 26 Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities info ruin- ous heaps. 27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 30 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which SRE ot of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. 831 ISAIAH, 38 31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Jia’dah a again take root downward, and bear fruit upwar 32 For out of Jé-ru’sd-lém shall go forth a remnant, and_they that escape out of mount Zi’on: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning: the king of As-syr’i-a, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shail he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 35 ForI will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant Da’vid’s sake. 36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the As-syr’i-ans a hun- dred and fourscore and five thou- sand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 37 4 So Sén-nach’e-rib king of As-syr’i-a departed, and went end returned, and dwelt at Nin’e- veh. 38 And it came to pass, as he Was worshipping in the house of Nis’roch his god, that A-dram’- me-léch and Sh4-ré’zér his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ar-mé’ni-a: and E’sar—-had’don his son reigned in his stead. 717 CHAPTER 38 1 Hezekiah’s life lengthened. 8 The sign of the dial. 9 A song of thanks. N those days was Héz-e-ki’ah sick unto death. And I-sa’- iah the prophet the son of A’m6z came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Héz-e-ki’ah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, king of As-syr’i-a: Hezekiah’s life lengthened 3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Héz-e-ki’ah wept sore 4 q Then came the word of the Cy to I-sa/iah, saying, 5 Go, and say to Héz-e-ki’ah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Da’vid thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the and I will defend this city. 7 And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken; 8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of A’haz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 9 4 The writing of Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 10 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabit- ants of the world 12 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. ; { 13 Ireckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn asa dove: mine eyes fail with looking 832 _ Isaiah foretells the captivity upward: O LORD, Iam oppress- ed; undertake for me. \ 15 What shall I say? he hath ‘both spoken unto me, and him- self hath done it; I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. : 16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can nof celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. 20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instru- ments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. 21 For I-sa’iah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. 22 Héz-e-ki/ah also had said, What is the sign that I shail go up to the house of the LORD? 718 CHAPTER 39 1 Hezekiah shews his treasures. 3 Isa- iah foretells the captivity. T that time Mé-r6’dach-bal’- a-dan, the son of Bal’a-dan, king of Bab’y-lon, sent letters and a present to Héz-e-ki’ah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. 2 And Héz-e-ki’ah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oint- ment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all 53 ISAIAH, 39, 40 his dominion, that Héz-e-ki’/ah shewed them not. 3 9, Then came I-sa’/iah the prophet unto king Héz-e-ki’ah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Héz- e-ki/ah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Bab’y-lon. 4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Héz-~ e-ki/ah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there 1s no g among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 5 Then said I-sa’iah to Héz-ee ki’ah, Hear the word of the LorD of hosts: 6 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Bab’y-lon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. _7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be _eunuchs in the palace of the king of Bab‘¥-lon. _8 Then said Héz-e-ki’/ah to I-sa’iah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days. CHAPTER 40 719 1 Promulgation of the gospel. 9 Good tidings from Zion. 26 The people comforted. OMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jé- ru’sa-lém, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’S hand double for all her sins. _3 9 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight a ie desert a highway for our re) 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked 833 ISAIAH, 40 shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, an flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken tt. 6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shallI cry? Ali flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as thé flower of the el 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the ower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. 9 § O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jé-ru’sa-lém, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Jia’dah, Behold your God! i 10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock likea shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shali gently lead those that are with young. 12 4 ‘Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his coun- sellor hath taught him? 14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judg- ment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: Good tidings for Zion behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. ; 16 And Léb/a-non is not suffi- cient to burn, nor. the beasts thereof sufficient for a: burnt offering. 17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. 18 § To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him: 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seek- eth unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grass- hoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be plant- ed; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high. and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the great- ness of his might, for that he ts strong in power; not one faileth. 27 Why sayest thou, O_Ja’cob, and speakest, O Is’ra-el, My way 834 God's care for his church is hid from the LORD, and my -\judgment is passed over from my God? 28 § Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. ; 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might be increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men ' shall utterly fail: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 720 CHAPTER 41 1 God displays his merciful providence in regard to the church. 21 Vanity of idols. EEP silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations bcfore him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 Who hath wrought and dohe it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I amhe. The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. 6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. 7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that ISAIAH, 41 smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, Itis ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou, is’ra-el, art my servant, Ja’cob whom I have chosen, the seed of A’bra-ham my friend. 9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 10 § Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for Iamthy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. _11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 14 Fear not, thou worm Ja’cob, and ye men of {s’ra-el; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresb the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of {is’ra-el. 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, J the 835 ISATAH, 42 God of is’ra-el will not forsake them. é 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, an the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree to- gether: 20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and under- stand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the es One of Is’ra-el hath created ot Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Ja’cob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may con- sider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. P 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shail | thin he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay. 26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. 27 The first shall say to Zi’6n, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jé-ru’sd4-lém one that bringeth good tidings. Vanity of idols 28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and and | confusion. CHAPTER 42 1 Of God’s mission to the Gentiles. Praise for the gospel. EHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gén’‘tiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be dis- couraged, till he have set judg- ment in the earth: and the isles eae wait for his law. 5 § Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold e hand, and will keep thee, eae give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gén ‘tiles; 7, To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 721 10 836 Praise for God’s promises 10 Sing unto the LORD a new _ song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Ké’dar doth in- habit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. 13. The LORD shall go forth asa mighty man, he shall stir up Jealousy like a man of war: he shali cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and re- frained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands,and I will dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make dark- ness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 § They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my serv- ant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’S servant? 20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. ISAIAH, 43 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; fora spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? 24 Who gave Ja’cob for a spoil, and Is’ra-el to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid i¢ not to heart. CHAPTER 43 ee 1 The church comforted with God’s promises. 14 Babylon's destruction foretold. 18 Deliverance of God's people. Ber now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Ja’cob, and he that formed thee, O js’- ra-el, Fear not: for I have re- deemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of_is’ra-el, thy Saviour: I gave E’g¥pt for thy ransom, E-thi-6’pi-a and Sé’ba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honour- able, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. » Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the'west; 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, 837; ISAIAH, 44 and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 7 Evenevery one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. 8 | Bring forth the blind peo- ple that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9° Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, /¢ is truth. 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, evenI, amthe LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my wit- nesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? 14 4 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of {s’- ra-el; For your sake I have sent to Bab’y-lon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chal-dé’ans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of is’ra-el, your ing. 16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18 ¢ Remember ye not the God’s merciful providence former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because J give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 22 { But thou hast not called upon me, O Ja’cob; but thou hast been weary of me, O {s’- ra-el. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, evenI, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put mein remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have trans- gressed against me. 28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Ja’cob to the curse, and Is’ra-el to reproaches. CHAPTER 44 723 1 God’s church comforted with prom- ises. 9 Vanity and folly of idol- makers. 21 Exhortation to trust in God’s mercy. ET now hear, O Ja’cob my servant; and Is’ra-el, whom I have chosen: 838 _ LORD’S; _ Folly of idol-makers 2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Ja’cob, my servant; and thou, Jés’u-run, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon .thy seed, and my blessing upon thine off- spring: ; 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the ( and another shall call himself by the name of Ja’cob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Iis’ra-el. 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Is’ra-el, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7 And who, as I, shail call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the an- cient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 3 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from _that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. 9 9 They that make a graven image ave all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shail be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and ISAIAH, 44 fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14 He heweth him down ce- dars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kin- dleth if, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worship- peth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth if, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou arf my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shali I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes: a de- ceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his 839 ISAIAH, 45 soul, nor say, Js there not a lie in my right hand? 21 {Remember these, O Ja’cob and Is’ra-el; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou arf my servant: O Is’ra-el, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done if: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Ja’~ cob, and glorified himself in Is’ra-el. 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jé-ru’sd-lém, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Ja’dah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: 28 That saith of C¥’rus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jé-ru’sa-lém, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 724 CHAPTER 45 1 God's call to Cyrus. 5 The omnipo- tence of God. 22 Salvation extends to all nations. TB vs saith the LORD to his 4 anointed, to Cy’rus, whose tight hand I have holden, to God’s call to Cyrus subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treas- ures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Is’ra-el. 4 For Ja’cob my servant’s sake, and is’ra-el mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. ®5 | I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God be- side me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none be= side me. I am the LORD, and there is none else, I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all ese things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteous- ness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the pots- herd strive with the potsherds of the earth. the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? ; 10 Woe unto him that saith unto Ais father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? 1] Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Is’ra-el, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and con- 840 -God’s omnipotence cerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. j (ides 13 [have raised him up in right- eousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. } 14 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of E’gypt, and merchan- dise of E-thi-60’pi-a and of the Sa-bé’ans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no od. 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyseif, O God of Is’ra-el, the Saviour. 16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion to- gether that are makers of idols. 17 But fs’ra-el shall be saved in the LORD with an everlast- ing salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am ae LORD; and fhere is none else. 19 Ihave not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Ja’cob, Seek ye mein vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set ISAIAH, 46 up the wood of their graven im- age, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me, 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not re- turn, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Is’ra-el be justified, and shali glory. CHAPTER 46 725 1 Weakness and vanity of idols. 5 Goad only equal to salvation. EL boweth down, Né’bé stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they area burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 3 § Hearken unto me, O house of Ja’cob, and all the remnant of the house of fs’ra-el, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. | To whom will ye liken me, 841 ISAIAH, 47 and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the bal- ance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not re- move: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 0 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is mone else; J am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed 2¢, I will also do it. 12 { Hearken unto me, ye stout- hearted, that are far from right- eousness: : 13 I bring near my righteous- ness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and Iwill place salvation in Zi’6n for Is’ra-el my glory. 726 CHAPTER 47 God’s judgments on Babyton and Chaldea. OME down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Bab’y-lon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chal-dé’ans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal; uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. Judgments on Babylon and Chaldea 3 Thy nakedness shall be un- covered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. As for our. redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Is’ra-el. _5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chal-dé’ans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of king- oms. 6 4.1 was wroth with my peo- ple, I have polluted mine inher- itance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast saa very heavily laid ay yoke. 7 ¥ And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: _. 9 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorcer- ies, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 10 § For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. 11 4 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence itriseth: and mis- chief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. 12 Stand now with thine en- chantments, and with the mul- titude of thy sorceries, wherein 842 God reveals prophecies thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 3 13 Thou art wearied in the mul- ‘titude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon ee. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. _ 15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. 727 CHAPTER 48 1 God reveals his prophecies. 12 He exhorts to obedience. 20 His people delivered out of Babylon. EAR ye this, O house of Ja’= cob, which are called by the name of Is’ra-el, and are come forth out of the waters of Ja’dah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Is’ra-el, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, «and stay them- selves upon the God of fs’ra-el; The LORD of hosts is his name. _ 31 have declared the former things from the beginning: and _ they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them _ suddenly, and they came to pass. _ 4 Because I knew that thou art _ obstinate, and thy neck is an _ iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 5 I have even from the begin- _ ning declared if to thee; before it _ came to pass I shewed if thee: | lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. i 6 Thou hast heard, see all this; ISAIAH, 48 and will not ye declare it? Ihave Shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even be- fore the day when thou heardest them_not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9 | For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do if: for how should my name be pol- luted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12 4 Hearken unto me, O Ja’- cob and _ Is’ra-el, my called; I amhe; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when JI call unto them, they stand up together. 14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Bab’y-lon, and his arm shall be on the Chal- dé’ans. 15 I, even I, have spoken; yea,, Thave called him: I have brought im, and he shal! make his way prosperous. 16 ¢ Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning: from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Gop, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith the LORD, thy 843 ISAIAH, 49 Redeemer, the Holy One of Is’- ra-el; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst heark- ened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been Sut off nor destroyed from before "20 { Go ye forth of Bab’y-lon, flee ye from the Chal-dé’ans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Foe hath redeemed his servant a1 ‘And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. . 5 22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. 728 CHAPTER 49 1 Chrisi’s complaint of the Jews. 5 He is sent to the Gentiles. 13 God's love is perpetual. 24 Deliverance out of captivity. ISTEN, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shad- ow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O fs’ra-el, in whom I will be glorified. 4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: vet surely my judgment is with the HO. and my work with my od. 844 A light to the Gentiles 5 § And now, saith the LoRD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Ja’cob again to him, Though Is’ra-el be not gathered, yet shail I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. 6 And he said, It is a light ae that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Ja’cob, and to restore the pre- served of Is’ra-el: I will also give thee for a light to the Gén’- tiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Is’ra-el, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the na- tion abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, be- cause of the LORD that is faith- ful, and the Holy One of Is’ra-el, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I feared thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will presorve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew your- selves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my high- ways shall be exalted. 12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these ree the land of Si’nim. 13 § Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for | God's love is enduring the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14 But Zi’on said, The LorRD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may for- get, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 18 § Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 19 For thy waste and thy deso- late places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the in- habitants, and they that swal- lowed thee up shall be far away. 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for Be a she place to me that I may well. 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a cap- tive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? *22 Thus saith the Lord Gop, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gén’tiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23 And kings shall be thy nurs- ing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall ISAIAH, 50 bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 24 {| Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 25 But thus saith the Lorp, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be de- livered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Ja’cob. CHAPTER 50 729 1 The dereliction of the Jews not to be imputed to God. 10 Exhortation to trust in God, not in human resources. ff Bias saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is if to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. 4 The Lord GoD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning 845 ISAIAH, 51 by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 5 4 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebel- lious, neither turned away back. 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not Huy Me from shame and spitting. 7 4 For the Lord Gop will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord Gop will help me; who is he that shail condemn me? lo, they ail shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat tee up. 10 § Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. ) 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. 730 CHAPTER 51 1 Exhortation to trustin God. 9 Christ to defend his people. 17 The afjlic- tions of Jerusalem. EARKEN to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto A’/bra-ham your father, and unto Sa’rah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the LORD shall comfort Zi’on: he will comfort all her waste places: and he will make Exhortation to trust in God her wilderness like E’dén, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 4 4 Hearken unto me, my peo- ple; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. 5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peo- ple; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a gar- ment, and they that dwell! therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be pu egercas 7 § Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their re- vilings. 8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from genera- tion to generation. 9 | Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Ra’hab, and wounded the dragon? 10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? 11 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zi’on; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away- 846 Afflictions of Jerusalem. Joyful promises 12 I, even J. am he that com- forteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shail die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foun- dations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day be- cause of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the op- pressor? 14 The captive exile hasteneth _ that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. 15 But Iam the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name. E 16 And I have put my wordsin thy mouth, and I have covered - thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and.say unto Zi’6n, Thou art my people. i7 § Awake, awake, stand up, O Jeé-ru’sd-léms which hast drunk at the hand of the LorpD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and'wrung them out. 18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. ; _ 19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruc- tion, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I com- fort thee? 20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God. 21 § Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: ISAIAH, 52 22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that plead- eth the cause of his people, Be- hold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: 23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. CHAPTER 52 731 1 An exhortation to accept the free re-~ demption of Christ. 13 Prophecy of Christ’s glory. jsNiese awake; put on thy strength, O Zi’6n; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jé- ru’/sa-lém, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jé-ru’sa- lém: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Z1’6n. 3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought: and ye shall be redeemed with- out money. 4 For thus saith the Lord Gop, My people went down aforetime into E’éypt to sojourn there; and the As-syr’/i-an oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LorD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 7 { How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth 847 ISAIAH, 53 good tidings of good, that pub- lisheth salvation; that saith unto Zi’on, Thy God reigneth! 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zi’6n. 9 §¥ Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jé- ru’sa-lém: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath re- deemed Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 11 § Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. | -12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Is’ra-el will be your rereward. 13 4 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be ex- alted and extolled, and be very high. f 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. 732 CHAPTER 53 1 Complaint of incredulity. 4 Christ's passion foretold. 12 His interces- sory power. HO hath believed our re- port? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, Christ’s sufferings and glory foretold there is no beauty that we should esire him. } ; 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastise- ment of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on,him the ini- quity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers’ is dumb, so he. openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his. generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression Be my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done — no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 4 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify. many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore Abas I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the 848 | _ Deliverance promised strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the trans- gressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 733 CHAPTER 54 1 Of the extent of the church. 4 Cer- tainty of deliverance and preservation. ING, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gén’‘tiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the re- proach of thy widowhood any more. 3 i ; 5 For thy Maker is thine hus- band; the LORD of hosts is his name; t Holy One of Is’ra-el; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of No’ah unto me: for as I have 54 and thy Redeemer the | [I ISAIAH, 54, 55 sworn that the waters of N6’ah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall de- part, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not de- part from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. 11 §O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy founda- tions with sapphires. 12 AndI will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of car- buncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. _ 15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work: and have created the waster to destroy. 17 4 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This 7s the herit- age of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. CHAPTER 55 734 1 A call to faith and repentance. 8 Happiness of believers. O, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy 849 ISAIAH, 56 wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satis- fieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of Da’vid. 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the peopie. 5 Behold, thou shalt call a na- tion that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy ere of pe tacels for he hath glo- 6 i. Sock ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: y Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him re- turn unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our new for he will abundantly par- on 8 9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but water- eth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall pros- per in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with Joy, and be led forth with peace: the A call to faith and repentance mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into sing- ing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD fora name, for an everlast- ing sign that shall not be cut off. CHAPTER 56 735 1 An exhortation to sanctification. 9 Blind waichmen reproved. HUS saith the LORD, Keep 4& ye judgment, and do jus- tice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and eaidaae his hand from doing any vil. 3 { Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined him- self to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sab- baths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be. accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall 850 Idolatry reproved be called an house of prayer for all people. 8 The Lord GOD which gather- eth the outcasts of Is’ra-el saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. 9 § All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts _ in the forest. 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that can- not understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill our- selves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. 736 CHAPTER 57 1 Blessed death of the righteous. 3 Idol- atry reproved. 13 Promises to the penitent. HE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth if to heart: and *% merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. : 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. 3 | But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of false- hood, ; 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slay- ing the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them ISAIAH, 57 hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 7 Upon a lofty and high moun- tain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy re- membrance: for thou hast dis- covered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest if. 9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst de- base thyself even unto hell. 10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? 12 I will declare thy righteous- ness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. . 13 § When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall in- herit my holy mountain: 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. ; 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth etern- ity, whose name is Holy; dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a con- trite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16 For I will not contend for 851 ISAIAH, ever, ee will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which Ihave made. 17 For the iniquity of his cov- etousness was wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on froward- ly in the way of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 19 Icreate the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to hun that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and 21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 737 CHAPTER 58 i The fast which God accepts. 13 Rev- erence of the sabbath. Ce aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice ‘like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgres- sion, and the house of Ja’cob their sins. : 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. 3 § Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowl- edge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 14 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is if to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under The acceptable fast him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? f 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 § Then shall thy light picts forth as the morning, and health shall spring forth Biiceds ily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee: the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: 1 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste Places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many genera- tions; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 13 4 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honour- able;. and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor find- ing thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 852 7 Israel’s sins and punishments ISAIAH, 59 “14 Then shalt thou delight thy- | but behold obscurity; for bright- self in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Ja’cob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 738 CHAPTER 59 1 The nature of sin. 3 The sins of Is- rael. 9 Punishments therefor. 20 A Redeemer in Zion. EHOLD, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it can- not save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: | 2 But your iniquities have sep- arated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his ie from you, that he will not ear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. ey 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak flies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. HAN _ 5 They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, _and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed break- eth out into a viper. _ 6 Their webs shall not become ‘garments, neither shall they ‘cover themselves with their works: their works are works of ‘iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. . _7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: theirthoughts arethoughts of iniquity; wasting and de- struction are in their paths. _8 The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment ‘in their goings: they have made ‘them crooked paths: whosoever ‘goeth therein shall not know peace. eet 2 {i Therefore is judgment far ‘from us, neither doth justice Overtake us: we wait for light, cs ness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we erope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; ; 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. | 14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. 16 ¢ And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: there- fore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. | For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. 19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. | When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit ISAIAH, 60 of the LORD shall lift up a stand- ard against him. 20 4] And_the Redeemer shall come to Zi’/on, and unto them that turn from transgression in Ja’cob, saith the LORD. 21 As for me, this is my cove- nant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. 739 CHAPTER 60 1 A light for the Gentiles. 10 Thewails of Salvation. 18 The gates of Praise. RISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gén’tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gén’tiles shall come unto ee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Mid’i-an and £E’phah; all they from Shé’ba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD All the flocks of Ké’dar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Né-ba‘ioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine 854 Glorious promises altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? i i 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me.and the ships of Tar’shish first, to bring thy sons from far, and | their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of is’ra-el, because he hath eae thee. 0 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee 11 Therefore rae ‘gates shall be open continualiy; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gén’tiles, and that their kings may be brought. 12 For the nation and kingdom > that will not serve thee shall | perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Léb’a-non shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box togeth- er, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that de- spised thee shall bow themselves down atthe soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zi’6n of the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 15 Whereas thou hast been for- saken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy’ of many generations. 16 Thou shalt also suck the’ milk of the Gén’tiles, and shalt suck the breast of am thy Saviour and a Redeem- er, the mighty One of Ja’cob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, Blessings for the faithful and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 A little one shall become aj th thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. 740 CHAPTER 61 1 The office of Christ. 7 Blessings of the faithful. HE Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken- hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; } 2 To proclaim the acceptable ‘year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to com- fort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that Mourn in Zi’6n, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of ‘praise for the spirit of heaviness; ‘that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of ‘the LORD, that he might be giorified. ISAIAH, 61, 62 4 4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shail be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gén’- tiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 7 4 For your shame ve shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. 8 For I the LORD love judg- ment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with em. 9 And their seed shall be known among the Gén’tiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shali acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bride- groom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorn- eth herself with her jewels. 11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GoD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. CHAPTER 62 741 1 God’s promises to the nations. 6 Watchmen set upon the walls. 10 Preparation of the people. OR Zi’on’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jé- 855 ~ ISAIAH, 63 ru’sa-lém’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof Blessings promised to Jerusalem cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before go forth as brightness, and the | him. salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 2 And the Gén’tiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Héph/’zi- bah, and thy land Bew‘lah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 5 § For as a young man mar- rieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bride- groom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jé-ru’sa-lém, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, 7 And give him ink rest, till he establish, and till he make Jé- ry’sa-lém a praise in the earth. 8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: _9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. 10 § Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. 11 Behold, the LORD hath pro- claimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zi’on, Behold, thy salvation 856 12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. CHAPTER 63 742 i Christ shews his power for salvation. 7 God's mercy to the church. 15 The church's profession of faith. HO is this that cometh from E’dom, with gee garments from B6z’rah? that is glorious in his naparell travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in right- eousness, mighty to save. 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy ernohid like him that treadeth in the winefat? , 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. Bie 4 For the day of vengeance is in| mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come | 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. 6 And I will tread down the. people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 7 {I will mention the loving-; kindnesses of the LORD, and the, praises of the LORD, according, to all that the LORD hath be- stowed on us, and the great good- ness toward the house of Is’ra-el, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and; according to the multitude of his, lovingkindnesses. Confession and prayer 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 10 { But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: there- fore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against em. 11 Then he semembered the days of old, Md’ses, and his peo- ple, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? 12 That led them by the right hand of Mo’ses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an ever- lasting name? 13 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilder- ness, that they should not stumble? : 14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself ‘a glorious name. 15 § Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: ‘where is thy zeal and thy strength, ithe sounding of thy bowels and ‘of thy mercies toward me? are ‘they restrained? | 16 Doubtless thou art our fa- ‘ther, though A’bra-ham be igno- ‘Tant of us, and Is’ra-el acknowl- edge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy fame is from everlasting. 17 4 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy serv- ants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. . 18 The people of thy holiness ISAIAH, 64 have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. 19 We are thine: thou never barest rule over. them; they were not called by thy name. CHAPTER 64 743 Prayer of the church for the illustration of God’s power. Gee that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou would- est come down, that the moun- tains might flow down at thy presence, 2 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, thai the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 When thou didst_ terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the moun- tains flowed down atthy presence. 4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. _») Thou meetest him that re- joiceth and worketh righteous- ness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteous- nesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O LORD, thou arf our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 9 4 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity 857 ISAIAH, 65 Calling of the Gentiles se gh ea Sl en for ever: behold, see, we beseech nS 4 Thus saith the LORD, As thee, we are all thy people. 10 Thy holy cities are a wilder- ness, Zi/6n is a wilderness, Jé- ry’sa-lém a desolation. : 11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: an all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou ape! peace, and afflict us very sore 744 CHAPTER 65 1 Calling of the Geniiles. 11 Judg- ments on the wicked. 17 Blessed state of the new Jerusalem. AM sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was notcalled by my name. 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious peo- ple, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; . 4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monu- ments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 5 Which say. Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a - smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 6 Behold, if is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recom- pense into their bosom, _7 Your iniquities, and the in- iquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the moun- tains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. e new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 9 And I will bring forth a seed d| out of Ja’cob, and out of Ji’dah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine electshall inheritit,and my servants shall dwell there. 10 And Shar’on shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Ac’hér a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. 11 § But ye are they that for- sake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shail all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I de- lighted not. | 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants | shall eat, but ye shall e hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: 16 That he who blesseth him- self in the earth shall bless him- self in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the Ged of truth; be- cause the former troubles are for- gotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. 17 4 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and 858 The new heavens and new earth the former shall not be remem- bered, nor come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jé-ru’sa-lém a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shali die an hundred years old; but the sin- ner being an hundred years old peal be accursed. 1 And they shall build houses, bad inhabit them; and they shall aaa vineyards, and eat the fruit re) 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their ands. "23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. 24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will an- Swer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall ‘eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. 745 CHAPTER 66 1 The core service of God in sincer- -2 ity. 5 e faithful comforted. 15 Severe pc oer against the wicked. HUS saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and ‘the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto ‘Me? and where is the place of /my rest? ISAIAH, 66 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, an those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that ts poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at. my word. 3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrific- eth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an. oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. 4 I also will choose their de- lusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I de- lighted not. 5 4§ Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth rec- ompence to his enemies. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. ; 8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a na- tion be born at once? for as soon as Zi’6n travailed, she brought forth her children. f 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. 10 Rejoice ye with Jé-ru’sa- lém, and be glad with her, all ye thatlove her: rejoice for joy wi her all ye that mourn for her: 859 JEREMIAH, 1 11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gén’tiles like a flowing stream: then shail ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jé- ru’sa-lém. ; 14 And when ye see fhis, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. 3 ' 17 They that sanctify them- selves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one (free in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed to- gether, saith the LORD. 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and Judgments upon the wicked tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. ; 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tar’shish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tu’bal, and Ja’van, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gén’tiles. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in > litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jé-ru’sa-lém, saith the LORD, as the children of Is’ra-el bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 21 And I will also take of them {for priests and for Lé’vites, saith the LORD. 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to an- other, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm sh not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH 746 CHAPTER 1 1 Thetime and calling of Jeremiah. 11 ‘His vision denoting speedy judgments. 17 God's promise of assistance. HE words of Jér-e-mi’ah the . son of Hil-ki’ah, of the priests that were in An’a-thoth in the land of Bén’ja-min: 2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Jo- si’ah the son of A’mon king of Jii’dah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. *3 It came also in the days of Jé- hoi’a-kim the son of Jo-si’ah king of Ji’dah, unto the end of 860 The calling of Jeremiah ; the Poeun year of Zéd-e-ki’ah the son of Jé-si’ah king of Ju’- dah, unto the carrying away of Jé-ru’sa-lém captive in the fifth month. 4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! | ha penal I cannot speak: for Iam ac 7 § But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I mand thee thou shalt speak 8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth And the LORD said unto me, Be- hold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 11 { Moreover the word of_the LORD came unto me, saying, Jér- e-mi’ah, what seest thou? And ries I see a rod of an almond ee 12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for will hasten my word to perform it. 13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. 14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabit- ants of the land. 15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the I| LORD; JEREMIAH, 2 north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jé-ru’sa- lem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Ji’dah. 16 And I will utter my judg- ments against them touching all their wickedness, who have for- saken me, and have burned in- cense unto other gods, and wor- shipped the works of their own nds. 17 § ‘Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before com- | them 18 Gr, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Ji’dah, against the . | princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. 19 And they shall fight against thee: but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee. CHAPTER 2 747 1 Expostulation with Israel. 14 They cause their own calamities. 20 Jue dah’s sins. OREOVER the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 Go and cry in the ears of Jé- ru’sd-lém, saying, Thus saith the ‘ I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilder- ness, in a land that was not sown. 3 Is’ra-el was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith ‘the LORD. 4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Ja’cob, and all the families of the house or Is’ra-el° 861 JEREMIAH, 2 5 § Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? i 6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of E’gypt, that led us through the wilderness, throug a land of deserts: and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? 7 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. _8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Ba’al, and walked after things that do not profit. 9 § Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead. 10 For pass over the isles of Chit’tim, and see; and send unto Ké’dar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. 11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 13 For my people have commit- ted two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water 14 Hs Is Is’ra-el a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? ; 15 The young lions roared upon Expostulation with Israel him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 16 Also the children of Noéph and Ta-hap’a-nés have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, h | when he led thee by the way? 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of E’gypt, to drink the waters of Si/hér? or what hast thou to do in the way of As- syr’i-a, to drink the waters of the river? 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and backslid- ings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 20 4 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, play- ing the harlot. 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? 22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Gop. 23 How canst thou say, I am not polluted, Ihave not gone after Ba/al-im? see thy way in the valley. know what thou hast done: thou, art a swift drome- dary traversing her ways; 24 A wild ass used to the wil- derness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. 25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There 862 | Backsliding Judah and Israel JEREMIAH, 3 _ isno hope: no; for I have loved 37 Yea; thou shalt go forth from strangers, and after them will I go. 26 As the thief is ashamed when | h he is found, so is the house of is’- ta-el ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, 27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned‘their backi unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for accord- ing to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Ji’dah. : 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. 30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no cor- rection: your own sword hath devoured your: prophets,j like a destroying lion. _ 31 § O seneration, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Is’ra-el? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? 32 Can a maid forget her orna- ments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. 33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. | 34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but! upon all these. 5 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead ‘with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 36 Why gaddest thou' about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of £’gypt, as thou wast ashamed of As- syr’i-a. , and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath re- jected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them, CHAPTER 3 748 1 Backsliding Judah and Israel. 12 Promises to the penitent. 20 Israel's confession. HEY say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the A-ra’bi-an in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. 6 § The LORD said also unto me in the days of Jé-si’ah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding fIs’ra-el hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. : 7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. Butshereturned not. And her treacherous sister Jii’dah saw 1t. 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Is’- ra-el committed adultery I had put her away. and given her a bill 863 JEREMIAH, 4 of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Ji’dah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, an committed adultery with stones and with stocks. i 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Ja’dah hath not turned unto. me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. ; 11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Is’ra-el hath justified herself more than treacherous Ji’dah. 12 {Go and proclaim these words tow”=:: ‘lie north, and say, Return, ‘nou backsliding Is’- ra-el, saith the LORD; and I will not cause nine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. ; _13 Only acknowledge thine iniquiiy, that thou hast trans- gressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strengers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. Turn, dren, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one ofa city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zi’on: 15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shail feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and in- creased in the land, in those -days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the cov- enant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit if; neither shall that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Jé-ru’sa-lém the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of O backsliding chil-| th A call to repentance the LORD, toJé-ru’sa-lém: nei- ther shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. 18 In those days the house of d | Ju’dah shall walk with the house of is’ra-el, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. 20 ¥ Surely as a wife treacher- ously departeth from her hus- band, so have ye dealt treacher- ously with me, O house of fs’- ra-el, saith the LORD. 21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and suppli- cations of the children of Is’ra-el: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. 22 Return, ye backsliding chil- dren, and I will heal your back- slidings. Behold, we come unto ee for thou art the LORD our od. 23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of moun- tains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of fs’ra-el. 24 For shame hath devoured . the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fa- thers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God. CHAPTER 4 749 1 God's call to Israel. 5 Judah er- horted to repentance. 19 Lamenta- tion for Judah. 864 4 \ Judah exhorted to repent JF thou wilt return, O is’ra-el, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my ‘sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judg- ment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. 3 4 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa- lém, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the fore- skins of your heart, ye men of Ja’dah and inhabitants of Jé- ru’sd-lém: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none ‘can quench if, because of the evi of your doings. 5 Declare ye in Ji’dah, and publish in Jé-ru’sa-lém; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced Cities. 6 Set up the standard toward Zi’on: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. 7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gén’tiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant. 8 For this gird you with sack- cloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us. 9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord Gop! surely thou hast greatly de- ceived this people and Jé-ru’sa- lém, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. 55 il | Dan, JEREMIAH, 4 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jé-ry’sa- lem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Even a full wind from those blaces shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against em. 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. 14 O Jé-ru’sa-lém, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? 15 For a voice declareth from and publisheth affliction from mount E’phr4-im. 16 Make ye mention to the na- tions; behold, publish against Jé-ru’sa-lém, that watchers come from a far country, and give out vee voice against the cities of ’dah. 17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. 18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, be- cause it is bitter, because it reach- eth unto thine heart. 19 {My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart: my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruc- tion is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? : : *22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they 865 JEREMIAH, 5 have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledee. . 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and|void; and the heavens,and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be for- saken, and not a man dwell therein. : 30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? oug thou clothest thyself with crim- son, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with paint- ing, in vain shalt thou make thy- self fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zi’6n, that be- waileth herself, that_spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied be- cause of murderers. 750 CHAPTER 5 1 Judgments of God on Jewry ee ced iniquities. 19 Contempt of Wickedness in the state and hirtice 866 Judgment threatened because of sin UN ye to and fro through the streets of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I w pardon it. 2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. : 3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their od. 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 7, { How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then com- mitted adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the har- lots’ houses. 8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife. 9 Shall I not visit for these! things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on. such a nation as this? 10 4 Go ye up upon her walls, | | | | Wickedness throughout the land and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’S. 11 For the house of {Is’ra-el and the house of Jia’dah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD. 12 They have belied the LorD, and said, If is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13 And the prophets shall be- come wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. 14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Is’ra-el, saith the LORD: itisa mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither under- standest what they say. 16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trust- edst, with the sword. 18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you. 19 q And it shall come to pass, When ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsakep. me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye Serve strangers in a land that is not yours. ; 20 Declare this in the house of Ja’cob, and publish it in Ji’dah, Saying, : f 21 Hear now this, O foolish JEREMIAH, 6 people, and without understand- ing; which have eyes, and see neh which have ears, and hear not: 22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot Pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? 23 But this people hath a re- volting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. 24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LorRD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 25 { Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good {things from you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 30 §.A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy false- ly, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my _ people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereofr CHAPTER 6 751 1 Judah’s enemies encourage theme- selves. 9 The prophet’s lament. 26 The people are called to mourn. 867 JEREMIAH. 6 YE children of Bén’ja-min, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and blow the trumpet in Té-k6’a, and set up a sign of fire in Béth— hac’ce-rém: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great de- struction. 2 Ihave likened the daughter of Zi'bn to a comely and delicate woman. : j 3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. 4 Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. 5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces. 6 § For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jé- ru’sa-lém: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppres- sion in the midst of her. 7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me con- tinually is grief and wounds. __ 8 Be thou instructed, O Jeé- ru’sa-lém, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee des- olate, a land not inhabited. 9 | Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Is’ra-el as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grape- gatherer into the baskets. 10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they, may hear? behold, their ear. 7s un- circumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a fre- proach; they have no delight in it. 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband Evil conditions deplored with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that ts full of days. 12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD. 13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetous- ness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my peo- ple slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomina- tion? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. 16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls, But they said, We will not walk therein. 17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 18 4 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Shé’ba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sac- rifices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stum- blingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons to- 868 : _ Judah called on to repent _ gether shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. 22 Thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, a people cometh from the north Routes and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of - the earth. ox “They shall lay hold on bow spear; they are cruel, and Wave no mercy; their voice roar- eth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zi’6n. 24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in ' travail. 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear ts on every side. 26 4 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and Salone thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 27 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way. 28 They are all grievous revolt- ers, walking with slanders: they are brass and: iron; they are all | by corrupters. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 30 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.. 752 CHAPTER 7 3 wet eu Eas? calls Judah to repentance. 7 God’s judgments threatened. Bucraees are rejected. 29 Exhorta- tion to mourn. HE word that came to Jér-e- mi’ah fromthe LORD, saying, 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim | there this word, and say, Hear + | LORD, JEREMIAH, 7 the word of the LORD, all ve of Ji’dah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. 3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment be- tween a man and his neighbour; 6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. 8 § Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Ba’al, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abom- inations? 11 Is this house, whichis called my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. 12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shi‘loh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Is’ra-el. 13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; 14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and 869 JEREMIAH, 7 to zone fathers, as I have done to Shi/l6h 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of E’/phra-im. 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession tome: for I will not hear thee. 17 4 Seest thou not eid they do in the cities of Ji’dah and in the streets of Jé-ru’sd-lém ? 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of | it the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 21 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of E’gypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have com- manded you, that it may be well unto you. 24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagina- tion of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fa- Sacrifices rejected thers came forth out of the land of E’gypt unto this day I have even sent unto you ail my serv- ants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: 26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. 27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. 28 But thou shalt say unto them, This zs a nation that obey- eth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correc- tion: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. 29 4 Cut off thine hair, O Jé- ry’sa-lém, and cast it away, and © take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath re- jected and forsaken the genera- tion of his wrath. 30 For the children of Ji’dah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute — 31 And they have built the high places of T6’phet, which is in the valley of the son of Hin’- nom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart, 32 4 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Té’phet, nor the valley of the son of Hin’- nom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in T6é’phet, till there be. no place. : 33 And the carcases of this peo- ple shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away. | 34 Then will I cause fom cease from the cities of Ja’dah, and from the streets of Jé-ru’ ax-lem the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the 870 Calamities of Judah bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate. 753 CHAPTER 8 1 Calamities of Judah. 13 Judgments on impenitence. 18 A desperate state. T that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Ji’dah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jé- ru’sa-lém, out of their graves: 2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. 3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? ‘ : 5 Why then is this people of Jé-ru’sa-lém slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. 6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. 7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. ; 8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD ts with JEREMIAH, 8 us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. ; 9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? 10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomina- tion? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. 13 (I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: fhere shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 14 Why do we sit still? assem- ble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. 15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! 16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have de- voured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. é 17 For, behold, I will send ser- pents, cockatrices, among you, 871 JEREMIAH, 9 Lamentation for people’s sins which will not be charmed, and | their tongue to speak lies, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. 18 {When I would comfort my- self against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.’ 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people be- cause of them that dwell in a far country: Js not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? y have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? 20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. i .22 Is there no balm in Gil’e-4d; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter ofmy people recovered? 754 CHAPTER 9 1 Jeremiah laments the sins of the peo- ple. 12 Disobedience brings calami- ties. 17 An exhortation. 25 Jews and Gentiles threatened. ©# that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh that I had in the wilder- ness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my peo- ple, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. 4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every Secret es will walk with slan- ers. 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught weary themselves to commit iniquity. Sa : 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD. 7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do fer the daughter of my people? 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neigh- bour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. 9 § Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LorD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, be- cause they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fied; they are gone. 11 And I will make Jé-ru’s4- lém heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Jia’- dah desolate, habitant. 12 { Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land per-. isheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? J 13 And the LORD saith, Be- cause they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Ba’al-im, which their fathers taught them: 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of fs’- ra-el; Behold, I will feed them, without an in- 872 Calamities threatened even this people, with worm- wood, and give them water of gall to drink. 16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom nei- ther they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them. 17 § Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: 18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. raaeclah ie 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zi’6n, How are we spoiled! we are greatly con- founded, because we have for- saken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out. 20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wail- ing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. 3 21 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the chil- dren from without, and the young men from the streets. 22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall faJl as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them. . 23 ¥ Thus saith the LorpD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understand- eth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise loving- kindness, judgment, and right- eousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. JEREMIAH, 10 25 § Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that will punish all them which are cir- cumcised with the uncircum- cised; 260 E’gypt, and Ji/’dah, and E’dom, and the children of Am’- mon, and Mo’ab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Is’ra-el are uncircumcised in the heart. CHAPTER 10 755 1 Unequal comparison of God and idels. 17 The prophet warns the people. 19 Lament for the tabernacle. 23 Jer- emiah’s supplication. EAR ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Is’ra-el: 2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dis- mayed at them. 3 For the customs of the peo- ple are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. 4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is if in them to do good. ; 6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their king- doms, there is none like unto thee. 8 But they are _ altogether brutish and foolish: the stock ts a doctrine of vanities. : 9 Silver spread into plates is 873 JEREMIAH, 11 brought from’ T4ar’shish, and gold from U’phaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. 10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting wrath the e and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the e even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens By his discretion. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh hee ea with rain, and bring- forth the wind out of his freasures. ‘ svete 14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image ts falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 16 The portion of Ja’cob is not like them: for he zs the former of all things; and {fs’ra-el is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name. 17 4 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the in- habitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 19 ¢ Woe is me for my ave my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. _ The true and living God 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. 21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. _22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Ji’dah desolate, and a den of dragons. 23 { O LORD, I know that ny way of man is not in himself: is not in man that walketh He direct his steps. 24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Ja’cob, and devoured him, and consumed » and have made his habitation desolate. CHAPTER 11 756 1 The prophet proclaims God's cove- nant. 8& Disobedient Jews rebuked. 11 A prophecy of evil. HE word that came to Jér- e-mi’/ah from the LORD, saying, 2 Hear ye the words of this cov- enant, and speak unto the men of Ja’dah, and to the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém; 3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, 4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of, the land of E’gypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 874 _A prophecy of evil ' 5 That I may perform the oath _ which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flow- ing with milk and honey, as if is this day. Then answered I, and 6 Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Ji’dah, and in the streets of Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. 7 For Iearnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of E’gypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, say- ing, Obey my voice. ; 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor in- clined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded themto do; butthey did fhemnot. 9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Ji’dah, and among the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words: and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Is’ra-el and the house of Ju’dah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. | 11 4 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shal! not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. __ 12 Then shall the cities of Jia’- dah and inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa- lém go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O a’dah; and according to the number of the streets of Jé-ru’sa- lém have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Ba’aL JEREMIAH, 11 14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. _15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 16 The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. 17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Is’ra-el and of the house of Ja’dah, which they have done against themselves to pro- voke me to anger in offering in- cense unto Ba’al. , 18 4 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. 19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaugh- ter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, say- ing, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the liv- ing, that his name may be no more remembered. _20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 21 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of An’a-thoth, that seek thy life, saying, Proph- esy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: 22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: 23 And there shall be no rem- nant of them: for I will bring 875 JEREMIAH, 12, 13 evil upon the men of An’a-thoth, even the year of their visitation. 757 CHAPTER 12 1 Jeremiah's complaint of the prosper- ity of the wicked. God laments the desolation of his heritage. 14 Promises to the penitent. Oo IGHTEOUS art thou, | LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked pros- per? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 2 Thou hast pianted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou | d art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. 3 But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. 4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. 5 (If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou con- tend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jér’dan? 6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they | | have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. 7 Ihave forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. ; 9 Mine heritage is unto me as a Desolation of God’s heritage speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 10 Many pastors have de- stroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wil- erness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 14 4 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Is’ra-el to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Ja’dah from among them. 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have com- passion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his and. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Ba’al; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 17 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. CHAPTER 13 758 1 A linen girdle types destruction. 12 Figure of the botiles and wine. 15 Exhortation to repentance. 876 The linen girdle a type of destruction HUS saith the LORD unto | me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it notin water. _ 2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. 3 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, 4 Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Eu-phra’tés, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. |_5 So I went, and_hid it by Eti-phra’tés, as the LORD com- manded me. 6 And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Eu-phra’- tés, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. Then I went to Eu-phra’tés, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid | it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. 8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, Saying, 9 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Ji’dah, and the great pride of Jé-ry’sa-lém. j __10 This evil people, which re- fuse to hear my words, which walk in the imaginatjon of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of {s’ra-el and the whole house of Ja’dah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and fora glory: but they would not hear. 12 { Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of is’ra-el, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do JEREMIAH, 13 we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 13 Then shait thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon Da’vid’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, with drunkenness. 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. : 15 4 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause dark- ness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive. 18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. 19 The cities of the south shall. be shut up, and none shall open them: Ji’dah shall be carried away Captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. 20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them fo be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sor- rows take thee, as a woman in travail? : : 22 q And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the great- ness of thine iniquity are thy 877 JEREMIAH, 14 skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. _ 23 Can the E-thi-6’pi-an change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. 25 This} is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. 26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear. 27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jé- ru’sa-lém! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? 759 CHAPTER 14 1 Jeremiah’s prayer amid famine. Complaint against lying prophets. HE word of the LORD that came to Jér-e-mi/ah con- cerning the dearth. Ja’dah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jé-ru’sd-lém is gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. 5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. i _6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. 7 9.0 LORD, though our in- iquities testify against us, do 17 878 Jeremiah’s prayer amid famine thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 8 O the hope of Is’ra-el, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that’ turneth aside to tarry for a night? 9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we ay called by thy name; leave us no 10 7 ‘Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not re- frained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 11 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an obla- tion, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and: by the pestilence. 3 § Then said I, Ah, Lord GoD! behold, the prophets say’ unto them, Ye shall not see the! sword, neither shall famine; but I assured peace in this place. } 14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they, prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets: that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 16 And the people to whom Rejection of Judah they prophesy shail be cast out in the streets of Jé-ru’sd4-lém because of the famine and the sword; and they shall -have none to bury them, them, their Wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 17 §| Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a_ great breach, with a very grievous blow. 18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about pito a land that they know not. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Ja’dah? hath thy soul loathed Zi’on? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! 20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. 21 Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gén’tiles that can Cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. 760 CHAPTER 15 lL Utter rejection of Judah, and conse- quent judgments. 10 Jeremiah re- ceives a promise and a threat. 15 A ' complaint and prayer. a) HEN said the LORD unto me, Though Mo’ses and Sam/’- i-el stood before me, yet my _ JEREMIAH, 15 mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lorp; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear,and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. 4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Ma-ndas’seh the son of Héz-e-ki’ah king of Ji’dah, for that which he did in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jé-ru’s4-lém? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? 6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone back- ward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. 8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought-upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it sud- denly, and terrors upon the city. 9 She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sunis gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD. 10 ¢ Woe is me, my mother, 879 _ JEREMIAH, 16 that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. } 11 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. 12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? 13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. 14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you. 15 4 O LoRD, thou_knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy long- suffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am_called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. 17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; Isat alone because of thy hand: for unH hast filled me with indigna- ion. 18 Why is my. pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? . 19 § Therefore thus saith the LorD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand beforeme: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. 20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against Ruin of the Jews foreshadowed thee: for 1 am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. . 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. CHAPTER 16 761 1 Ruin of the Jews foreshadowed by types. 14 Their return. 16 Double recompence for idolatry. HE word of the LORD came also unto me, saying; 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For thus saith the LORD con-~ cerning the sons and concerning — the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and con- cerning their fathers that begat them in this land; ; 4 They shall die of grievous deaths: they shall not be la- mented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. | 5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut them- selves, nor make themselves bald for them: 7 Neither shall men tear them- selves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; nei- ther shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for theit father or for their mother. 8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. | 880 Restoration promised 9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Iis’ra-el; Be- hold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of ‘the bride. 10 { And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? 11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have for- saben me, and have not kept my aw; 12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil . heart, that they may not hearken unto me: 13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour. 14 4 Therefore, behold, ‘the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of is’ra-el out of the land of E£’éypt: t 15 But, The LCRD liveth, that brought up the children of Is’- ra-el from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 § Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and | after will I send for many hunt- ers, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from 56 JEREMIAH, 17 every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine in- heritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. 19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gén’tiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. 20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD. CHAPTER 17 762 1 Sin and captivity of Judah. 7 Trust in God is blessed. 12 God's salva- tion. 19 Renewal of the covenant. HE sin of Ji’dah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: if is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; | 2 Whilst their children remem- ber their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. 3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. 4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever. 881 JEREMIAH, 17 5 9 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. _6 For he shall be like the heath in when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed ts ‘the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be care- ful in the year of drought, nei- ner shall cease from yielding pute 9 4 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wick- ed: who can know it? 10 I the LORD search the heart, J try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. 12 4 A_ glorious high throne from the beginning 7. is the place of oe sanctuary. 3 OLORD, the hope of Is’ra- Aan all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have for- saken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. 14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 15 { Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. 16 As for me, I have not hast- ened from being a pastor to fol- Blessedness of trust in the Lord low thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. 17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of the desert, and shall not see | evil 18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. 19 ¥ Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Jt’dah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of | Jé-ru’sa-lém; 20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Ji’dah, and all Ja'dah, and all the inhabitants of Jé- ru an that enter in by these gate 21 Thus saith the LORD; Take — heed to yourselves, and bear no — burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jé-ru’sa-lém; 22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. . 23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hal- low the sabbath day, to do no work therein; : 25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of Da’vid, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Ji’dah, and the in- habitants of Jé-ru’sd-lém: and this city shall remain for ever. 882 The type of a potter 26 And they shall come from the cities of Ji’dah, and from the places about Jé-ru’sa-lém, and from the land of Bén’ja-min, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sac- rifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD. ‘ 27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jé-ru’sa-lém on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jé-ru’sd-lém, and it shall not be quenched. 763 CHAPTER 18 1 God’s power typed by the potter. 11 Judgments upon Judah. 18 A prayer. HE word which came to _Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed | u good to the potter to make it. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6 O house of Is’ra-el, cannot I JEREMIAH, 18 concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 10 If it do evil i in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith J said I sa benefit tl them. 11 4 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Ji’dah, and to the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, say- ing, Thus saith the LORD; Be- hold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. 12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. f 13 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Is’ra-el hath aS a very horrible £3 4 Will a man leave the snow of Léb’a-non which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken? 15 Because my people hath for- gotten me, they have burned in- cense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast D; 16 To make their land deso- late, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his do ie you as this potter? saith | hea the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Is’ra-el. 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concern- ing a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; 8 if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation- and 17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 18 § Then said they, Come, and let us PRS devices against Jér-e-mi’ah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. 883 JEREMIAH, 19 19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. ; 21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; Jet their young men be slain by the sword in battle. 22 Leta cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 23 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. 764 CHAPTER 19 Destruction of a potter’ s vessel the type of Judah’s desolation. HUS saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hin’nom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 3 And say, Hear ye the word of the LorD, O kings of Ju’dah, and inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Behold, I \will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. 4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers Judah’s desolation foretold have known, nor the kings of Ja’dah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents; _ They have built also the high places of Ba’al, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Ba’al, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: 6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called To’phet, nor The valley of the son of Hin’nom, but The valley of slaughter. And I will male void the counsel of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa- lém in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the mnt before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 8 And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and strait- ness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 0 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in TO’phet, till there be no place to bury. 12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as To’phet: 13 And the houses of Jé-ru’sa- lém, and the houses of the kings of Ja’dah, shall be defiled as the 884 _ Judgment on Pashur. place of T6’phet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. % 14 Then came Jér-e-mi’ah from To’phet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’S | b house; and said to all the people, 15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; Be- hold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. 765 CHAPTER 20 1 Pashur smites Jeremiah. 6 Pashur’s x doom.% 7 Jeremiah’s complaint. OW Pash/tr the son of im’- mér the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jér-e-mi’ah prophesied these things. __ 2 Then Pash’tr smote Jér-e- mi’ah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Bén’ja-min, which was by the house of the LORD. 3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pash’tr brought forth Jér-e-mi/ah out of the Then said Jér-e-mi’ah called thy name Pash/’tr, but Ma’g6r—mis’sa-bib. 4 For thus saith the LORD, Be- hold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Ja’dah into the hand of the | king of Bab’y-lon, and he shall carry them captive into Bab’y- lon, and shall slay them with the sword. ‘ 5 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the pre- cious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Ja’dah Jeremiah’s complaint him, The LORD hath not | hi JEREMIAH, 20 will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Bab’y-lon. 6 And thou, Pash’tr, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into Captivity: and thou shalt come to Bab’y-lon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be uried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies 7 § O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast pre- vailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; be- cause the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in hisname. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. ! 10 § For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on man 11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. 12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. 13 Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath de- livered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. 14 4 Cursed be the day where- 885 JEREMIAH, 21 in I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD over- threw, and repented not: and let him hear the cryin the morning, and the shouting at noontide; 17 Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb fo be al- ways great with me. 18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? 766 CHAPTER 21 1 Zedekiah enquires of Jeremiah. 3 Siege and captivity foretold. 11 The king’s house reproved. HE word which came unto Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, when king Zéd-e-ki’ah sent unto him Pash’tr the son of Meél-chi’- ah, and Zéph-a-ni’ah the son of Ma-a-sé’iah the priest, saying, 2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Néb-u-chad- réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. _ 3 4 Then said Jér-e-mi’ah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zéd-e-ki’ah: 4 Thus saith the LORD God of Is‘ra-el; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Bab’y-lon, and against the Chal-dé’ans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. Judah’s captivity foretold 6 And I will smite the inhabit- ants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. 7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ja’dah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pesti- lence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Néb- u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-ion, and into the hand of their ene- mies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shail smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. 8 4 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. | 90 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chal-dé’ans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Bab’y-lon, and he shall burn it with fire. 1i 4 And touching the house of the king of Ja’dah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD; j 12 O house of Da’vid, thus saith the LORD; , Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench if, because of the evil of your doings. 13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 14 But I will punish you ac- cording to the fruit of your do- ings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, 886 Exhortation to repentance and it shall devour all things round about it. 767 CHAPTER 22 1 Jeremiah exhorts to repentance. 10 His threats on Judah and her kings. HUS saith the LORD; * down to the house of the king of Ju’dah, and speak there this word, 2 And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Ja’dah, that sittest upon the throne of Da’vid, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 3 Thus saith the LORD; Exe- cute ye judgment and righteous- ness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. 4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of Da’vid, riding in chariots and on horses, he, an his servants, and his people. 5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. 6 For thus saith the LORD oe the king? s house of Ja’dah; art Gil’e-ad unto me, and the head of Léb’a-non: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his Weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, cast them into the fire. 8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say. every man to his _ neighbour, Wherefore hath’ the LORD done thus unto this great city? 9 Then they shall answer, Be- cause they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them 10 q Weep’ ye not for the dead, Go|J and | dah JEREMIAH, 22 neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. 11 For thus saith the LORD touching Shal’/lum the son of 0-si’ah king of Ji’dah, which reigned instead of Jé-si’ah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him cap- tive, and shall see this land no more 13 q Woe unto him that build- eth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s serv- ice without wages, and giveth im not for his work; 14 That saith, I will build mea wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was weil with him: 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. j 17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covet- ousness, and for to shed inno- cent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do i. 18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Joé-si’ah king of Jia’- ; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shal! not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! f ; 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jé-ru’- sa-lém. 20 { Go up to Léb’a-non, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Ba’- shan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. 8387 JEREMIAH, 23 21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but_thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. 22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and con- founded for all thy wickedness. 23 O inhabitant of Léb’a-non, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! 24 As I live, saith the LORD, though Cé-ni’ah the son of Jé- hoi’/a-kim king of Ji’dah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; 25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, and into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans. 26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. 27 But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. E 28 Is this man Cé-ni’ah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. ; 30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper; sitting upon the throne of Da’vid, and ruling any more in Jii’dah. 768 CHAPTER 23 1 Restoration of the scattered flock. 5 The righteous Branch and King. 9 False prophets and mockers. WP°E be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter The righteous Branch and King the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el against the pas- tors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 3 And I will gather the rem- nant of my flock out of all coun- tries whither 1 have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD. 5 § Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto Da’vid a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and pros- per, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Ji’dah shall be saved, and Is’ra-el shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OURRIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up _ the children of Is’ra-el out of the land of E’éyot; 4 8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Is’ra-el out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in» their own land. . : 9 4 Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, be- cause of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For the land is full of adult- erers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried ‘False prophets and mockers” up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. j 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saiththe LORD. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. : 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Sd-ma’ri-a; they prophesied in Ba’al, and caused my people Is’ra-el to err. 14 I have seen also in the pro- phets of Jé-ru’sa-lém an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wick- edness: they are all of them unto me as Sdd’om, and the inhabit- ants thereof as Gé-m6r’rah. 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jé-ry’sa- lém is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith the LORD of hests, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that pro- phesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard if? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the ORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall JEREMIAH, 23 fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have exe- cuted, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 Ihave-not sent these proph- ets, yet they ran: [have not spok- en to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my peo- ple to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. ; 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and nota God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do notI fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that. prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Ba’al. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. | 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them 889 _ JEREMIAH, 24 that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. 33 § And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 38 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; 39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence: 40 And I will bring an ever- lasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. 769 CHAPTER 24 The good and bad figs type the restora- tion and captivity. HE LORD shewed me, a Type of good and bad figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Néb-u-chad- réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon had carried away captive Jéc-o-ni’ah the son of Jé-hoi’a-kim king of Ja’dah, and the princes of Ji’- dah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jé-ru’sa-lém, and had brought them to Bab’y-lon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which ae not be eaten, they were so a 3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jér-e-mi’ah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, a cannot be eaten, they are so evi 4 ¥ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Is’ra-el; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of jJia’dah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chal-dé’ans for their good. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that lam the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall ue unto me with their whole 3. " ‘And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zéd-e-ki’ah the king of Jia’dah, and his princes, and the residue of Jé-ru’sa-lém, that re- main in this land, and them that dwell in the land of E’éypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, fo bea reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither and, behold, two -baskets of figs I shall drive them. 800 Judah’s captivity and Babylon’s doom foretold JEREMIAH, 25 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be con- sumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. 770 CHAPTER 25 1 Reproof of the Jews. 8 The a let a > foretold. 12 Babylon to be destroyed. - 15 All nations to perish. HE word that came to Jér-e- mi’ah concerning all the peo- ple of Ji’dah in the fourth year of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jo- si’ah king of Ja’dah, that was the first year of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon; 2 The which Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet spake unto all the people of Ja’dah, and to all the in- habitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, 3 From the thirteenth year of Jd-si’ah the son of A’mon king of jJa’dah, even unto this day, that ‘ais the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. : 5 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 6 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do youno hurt. 7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. : 8 9 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Neb-u- chad-réz’zar the king of Bab’y- lon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and wil] utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonish- ment; and these nations shall serve the king of Bab’y-lon seventy years. 12 4 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accom- plished, that I will punish the king of Bab’y-lon, and that na- tion, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chal-dé’ans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jér-e-mi’ah hath prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations'and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recom- pense them according to their deeds, and according: to the works of their own hands. 15 § For thus saith the LORD God of Is’ra-el unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom IJ send thee, to drink it. 16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. 17 Then took I the cup at the LoRD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: 4 18 To wit, Jé-ru’sa-lém, and the cities of Ji’dah, and the 891 JEREMIAH, 26 kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desola- tion, an astonishment, an hiss- ing, and a curse; as if is this day; 19 Pha’raoh king. of E’éypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land o Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Phi-lis’tines, and Ash’ke- lén, and Az’zah, and Ek’ron, and the remnant of Ash’dod, 21 &’dom, and M6d’ab, and the pata of Am’mon, all the kings of Ty’rus, and all the kings of Zi’d6n, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, 23 Dé’dan, and Té’ma, and Buz, and allithat are in the ut- most corners, - 24 And all the kings of A-ra’- bi-a, and all the kings of the ae people that dwell in the des 35 hea all the kings of Zim’ri, and all the kings of E’lam, and all the kings of the Médes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with an- other, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Shé’shach shall drink after them. 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no me because of the vod which will send among y 28 And it shall bet “it they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be un- punished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. 30 Therefore prophesy thou ‘Destruction of nations foretold | against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the € 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. 32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a eat whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 33 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the e even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground. 34 Y Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your disper- sions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. 35 And the shepherds shail have no way to flee, nor the prin- cipal of the flock to escape. 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be I| heard: for the LORD hath spoil- ed their pasture. 37 And the peaceable habita- tions are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for ‘their land is des- olate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger. CHAPTER 26 ee 1 Jeremiah exhorts to repentance. His arrest. 10 His life rcatenét 12 His vindication. 892 Jeremiah arrested, threatened, vindicated YN the beginning of the reign of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jo- si’ah king of Ju’dah came this word from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’S house, and speak unto all the cities of Ja’dah, which come to worship in the LORD’S house, all) the words that I command thee to speak unto them; dimin- ish not a word: 3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto pa because of the evil of their oin 4 Ana thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 5 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; 6 Then will I make this house like Shi/loh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. 7 So the priests and the proph- ets and all the people heard Jér- e-mi’ah shred, these words in the house of the LORD. 8 ¥ Now it came to pass, when _ Jér-e-mi’ah had made an end of - speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shi’/loh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jér-e-mi’ah in the house of the LORD. 10 § When theprinces of Ji’- dah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the LORD, and. 893 JEREMIAH, 26 sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD’S house. 11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 12 § Then spake Jér-e-mi’ah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand: o with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. 15 But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. 16 4 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man ts not worthy to die: for he hath spok- en to us in the name of the LORD our God. 17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all pi assembly of the people, sayin 18 Micah the M6’ras-thite pro- phesied in the days of Héz-e- ki’ah king of Ji’dah, and spake to all the people of Ja’dah, say- ing, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Zi’én shall be plowed like a field, and Jé-ru’sa-lem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the pick Dias of a forest. Héz-e-ki’ah king of Jii’- dah aad all Ja’dah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of JEREMIAH, 27 the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. 20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, U-ri/jah_ the son of Shém-a-i’ah of Kir’jath—jé’a- rim, who prophesied against this city and against this land accord- ing to all the words of Jér-e- mi’ah: 21 And when Jé-hoi’a-kim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when U-ri’jah heard it, he was ee and fled, and ee into E’gyp And Tahoe ‘a-kim the king nee men into E’gypt, namely, El’/na-than the son of Ach’bor, and certain men with him into B’£¥pt. 23 And they fetched forth U- ri’jah out of E’g¥pt, and brought him unto Jé-hoi’a-kim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. 24 Nevertheless the hand of A-hi‘kam the son of Sha’phan was with Jér-e-mi’ah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. 772 CHAPTER 27 1 Babylonian conquests ibaa 8 ¥ Submission urged. 14 Of lying prophets. N the beginning of the reign of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jé- si’ah king of Ji’dah came this word unto Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, 3 And send them to the king of E£’dom, and to the king of M6’ab, and to the king of the Am’mon- ites, and to the king of Ty’rus, and to the king of Zi’don, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jé-ru’sd-lém unto Zéd- e-ki’ah king of Jii’dah; 4 And command them to say Babylonian conquests foretold unto their masters,. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. d now have I given all these lands into the hand of Néb- u-chad-néz’zar the king of Bab’- y-lon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many na- tions and great kings shall serve themselves of 8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom — which will not serve the same Neéb-u-chad-néz’zar the king of Bab’y-lon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Bab’y-lon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. 9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your divin- ers, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sor- cerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Bab’y-lon: 10 For they prophesy a lie unto — you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. 11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Bab’y-lon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. 12 4 I spake also to Zéd-e- ki/ah king of Ju’dah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the 894 Lying prophets JEREMIAH, 28 king of Bab’y-lon, and serve him | hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, con- and his people, and live. 13 Why will ye) die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Bab’y-lon? 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shail not serve the king of Bab’y-lon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they pro- phesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the proph- ets that prophesy unto you. 16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD’S house shall now shortly be brought again from Bab’y-lon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Bab’y-lon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? 18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them,-let them now make inter- cession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Ji’dah, and a “ é-ru’sa-lém, go not to Bab’y- 19 q For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concern- ing the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, 20 Which Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon took not, when he carried away captive Jéc-o- ni’ah the son of Jé-hoi’a-kim king of Ji’dah from Jé-ru’sa- lém to Bab’y-lon, and_all the Boles of Ji’dah and Jé-ru’sa- SL Yea, thus saith the LoRD of cerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Ji’dah and of Jé-ru’sa-lém; 22 They shall be carried to Bab’y-lon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. CHAPTER 28 1 False prophecy of Hananiah. Jeremiah's counter prophecy. Hananiah’s death Forctold. ND it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’- dah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Han-a- ni’ah the son of A’zur the prophet, which was of Gib’e-on, spake unto me in the house of the LoRpD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, saying; I have broken the yoke of the king of Bab’y-lon. 3 Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’S house, that Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon took away from this place, and carried them to Bab’~ 773 12 15 y-lon: 4 And I will bring again to this place Jéc-o-ni’ah the son of Jé- hoi’a-kim king of Ja’dah, with all the captives of Ji’dah, that went into Bab’y-lon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Bab’y-lon. _ 5 ¢ Then the prophet Jér-e- mi’ah said unto the prophet Han-a-ni’ah in the presence 0 the priests, and in the presence 0 all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, 6 Even the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah said, A-mén’: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the 895 JEREMIAH, 29 LORD’S house, and all that is carried away captive,} from Bab’y-lon into this place. 7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; 8 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9 The prophet which prophe- sieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, ae the LORD hath truly sent m. 10 § Then Han-a-ni’ah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah’s neck, and brake it. ; 11 And Han-a-ni’ah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD: Even so will I break the yoke of Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah went his way. 12 { Then the word of the LORD came unto Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, after that Han-a-ni’ah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, i 13 Go and tell Han-a-ni’ah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Néb-u-chad- néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon; and they shall serve him: and [ have given him the beasts of the field also. .15 §¢ Then said the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah unto Han-a-ni’ah the prophet, Hear now, Han-a- ni’ah; The LORD hath not sent Hananiah the false prophet thee; but thou makest this peo- ple to trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. 17 So Han-a-ni’ah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. CHAPTER 29 774 1 Jeremiah’s letter to the captives. 10 Their return after seventy years. 20 Fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah. 30 Doom of Shemaiah. No these are the words of the letter that Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet sent from Jé-ru’sa- 1ém unto the residue of the elders which were carried away cap- tives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Néb-u-chad-néz’zar had carried away captive from Jé- ru’sa-lém to Bab’y-lon; 2 (After that Jéc-o-ni/ah the g, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, and the car- penters, and the smiths, were departed from Jé-ru’sa-lém;) 3 By the hand of El’a-sah the son of Sha’phan, and Gém-a- ri’ah the son of Hil-ki’ah, «whom Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’dah sent unto Bab’y-lon to Néb-u-chad- nez’zar king of Bab’y-lon) saying, 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away ee Jé-ru’sa-lém unto Bab’y- on; 5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; 6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to 896 Return after seventy years promised _be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. , 8 § For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Let not your prophets and your di- viners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: ave not sent them, saith the LORD. 10 § For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy, years be accomplished at Bab’y-lon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an ex- pected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 15 § Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Bab’y-lon; _.16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of Da’vid, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 67 JEREMIAH, 29 18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: 19 Because they have not heark- ened tomy words,saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 20 { Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captiv- ity, whom I have sent from Jé- ru’sa-lém to Bab’y-lon: 21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, of A’= hab the son of K6l-a-i’ah, and of Zéd-e-ki’/ah the son of Ma-a- sé/iah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Ji’dah which are in Bab’y-lon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zéd-e-ki’ah and like A’hab, whom the king of Bab’y-lon roasted in the fire; 23 Because they have com- mitted villany in fs’ra-el, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. 24 4 Thus shalt thou also speak to. Shém-a-i’ah the Né-hél’a- mite, saying, 25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at iJé-ru’sa-lém, and to Zéph-a-ni’ah the son of Ma-a- sé/iah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 The LORD hath made thee 897 JEREMIAH, 30 priest in the stead of Jé-hoi’a-da the priest, that ye should be offi- cers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jér-e-mi’ah of An’a-thoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? 28 For therefore he sent unto us in Bab’y-lon, saying, This cabtivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 29 And Zéph-a-ni’ah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jer- e-mi’ah the prophet. 30 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, 31 Send to all them of the cap- tivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD, concerning Shém-a-i’ah the Né-hél’a-mite; Because that Shém-a-i’ah hath prophesied un- to you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shém-a-i’ah the Né-hel’a-mite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this peo- ple; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD. 975 CHAPTER 30 i Word of the Lord concerning Israel and Judah. 10 Jacob comforted. 18 Their return promised. HE word that came to _ Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of is’ra-el, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. ; 3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Is’ra-el and Ju’dah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. Israel comforted 4 9 And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning is’ra-el and concerning Ji’dah. 5 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Ja’cob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 9 But they shall serve the LORD their God,and Da’vid their king; whom I will raise up unto them. 10 § Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Ja’cob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O ts’ra-el: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Ja’- cob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. . 11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. 12 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medi- cines. 14 All thy lovers have forgot- ten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniauitys because thy sins were increased. 898 Israel’s restoration promised 15 Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incur- able for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. 16 Therefore all they that de- vour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; be- cause they called thee an Out- cast, saying, This is Zi’6n, whom no man seeketh after. 18 4_Thus saith the LORD; Be- hold, I will bring again the cap- tivity of Ja’cob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall pro- ceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glo- rify them, and they shall not be small. ¥20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congrega- tion shall_be established before ‘me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and’ their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. | 23 Behold, ithe. whirlwind of ‘the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing’ whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 24 The fierce anger of the LORD ‘shall not return, until he have ‘done it, and until he have per- JEREMIAH, 31 formed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall con- sider it. CHAPTER 31 776 1 Israel's restoration. 12 Rejoicing of the nation. 22 Christ is promised. 31 The new covenant. A: the same time, saith the LORD, wiJl I be the God of all the families of {s’ra-el, and they shal! be my people. 2 Thus saith the LorD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilder- ness; even Is’ra-el, when [ went to cause him to rest. 3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkind- ness have I drawn thee. 4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Is’ra-el: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. 5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Sa-ma’- ri-a: the planters shall plant, and shall eat themas common things. 6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount E’phra-im shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zi’6n unto the LORD our God. k7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Ja’cob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy peo- ple, the remnant of Is’ra-el. 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child to- gether: a great company shall return thither. ; 9 They shall come with weep- ing, and {with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they sh 899 JEREMIAH, 31 not stumble: for I am a father to Is’ra-el, and E’phra-im is my firstborn. 10 { Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Is’ra-el will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11 For the Lorp hath re- deemed Ja’cob,~and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zi’on, and shall flow_together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they s not sorrow any more atall. . 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will com- fort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. | 14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD. 15 § Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ra’mah, la- mentation, and bitter weeping; Ra/hel weeping for her chil- dren refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. 16 Thus saith the LORD; Re- frain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LorD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. 17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. 18 {I have surely heard £’- phra-im bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock un- accustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. 900 I watch over them, to build to plant, saith the LORD. Joy to succeed mourning 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is &’phra-im my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly, remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. 21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Is’ra-el, turn again to these thy cities. 22 § How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daugh- ter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 23 Thus saith the LorD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Ja’dah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LorD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. 24 And there shall dwell in Ja’dah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replen- ished every sorrowful soul. __ 26 Upon this I awaked, and be- held; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 27 { Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Is’ra-el and the house of Ju’dah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so wat , an 29 In those days they shall say The new covenant JEREMIAH, 32 Te ee RANE a ECE Re ETE no more, The fathers have eaten| 38 4 Behold, the days come. a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 31 § Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make anew covenant with the house of Is’ra-el, and with the house of jJu’dah: 32 Not according to the cove- nant that I made with their fa- thers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of E’g¥pt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33 But this shall be the cove- nant that I will make with the house of Is’ra-el; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will for- give their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 35 § Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: 36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Is’ra-el also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of is’ra-el for p that they have done, saith the ORD. Saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LorpD from the tower of Ha-nan’e-el unto the gate of the corner. 39 the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill of Ga’réb, and shall compass about to G6/ath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kid’ron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever. CHAPTER 32 777 1 Jeremiah’s imprisonment. 16 A prayer. 26 Confirmation of the cap- tivity and return. HE word that came to Jér-e- mi’ah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Jua’dah, which was the eighteenth year of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar. 2 For then the king of Bab’y- lon’s army besieged Jé-ru’sa- lém: and Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Ji’dah’s house. ; 3 For Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Jii’~ dah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore_dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lorp, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Bab’y- lon, and he shall take it; 4 And Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’- dah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chal-dé’ans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Bab’¥-lon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall be- hold his eyes; 5 And he shall lead Zéd-e-ki’ah to Bab’y-lon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chal-dé’ans, ye shall not prosper. 6 ¢ And Jér-e-mi’ah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, sayings 901 JEREMIAH, 32 7 Behold, Ha-nam’e-el the son of Shal’/lum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in An’a-thoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. 8 So Ha-nam/e-el mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word _ of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that ts in vAn’a-thoth, which is in the country of Bén’ja-min: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Ha- nam/’e-el my uncle’s son, that was in An’a-thdth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. | 10 And I subscribed the evi- dence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law an custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Ba’ruch_ the son of Né-ri’ah, the son of Ma-a- sé’iah, in the sight of Ha-nam’e- el mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the pur- chase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. 13 § And I charged Ba’ruch be- fore them, saying, 14 Thus saith the LorD of hosts, the God of fs’ra-el; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many day. Ss. 15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 16 § Now when I had delivered 90 ness unto thousands, and men: ing to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: | Jeremiah’s prayer the evidence of the purchase unto Ba’ruch the son of Né-ri’ah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17 AhLord Gop! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18 Thou shewest lovingkind- re- compensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of_their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 19 Great incounsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of to give every one accord- 20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of E’éypt, even unto this day, and in Is’- ra-el, and among other men; and oe He thee a name, as at Ss ay; 21 And hast brought forth thy people is’ra-el out of the land of £’/éypt with signs, and with won- ders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; j 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers'to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 And they came in, an possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law: they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take its and the city is given into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans, that ficht against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to Pass; and, behold, thou seest it. 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field 2 Captivity and return confirmed for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans. 26 { Then came the word of the LORD unto Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the cena of the Chal dé’ans, and into the hand 7 éb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’- y-lon, and he shall take it: 29 And tae Chal-dé’ans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Ba’al, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Is’ra-el and the children of Ji’dah have oniy done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Is’ra-el have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from be- fore my face, 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Is’ra-el and of the children of Ja’dah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Ji’dah, BS the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa- 33 "And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abomina- tions in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Ba’al, which are in the valley of the son of Hin’nom, to JEREMIAH, 32 cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Mo’lech; which I com- manded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Ji’dah to sin. 36 4 And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of is’- | ra-el, concerning this city, where- of ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Bab’- y-lon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their chil- dren after them: 40 And I will make an ever- lasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans. 44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take wit- nesses ot the land of Beén’ja- min, and in the places about Jé- ru’sa-lém, and in the cities of 903 JEREMIAH, 33 Ja’dah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their cap- tivity to return, saith the LORD. 778 CHAPTER 33 _ 1 Jeremiah, in prison, prophesies @ gracious return from captivity. 15 Promise of Christ... OREOVER the word of the LORD came unto Jer-e- mi/ah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, . 2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; : 3 Call unto me, and I will an- swer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. , 4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of is’ra-el, concerning the houses of this city, and concern- ing the houses of the kings of Ja’dah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; } 5 They come to fight with the Chal-dé’ans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from thiscity. |. , 6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. 7 And I will cause the captivity of Ji’dah and the captivity of {s’ra-el to return, and will build them, as at the first. 8 And I will cleanse them from ali their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. 9 ¢ And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of Jeremiah tn prison prophesies return the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. 10 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Ji’dah, and in the streets of Jé-ru’sa-lém, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sac- rifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. 12 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habita- tion of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In the cities of the moun- tains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Bén’ja-min, and in the places about Jé-ru’sa-lém, and in the cities of Ji’dah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. 14 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Is’- ra-el and to the house of Ji’dah. 15 § In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto Da’vid; and he shali execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Jia’dah be saved, and Jé-ru’sa-lém shall 904 and Ja’cob: Destruction of Jerusalem foretold dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be _ Called, The LORD our righteous- ness. 17 §| For thus saith the Lorp; Da’vid shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of {s’ra-el; 18 Neither shall the priests the Lé’vites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. 19 ¥ And the word of the LORD came unto Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, } 20 Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; 21 Then may also my covenant be broken with Da’vid my serv- ant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Lé’vites the priests, my ministers. 22 As the host of heaven can- not be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of Da’vid my servant, and the Lé’vites that minister unto me. 23 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have de- spised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 25 Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 26 Then will I cast_away the seed of Ja’cob, and Da’vid my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed fo be rulers over the seed of A’bra-ham, Ylsaac, for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. JEREMIAH, 34 CHAPTER 34 779 1 Capture of Zedekiah and destruction of Jerusalem ue by Jeremiah. 17 Judah shall be given into the hands of the enemy. J HE word which came unto J er-e-mi’ah from the LORD, when Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jé- ru’sé-lém, and against all the cities thereof, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Is’ra-el; Go and speak to Zéd- e-ki/ah king of Ji’dah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Be- hold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Bab’y-lon, and he shall burn it with fire: 3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Bab’y-lon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Bab’y-lon. 4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zéd-e-ki’/ah king of Ja’dah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: ton 5 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. \ 6 Then Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet spake all these words unto Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’dah in Jé-ru’sa-lém, y 7 When the king of Bab’y-lon’s army fought against Jé-ru’sa- lém, and against all the cities of Ji’dah that were left, against La’chish, and against A-zé’kah: for, these defenced cities re- mained of the cities of Ji’dah. 8 ¥ This is the word that came unto Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, after that the king Zéd-e-ki’ah 905 JEREMIAH, 35 had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jé-ru’sa- lém, to proclaim liberty unto em; 9 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hé’- brew or an Hé’brew-éss, go free; that none should serve _himsel of them, to wit,.of a Jew his brother. 10 Now when all the princes, Desolation of Judah foretold subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: be- hold, I proclaim a liberty for you, f | saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the fam- ine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of and all the people, which had | thee entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. 11 But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 12 § Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD, saying, 13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of is’ra-el; I made a cove- nant with your fathers in the day 18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 19 The princes of Jii’dah, an the princes of Jé-ru’sa-lém, ‘the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which pag between the parts of the calf; 20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the that I brought them forth out of | earth the land of E’gypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 14 At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hé’brew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he ha served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: 16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into 21 And Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’dah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand th | of the king of Bab’y-lon’s army, which are gone up from you. 22 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Jia’dah a deso- lation without an inhabitant. CHAPTER 35 1 Obedience of the Rechabites. miah holds them up as a model. Rechabites are blessed. HE word which came unto Jér-e-mi’ah from the LORD in the days of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jé-si’ah king of Ji’dah, saying, 780 12 Jere- 18 906 The Rechabites 2 Go unto the house of the Ré’chab-ites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. - 3 Then I took Ja-4z-a-ni’ah the son of Jér-e-mi’ah, the son of Hab-a-zi-ni’ah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Ré’chab-ites; 4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Ha’nan, the son of Ig-da-li’ah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of M4-a-sé’iah the son of Shal’lum, the keeper of the door: 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Ré’chab-ites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jon’a-dab the son of Ré’chab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drinkno wine, neither ye,nor your sons for ever: 7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. 8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jén’a-dab the son of Ré’chab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; - 9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vine- yard, nor field, nor seed: 10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done ac- cording to all that Jon’a-dab our father commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, when Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’- y-lon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jé-ru’sa-lém for fear of the army of the Chal-dé’ans, and for fear of the army of the Syr’i-ans: so We dwell at Jé-ry’sa-lém. JEREMIAH, 35 12 { Then came the word of the LORD unto Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, 13 Thus saith the LorpD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Go and tell the men of Ji/dah and the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. 14 The words of Jén’a-dab the son of Ré’chab, that he com- manded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s command- ment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. 15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16 Because the sons of J6n’a- dab the son of Ré’chab have per- formed the commandment of their father, which he command- ed them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Is’‘ra-el; Behold, I will bring upon Ji’dah and upon all the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not an- swered. ; f : 18 § And Jér-e-mi’ah said unto the house of the Ré’chab-ites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jon’a-dab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done 907 JEREMIAH, 36 according unto all that he hath commanded you: 19 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’- ra-el; JOn’a-dab the son of Ré’- chab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. 781 CHAPTER 36 1 Baruch writes Jeremiah’s prophecy. 19 Baruch and Jeremiah hide them- \ selves. 20 Jehoiakim burns the roll. 32 Baruch re-writes it. ND it came to passin the fourth year of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jé-si’ah king of Ji’- dah, that this word came unto Jér-e-mi/ah from the LORD, saying, 2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Is’ra-el, and against Ju’dah, and against all the na- tions, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Jé-si’ah, even unto this day. 3 It_ may. be that the house of Ji’dah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 4 Then Jér-e-mi’ah called Ba’- ruch the son of Né-ri’ah: and Ba’ruch wrote from the mouth of Jér-e-mi’ah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. 5 And Jér-e-mi’ah commanded Ba’ruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: _6 Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast writ- ten from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the peo- ple in the LORD’S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Ja’dah that come out of their cities. ( 7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one Baruch writes Jeremiah’s prophecy from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. 8 And Ba’ruch the son of Né- riiah did according to all that Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet com- manded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD’S house. 9 And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jo-si’ah king of Ju’dah, in the ninth month, that they_ pro- claimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and to all the people that came from the cities of Ji’dah unto Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 Then read Ba’ruch in the book the words of Jér-e-mi’ah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gém-a-ri’ah the son of Sha’phan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD’S house, in the ears of all the people. 11 § When Mi-cha’iah the son of Gém-a-ri’ah, the son of Sha’- phan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD, 12 Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even E-lish’a-ma the scribe, and Dél-a-i’ah the son of Shém-a-i’ah, and El’na-than the son of Ach’bér, and Gém-a-ri’ah the son of Sha’phan, and Zéd-e- ki’ah the son of Han-a-ni’ah, and all the princes. 13 Then Mi-cha’iah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Ba’ruch read the book in the ears of the people. 14 Therefore all the princes sent — Jé-hi’di the son of Néth-a-ni’ah, | the son of Shél-e-mi’ah, the son of Cu’shi, unto Ba’ruch, saying, Take in e hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Ba’ruch the son of Né-ri’ah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them 15 And t they said unto him, Sit 908 k The roll burned and rewritten down now,and read it in our ears. So Ba’ruch read i¢ in their ears. 16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and/ th other, and said unto Ba’ruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. 17, And they asked _Ba’ruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? 18 ThenBa’ruchanswered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. 19 Then said the princes unto Ba’ruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jér-e-mi’/ah; and let no man know where ye be. 20 4 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of _ ft-lish’a-ma the scribe, and told a the words in the ears of the g. 21 So the king sent Jé-hi’di to fetch the roll: and he took it out _ of E-lish’a-ma the scribe’s cham- ber. And Jé-hi’di read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood | beside the king. — ; 22 Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. 23 And it came to pass, that when Jé-hi’di had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast i¢ into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. 24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 25 Nevertheless El’na-than and Dél-a-i’ah and Gém-a-ri’ah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them. _26 But the king commanded Jé-raih’me-el the son of Ham’- me-léch, and Sér-a-i’ah the son JEREMIAH, 37 of Az’ri-el, and Shél-e-mi’ah the son of Ab’de-el, to take Ba’ruch the scribe and Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet: but the Lorp hid em. 27 § Then the word of the LORD came to Jér-e-mi’ah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Ba’ruch wrote at the mouth of Jér-e-mi’- ah, saying, 28 Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former. words that were in the first roll, which Jé-hoi’a-kim the king of Ji’dah hath burned. 29 And thou shalt say to Jé- hoi’a-kim king of Ji’dah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, say- ing, The king of Bab’y-lon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? 30 Therefore thus. saith the LORD of Jé-hoi’a-kim king of Ji’dah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of Da’vid: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. 31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabit- ants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and upon the men-_of Ji’dah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not. 32 ¥ Then took Jér-e-mi’ah an- other roll, and gave it to Ba’ruch the scribe, the son of Né-ri’ah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jér-e-mi’ah all the words of the book which Jé-hoi’- a-kim king of Ji’dah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words. CHAPTER 37 782 1 Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah for prayer. 6 Jeremiah prophesies @ Chaldean victory. 11 He is arrested and imprisoned. 21 He obtains some favour. 909 JEREMIAH, 37 ND king Zéd-e-ki’ah the son of Jo-si’ah reigned instead of Cé-ni’ah the son of Jé-hoi’a- kim, whom Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon made king in the land of Ja’dah. ; 2 But neither he, nor his serv- ants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah. ; 3 And Zéd-e-ki’ah the king sent Jé-hii’cal the son of Shél- e-mi’ah and Zéph-a-ni’ah the son of Ma-a-sé’iah the priest to the prophet Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. : . 4 Now Jér-e-mi’ah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. Then Pha’rao6h’s army was come forth out of E’éypt: and when the Chal-dé’ans that be- sieged Jé-ru’s4-lém heard tidings of them, they departed from Jé-ru’sd-lém. 6 4 Then came the word of the | th LORD unto the prophet Jér-e- mi’ah, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Is’ra-el; Thus shall ye say to the king of Ju’dah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Be- hold, Pha’raoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall re- turn to E’gypt into their own and. 8 And the Chal-dé’ans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with re. 9 Thus saith the LORD; De- ceive not yourselves, saying, The Chal-dé’ans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. i 10 For though’ ye had smitten the whole army of the Chal-dé’- ans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. 11 4 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chal-dé’- Jeremiah foretells Chaldean victory ans was broken up from Jé- ru’sa-lém for fear of Pha’radh’s army, i 12 Then Jér-e-mi’ah went forth out of Jé-ru’sa-lém to go into the land of Bén’ja-min, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. : 13 And when he was in the gate of Bén’ja-min, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was I-ri’/jah, the son of Shél-e- mi’ah, the son of Han-a-ni’ah; and he took Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chal-dé’ans. : 14 Then said Jér-e-mi’ah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chal-dé’ans. But he hearkened not to him: so I-ri’jah took Jér- e-ini’ah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jér-e-mi’ah, an smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jon’a-than the scribe: for they had made that e prison. ; - . 16 4 When Jér-e-mi’ah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jér-e-mi’ah had remained there many days; 17 Then Zéd-e-ki/ah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jér-e-mi’ah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Bab’y-lon. 18 Moreover Jér-e-mi’ah said unto king Zéd-e-ki’ah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 Where are now your proph- ets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Bab’y¥-lon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be ac- cepted before thee; that thou 910 Jeremiah cast into dungeon cause me not to return to the house of Jén’a-than the scribe, lest I die there. 5 21 Then Zéd-e-ki’ah the king commanded that they should commit Jér-e-mi’ah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jér-e- mi’ah remained in the court of the prison. 783 CHAPTER 38 1 Jeremiah is cast into Malchiah’s dun- geon. 14 The king spares his life. 17 Jeremiah counsels 24 A secret conference. HEN Shéph-a-ti’ah the son of Mat’tan, and Géd-a-li’ah the sonof Pash’tr, and Ji’cal the son of Shél-e-mi’ah, and Pash’tr the son of Mal-chi’ah, heard the words that J ér-e- mi’ah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chal-dé’ans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Bab’y-lon’s army, which shall take it. 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of al! the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. : 5 Then Zéd-e-ki’ah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. 6 Then took they Jér-e-mi’ah, and cast him into the dungeon of Mal-chi’ah the son of Ham’me- léch, that was in the court of the submission. He | J JEREMIAH, 38 prison: and they let down Jér-e- mi’ah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but nite so Jér-e-mi’ah sunk in the "7 ‘ Now when &’bed—mé’lech the E-thi-0’pi-an, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jér-e-mi’ah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Bén/’ja-min; 8 &’bed—mé'lech went forth out. ae the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in that they have done to Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city. 10 Then the king commanded E’bed—mé‘lech the E-thi-0’pi-an, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up ér-e-mi’ah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. 11 So E’bed—mé@’lech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by epee into the dungeon to Jér-e-mi’ 12 And B’bed—mé’lech — the E-thi-6’pi-an said unto Jér-e- mi’ah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jér-e-mi’ah did so. 13 So they drew up Jér-e-mi’ah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jér-e-mi’ah remained in the court of the prison. 14 4 Then Zéd-e-ki’ah the king sent, and took Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jér-e-mi’ah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. 15 Then Jér-e-mi’ah said unto Zéd-e-ki’ah, If I declare if unto 911 JEREMIAH, 39 thee, wilt thou cy surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? | i j 16 So Zéd-e-ki’ah the king sware secretly unto Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. 17 Then said Jér-e-mi’ah unto Zéd-e-ki’ah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; If thou wilt assured- ly go forth unto the king of Bab’y-lon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Bab’y-lon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans, they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt notescape out of their hand. 19 And Zéd-e-ki’ah the_ king said unto Jér-e-mi’ah, am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chal-dé/ans, lest they de- liver me into their hand, and they mock me. . 20 But Jér-e-mi’ah said, They shall not deliver thee. ‘Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me: 22 And, behold, all the omen that are left in the king of Ju’- dah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Bab’y-lon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. 23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chal-dé’ans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the Jerusalem captured king of Bab’y-lon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. 24 4 Then said Zéd-e-ki’ah un- to Jér-e-mi’ah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: 26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplica- tion before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jén’a-than’s house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes unto Jér-e-mi’ah, and asked him: and he told them according to all and | these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the mat- ter was not perceived. 28 So Jér-e-mi’ah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jé-ru’sa-lém was taken: and he was there when Jé-ru’sa- lém was taken. CHAPTER 39 784 1 Jerusalem is captured. 4 Zedekiah is captured and blinded. 8 The city ruined. 11 Jeremiah cared for. 15 A promise to Ebed-melech. N the ninth year of Zéd-e-ki’ah king of Ji’dah, in the tenth month, came Néb-u-chad-réz’ uM king of Bab’y-lon and all hi army against Jé-ru’sa-lém, aul they besieged it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedota’ah. in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 3 And all the princes of the king of Bab’y-lon came in, an sat in the middle gate, even Woo gal-sha-ré’zer, Sam/gar—né’bd, Sdr-sé’chim, Rab’-sa-ris, Nér’- gal-sha-ré’zer, Rab’—mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Bab’y-lon. 912 Zedekiah taken to Babylon 4 § And it came to pass, that when Zéd-e-ki’/ah the king of Jia’dah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s | garden, by the gate betwixt the | two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. 5 But the Chal-dé’ans’ army pursued after them, and over- took Zéd-e-ki’ah in the plains of Jér’i-cho: and when they had taken him, they brought ae up to Néb-u-chad-néz’zar Bab’y-lon to Rib’/lah in the Tan of Ha’/math, where he gave judg- ment upon him C Then the king of Bab’y-lon | slew the sons of Zéd-e-ki’ah in Rib'lah before his eyes: also the g of Hori ae slew all the pables of Ji’d Moreover va put out Zéd-e- ki/ah’s eyes, and bound him with ten to carry him to Bab’y-lon. the Chal-dé’ans pemcd the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jé-ru’sa-lém 9 Then Néb’u-zdr-a’dan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Bab’y-lon the remnant of the people that re- mained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that re- mained. 10 But Néb’u-zir—a’dan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Ja’dah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. 11 4 Now Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon gave charge concerning Jér-e-mi’ah to Néb’- u-zdr—a’dan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Néb’u-zar—a’dan the cap- tain of the guard sent, and Néb- 68 JEREMIAH, 40 u-shas’ban, Rab’-sa-ris, and Nér’gal-sha-ré’zer, Rab’—mag, and all the king of Bab’y-lon’s princes; 14 Even they sent, and took Jér-e-mi’ah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Géd-a-li‘ah the son of A-hi/kam the son of Sha’phan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. 15 § Now the word of the LORD came unto Jér-e-mi’ah, while he was shut up in the court of the of | prison, saying, 16 Go and speak to E’bed- mé’lech the E-thi-6’pi-an, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of fIs’ra-el; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou arf afraid. 18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be fora prey unto thee: because thou Hest put thy trust in me, saith the RD. CHAPTER 40 785 1 Jeremiah dwells with Gedaliah, the governor of Judah. 13 Ishmael’s CONSPtUTacy. HE word that came to Jér-e- mi’ah from the LORD, after that Néb’u-zar—a’dan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ra’mah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jé-ru’sa-lém and Ja’dah, which were carried away captive unto Bab’y-lon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jér-e-mi’ah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 3 Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath 913 JEREMIAH, 40 said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Bab’y-lon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Bab’y-lon, forbear: be- hold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’- kam the son of Sha’phan, whom the king of Bab’y-lon hath made governor over the cities of Jia’dah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. y 6 Then went Jér-e-mi’ah unto Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’/kam to Miz’pah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. 7 § Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Bab’y-lon had made Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’‘kam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away Captive to Bab’y-lon; i Then they came to Géd-a- li’ah to Miz’pah, even Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah, and Jé- ha’nan and Jén’a-than the sons of Ka-ré’ah, and Sér-a-i’ah the son of Tan’hu-méth, and the sons of E’phai the Né-tdph’a-thite, and Jéz-a-ni’ah the son of a Ma-ach’- a-thite, they and their men. 9 d Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’‘kam the son of Sha’phan sware unto them and to their Gedaliah governor. Ishmael’s conspiracy men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chal-dé’ans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bab’- y-lon, and it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Miz’pah, to serve the Chai-dé’ans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in M6’ab, and among the Am’mon-ites, and in E’dom, and that were in all the coun- tries, heard that the king of Bab’y-lon had left a remnant of Ji’dah, and that he had set over them Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’kam the son of Sha’phan; 12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Ji’dah, to Géd-a-li’ah, unto Miz’pah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 13 § Moreover Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, and all the cap- tains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Géd-a-li’ah to Miz’pah, 14 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Ba’al-is the king of the Am’mon-ites hath sent Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a- ni’ah to slay thee? But Géd-a- li’ah the son of A-hi’kam believed them not. 15 Then J6-ha’nan the son of K4-ré’ah spake to Géd-a-li’ah in Miz’pah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’- ah, and no man shall know if: wherefore should he slay thee, that ail the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Ja’dah perish? _16 But Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’kam said unto Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, Thou Ishalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of ish’ma-el. 914 Gedaliah slain by Ishmael 786 CHAPTER 41 i Ishmael kills Gedaliah and flees. Johanan recovers the captives. OW it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ish’- ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah the son of E-lish’a-ma, of the seed _ royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came _ unto Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’- _.kam to Miz’pah; and there they | oe eat bread together in Miz’- 11 pan. 2 Then arose ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi/kam the son of Sha’phan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Bab’y-lon had made gov- -ernor over the land. 3 ish’ma-el also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Géd-a-li’ah, at Miz’pah, and the Chal-dé’ans that were found there, and the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Géd-a-li’- ah, and no man knew it, 5 That there came certain from Shé’chem, from Shi/léh, and from Sa-ma’ri-a, even fourscore men, having their beards shav- en, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with of- ferings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. 6 And ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah went forth from Miz’pah to meet ithem, weeping all along ashe went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’/kam. And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a- ni/ah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him 8 But ten men were Mound among them that said unto Ish’- ma-el, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of JEREMIAH, 41 honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ish’ma- el had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain be- cause of Géd-a-li’/ah, was it which A’sa the king had made for fear of Ba’a-sha king of Is’- ra-el: and ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah filled it with them that were slain. 10 Then Iish’ma-el carried away captive all the residue of the peo- ple that were in Miz’pah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Miz’pah, whom Néb’u-zar—a’/dan the cap- tain of the guard had committed to Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’- kam: and ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Am’mon-ites. 11 { But when Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, and all the cap- tains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’ah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gib’e-on. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with iIsh’ma-el saw Jo-ha’nan the son of K4-ré’ah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people that ish’- ma-el had carried away captive from Miz’pah cast about and re- turned, and went unto Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah. 15 But Ish’ma-el the’son of Néth-a-ni’ah¥ escaped from Joé-« ha’nan with eight men, and went to the Am’mon-ites. 16 Then took Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ish’ma-el the son of Néth-a-ni’~ ah, from Miz’pah, after that he . 915 JEREMIAH, 42 Jeremiah’s advice had slain Géd-a-li’ah the son of |er it be evil, we will obey the A-hi’‘kam, even mighty men of | voice of the ‘LORD our God, to ae and the women, and the | whom wesend thee; that it may children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gib’e-on: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chim’- ‘ham, which is by Béth’—lé-hem, to go to enter into E’gypt, 18 Because of the Chal-dé’ans: for they were afraid of them, be- cause Ish’ma-el the son of Néth- a-ni’ah had slain Géd-a-li’ah the son of A-hi’kam, whom the king of Bab/y-lon made governor in the land. 787 CHAPTER 42 \1 Johanan enquires of Jeremiah. 7 Safety promised in Judea. 19 Hypocrisy reproved. HEN all the captains of the forces, and Jo6-ha’nan the son of K4-ré’ah, and Jéz-a-ni’ah the son of Hésh-a-i’ah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 2 And said unto Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted ‘before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but .a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) 3 That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we -may walk, and the thing that we may do. 4 Then Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer_you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. 5 Then they said to Jér-e-mi’ah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the begy thy God shall send thee to u 6 Whether it be pe or wheth- be well with us, when we. obey ‘he voice of the LORD our God. And it came to pass after ae days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jér-e-mi’ah. 8 Then called he Jo-ha’nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, and all the cap- tains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Is’- ra-el, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before 10 ‘If ye will still abide in this land, then will I buiid you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 11 Be not afraid of the king of Bab’y-lon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. 13 4 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey ne voice of the LORD your 4 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of E’gypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Ja’dah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’ra-el; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into E’éypt, and go to sojourn there; 16 Then it shall come to Pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of E’gypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid. 916 | Jeremiah taken to Egypt follow close after you there in E’gypt; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the | th men that set their faces to go into E’gypt to sojourn there; Shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. 18 For thus saith the LorD of hosts, the God of fs’ra-el; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the in- habitants of J 6-ru’sa-lém; so shall my fury be poured forth upon _ you, when ye shall enter into E’éypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. 19 4 The LORD hath said con- | J cerning you, OG ye remnant of Ji’dah; Go ye not into B’é¥pt: know certainly that I have ad- monished you this day. 20 For ye dissembied ii: your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the Lorp our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do 2¢. 21 And now I have this day de- Clared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LoRD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you. 22 Now therefore know cer- tainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. 788 CHAPTER 43 1 Jeremiah is carried to Egypt. 8 Conquest of Egypt prophesied. ND it came to pass, that when Jér-e-mi/ah had made an end of speaking unto all the peo- ple all the words of the LoRD their God, for which the Lorp their God had sent him to them, even all these words, _ 2 Then spake Az-a-ri’ah the they JEREMIAH, 43 son of Hosh-a-i/ah, and Jé-ha’- nan the son of Ka-ré’ah, and all 1¢ proud! men, saying unto Jér-e-mi’ah, Thou speakest false- ly: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into E’gypt to sojourn there: 3 But Ba’ruch the son of Né- ri/ah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chal-dé’ans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away Captives into Bab’y-lon. 4 So Jo-ha’nan the son of Ka- ré’ah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Ji’dah. 5 But Jé-ha’nan the son of Ka- ré’ah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of u’dah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Ji’dah; 6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daugh- ters, and every person that Néb’u-zar—a’dan the captain of the guard had left with Géd-a- li’ah the son of A-hi’kam the son of Sha’phan, and Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, and Ba’ruch the son of Né-ri’ah. 7 So they came into the land of E’éypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tah’pan-hés. 8 { Then came the word of the LORD unto Jér-e-mi’ah in Tih’- pan-hés, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pha’raodh’s house in Tah’pan-hés, in the sight of the men of Ja’dah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of fs’ra-el; Behold, I will send and take Néb-u-chad-réz’zar the king of Bab’¥-lon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 917 JEREMIAH, 44 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of £’gypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of £’é¥pt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of E’é¥pt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the im- ages of Béth—shé’mesh, that is in the land of £’éypt; and the houses of the gods of the E-gyp’- tians shall he burn with fire. 789 CHAPTER 44 1 The desolation of Judah. idolatrous shall be destroyed. Jews threatened for obstinacy. Destruction of Egypt foretold. HE word that came to Jé pabacl mi’ah concerning Jews which dwell in the land of E’gypt, which dwell at Mig’dol, and at Tiuh’pan-hés, and at Noph, ‘and in the country of Path’ros, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; Ye have seen al! the evil that I have brought upon Jé-ru’sa-lém, and upon all the cities of Ja’dah; and, behold, this day they are a deso- lation, and no man dwelleth therein, 3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no in- cense unto other gods. 11 The 20 29 Desolation of Judah 6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Ji’dah and in the streets of Jé-ru’sa- lém; and they are wasted and desolate, asatthisday. | 7 Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Ji’dah, to leave you none to remain; 8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of E’gypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? j 9 Have ye forgotten the wick- edness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Ji’- dah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wicked- ness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have com- mitted in the land of Ja’dah, and ma ae streets of Jé-ru’sa-lém? 0 They are not humbled even bate this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set he- fore you and before your fathers. 11 { Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of is’- ra-el; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Ja’dah. 12 And I will take the remnant of Ja’dah, that have set their faces, to go into the land of E’gypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of E’gypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. 13 For I will punish them that 918 © | Jews in Egypt threatened for sins dwell in the land of E’g¥pt, as I have punished Jé-ru’sa-lém, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: 14 So that none of the remnant of Ji’dah, which are gone into the land of E’gypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Ja’dah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape. ! 15 § Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of E’gypt, in Path’ros, answered Jér-e-mi’ah, saying, 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not heark- en unto thee. ‘ 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heav- en, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Ji’- dah, and in the streets of Jé-ru’- sa-lém: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned in- cense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? : és t 20 4 Then Jér-e-mi’ah said un- to all the people, to the men, and _ to the women, and to all the peo- ple which had given him that - answer, saying, 21 The incense that ye burned JEREMIAH, 44 in the cities of Ji’dah, and in the streets of Jé-ru’s4-lém, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LorD re- member them, and came it not into his mind? 22 So that the LoRD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an aston- ishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. i 23 Because ye have burned in- cense, and because ye have sinned, against tha LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lorp, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 24 Moreover Jér-e-mi’ah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Ji’dah that are in the land of E’£ypt: 25 Thus saith the LorD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, say- ing; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to urn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and sure- ly perform your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Ju’dah that dwell in the land of E’g¥pt; Be- hold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LURD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Jii’dah in all the land of E’g¥pt, saying, The Lord Gop liveth. 27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Ji’dah that are in the land of E’gy¥pt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 919 JEREMIAH, 45, 46 28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of E’gypt into the land of Ja’dah, and all the remnant of Ju’dah, that are gone into the land of E’gypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 29 4 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you inthis place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:, 30 Thus saith the LORD; Be- hold, I will give Pha’raoh—-hoph’- ra king of E’gypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zéd-e-ki’/ah king of Ja’dah into the hand of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, his enemy, and that sought his life. 790 CHAPTER 45 Jeremiah instructs and comforts Baruch. HE word that Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet spake unto Ba’- ruch the son of Né-ri’ah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jér-e-mi’ah, in the fourth year of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jé-si’ah king of Ja’dah, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of is’ra-el, unto thee, O Ba’ruch; 3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my ens and I find no rest. 4 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Be- hold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even | >° this whole land. : 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a ath all places whither thou goest. 791 CHAPTER 46 1 Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh’s army at Euphrates. 13 oa ON ela a hapa S conquest of Lgyp Overthrow of Egypt foretold HE word of the LORD which came to Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet against the Gén’tiles; 2 Against E’gyrt, against the army of Pha’radh—né’cho king of E’gypt, which was by the river Eu-phra’tés in Cdar’che-mish, which Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon smote in the fourth year of Jé-hoi’a-kim the son of Jo-si’ah king of Ja’dah 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and puton the brigandines. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. 6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river,Ei-phra’tés. Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? . 8 E’gypt riseth up like a flood, — and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the in- habitants thereof. 9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the £-thi-0’- pi-ans and the Lib’y-ans, that handle the shield; and the Lyd’i- ans, that handle and bend the w. 10 For this is the day of the Lord GoD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Et- phra’tés. 11 Go up into Gil’e-ad, and take balm, O virgin, the daugh- ter of E’g¥pt: in vain shalt thou 920 Egypt to be conquered by Nebuchadrezzar for thou use many medicines; shalt not be cured. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. 13 § The word that the LoRD spake to Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet, how Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon should come and smite the land of E’é¥pt. __ 14 Declare ye in E’gypt, and publish in Mig’dol, and publish in Noph and in Tih’pan-hés: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. ¢ 15 Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. 16 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppress- ing sword. 17 They did cry there, Pha’rash king of E’gypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed. 18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is_the LORD of hosts, Surely as Ta’boér is among the mountains, and as Car’mel by the sea, so shall he come. i 19 O thou daughter dwelling in E’gypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. : 20 E’éypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north. } 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bull- ocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. 22 The voice thereof shall go they shall like a serpent; for “march with an army, and come JEREMIAH, 47 against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grass- hoppers, and are innumerable. | 24 The daughter of £’s¥pt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. 25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of N6, and Pha’rach, and E’é¥pt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pha’- Fete and ail them that trust in m: 26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Néb- u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be in- habited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD. 27 § But fear not thou, O my servant Ja’cob, and be not dis- mayed, O Is’ra-el: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Ja’cob shall re- turn, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 28 Fear thou not, O Ja’cob my servant, saith the LORD: for f am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither Ihave driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but cor- rect thee in measure; yet will I we ates thee wholly unpun- ished. CHAPTER 47 792 Jeremiah’s prophecy against the Philis- . tines. HE-word of the LorD that came to Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet against the Phi-lis’tines, before that Pha’ratbh smote Ga’za. 2 Thus saith the LORD; Be- hold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflow- ing flood, and shall overflow the 921 JEREMIAH, 48 land, and all thatis therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; ; 4 Because of the day that com- eth to spoil all the Phi-lis’tines, and to cut off from Ty’rus and Zi’don every helper that remain- eth: for the LORD will spoil the Phi-lis’tines, the remnant of the country of Caph’tor. Sait) 5 Baldness is come’ upon Ga’za; Ash’ke-lin is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. . 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ash’ke-lon, and against the sea shore? there hath he ap- Pointed it. 793 CHAPTER 48 1 Judgments on Moab for sins. 26 Their contempt of God and his people. 47 Moabites recalled from captivity. GAINST Mo60/’ab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’‘ra-el; Woe unto Né’bd! for it is spoiled: Kir-i-a-tha’im is confounded and taken: Mis’gab is confounded and dismayed. 2 There shall be no more praise of M6o’ab: in Hésh’bon they have devised evil against it; O Mad’men; the sword shall pursue thee. 3 A voice of crying shall be from Hor-o-na’im, spoiling and great destruction. 4 MO/’ab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. . ; _ 5 For in the going up of Lu’hith 922 Judgments on Philistines and Moab continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Hor-o- na’/im the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. _ 6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 7 (For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Ché’mosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. 8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. | 0 Give wings unto M6/ab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LorD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 11 { Mdé’ab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste re- mained in him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. 13 And Mo’ab shall be ashamed of Ché’mosh, as the house of Is’- ra-el was ashamed of Béth’-el their confidence. 14 { How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 15 M6’ab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chos- en young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 16 The calamity of M6/’ab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. i 17 All ye that are about him, Judgments on Moab bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! _18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Di’/bon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of M6’ab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds - 19 O inhabitant of Ar’6-ér, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? 20 MO’ab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Ar’n6n, that MO’ab is spoiled, | 21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon H6/lon, and upon Ja-ha’zah, and upon Méph’a-ath, 22 And upon Di’bon, and upon Né’b6, and upon Béth-dib-la- tha’im, 23 And upon Kir-i-a-tha’im, and upon Béth-ga’mul, and upon Béth—mé’on, 24 And upon Ké’ri-oth, and upon BO6z’rah, and upon all the cities of the land of M6’ab, far or near. 25 The horn of M6’ab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. 26 {Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: MO6/’ab also shall wailow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. | 27 For was not Is’ra-el a de- rision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou uae of him, thou skippedst or jo 28 O ye that dwell in Md’ab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth. 29 We have heard the pride of Mo/ab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughti- ness of his heart. ; 30 I know his wrath, saith the JEREMIAH, 48 LORD; but zt shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect if. 31 Therefore will I howl for Mo’ab, and I will cry out for all Mo’ab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir—hé’rés. 32 O vine of Sib’mah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Ja’zér: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Ja’zér: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. 33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of M6’ab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 7 34 From the cry of Hésh’bon even unto E-le-a’leh, and even unto Ja’haz, have they uttered their voice, from Z0’ar even unto Hor-o-na’im, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters aio of Nim’rim shall be deso- ate. 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Md’ab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth in- cense to his gods. 36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for M6’ab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir—-hé’rés: be- cause the riches that he hath, gotten are perished. 37 For every head shall b« bald, and every beard clipped, upon all the hands shall be cut.. tings, and upon the loins sack-~ cloth. 38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the house tops of M0d’ab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken MO’ab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saiththe LORD. 39 They shall howl, saving, How is it broken down! how hath Mo’ab turned the back with shame! so shall Mo’ab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. 923 JEREMIAH, 49 Judgments on Ammon and Edom and her daughters shall be burned 40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over MO’ab. : 41 Ké’ri-oth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in M6’ab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And M06’ab shall be destroy- ed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O in- habitant of M6d’ab, saith the LORD. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon MO’ab, ie Bath of their visitation, saith e 45 They that fled stood under the shadow of Hésh’bon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Hésh’bon, and a flame from the midst of Si’/hon, and shall devour the corner of M06/’ab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46 Woe be unto thee, O MOo’ab! the people of Ché’mésh perish- eth: for thy sons are taken cap- tives, and thy daughters captives. 47 4 Yet will I bring again the captivity of M6’ab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of M6’ab. 794 CHAPTER 49 1 Judgment of the Ammonites 7\I Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam are judged also. ONCERNING the Am’mon- ites, thus saith the LORD; Hath is’ra-el no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? 2 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rab’bah of the Am’mon-ites; and it shall be a desolate heap, Hazor, with fire: then shall is’ra-el be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. 3 Howl, O Hésh’b6n, for A’i is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rab’bah, gird you with sack- cloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. 4. Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trust- ed in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driv- en out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. 6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of ao saith the LORD. 7 4 Concerning £’dom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Js wisdom no more in Té’man? is counsel perished from the pru- dent? is their wisdom vanished? 8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dé’dan; for I will bring the calamity of E’sau upon him, the time that I will visit him. 9 If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 7 10 But I have made E’sau bare, have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, pot his neigh- bours, and he is not. 11 Leave thy fatherless chil- dren, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 12 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they, whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go un- punished? thou shalt not go un- 924 “ Judgments on Damaseus and Kedar punished, but thou shalt surely drink of it. 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bdz’rah shall become a desolation, a re- proach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 14 [have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. 15 For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. 16 Thy terribleness hath de- ceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD. 17 Also&’dom shall be a desola- tion: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18 As in the overthrow of S6d’om and Gé-mor’rah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. “19 Behold, he shall come up ike a lion from the swelling of Jor’dan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before et 20 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against E’dom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Té’man: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make 88 habitations desolate with Pn em. JEREMIAH, 49 21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. 22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread © his wings over B6z’rah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of E’dom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 23 4] Concerning Dda-mas’cus. Ha’math is confounded, and Ar’pad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on ithe sea: it cannot be quiet. 24 Da-mas’cus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Da-mdas’cus, and it shall consume the palaces of Bén—ha’dad. 28 § Concerning Ké’diar, and concerning the kingdoms of Ha’- zor, which Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Ké’dar, and spoil the men of the east. 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their. ° camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side. 30 9 Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Ha’zor,. saith the LORD; for Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’- y-lon hath taken counsel! against you, and hath conceived a pur- pose against you. 31 Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. 925 JEREMIAH, 50 32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them ¢hat are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. 33 And Ha’z6r shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a deso- lation for ever: there shall no man abide there; nor any son of man dwell in it. 34 9 The word of the LORD that came to Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet against E’lam in the be- ginning of the reign of Zed-e- ki’ah king of Ja’dah, saying, 35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of E’lam, the chief of their might. 36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of E’lam shall not come. 37 For I will cause E’lam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: : _38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. _ 39 ¥§ But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD. 795 CHAPTER 50 1 The judgment of Babylon. demption of Israel. HE word that the LORD spake against Bab’y-lon and against the land of the Chal- dé’ans by Jér-e-mi’ah the prophet. 2 Declare ye among the na- tions, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal 4 Re- Judgments on Babylon not: say, Bab’y-lon is taken, Bél is confounded, Mé-r6’dach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. 3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land deso-. late, and none shall dwell there-. in: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast. 4 {In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the chil- dren of Is’ra-el shall come, they and the children of Ji’dah to- gether, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zi’6n with their faces thither- ward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. 6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have for- gotten their restingplace. 7 All that found them have de- voured them: and their adver- saries said, We offend not, be- cause they have sinned against the LORD, the_ habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers. * ; 8 Remove out of the midst of Bab’y-lon, and go forth out of the: land of the Chal-dé’ans, and be as the he goats before the flocks. 9 ¢ For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Bab’y- lon an assembly of great nations. from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows. shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. 10 And Chal-dé’a shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD. 11 Because ye were glad, be- cause ye rejoiced, QO ye destroyers 926 Judgments on Babylon of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; 12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall’ be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. 13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Bab’y-lon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. : 14 Put yourselves in array against Bab’y-lon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. 15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as_ she hath done, do unto her. 16 Cut off the sower from Bab’- y-lon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. 17 { is’ra-el is a_ scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of As- syr/i-a hath devoured him; and last this Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon hath broken his bones. 18 Therefore thus_ saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’- ta-el; Behold, I will punish the king ‘of Bab’ ¥-1on and his land, as I have punished the king of As-syr’i-a - 19 kad “I will bring is’ra-el again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Car’mel and Ba’shan, and his soul shall be Satisfied upon mount E’phra-im ‘and Gil’e-ad. : 20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniaq- ity of Is’ra-el shall be sought JEREMIAH, 50 for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Ji’dah, and they shail not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. 21 { Go up against the land of Mér-a-tha’im, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pé’kod: waste and utterly de- stroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. 22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. 23 Howis the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Bab’y-lon be- come a desolation among the nations! 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Bab’y- lon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. 25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chal-dé’ans. 26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her store- houses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let noth- ing of her be left. 27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is ee: the time of their visita- ion 28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Bab’y-lon, to declare in Zi’6n the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple. 29 Call together the archers against Bab’y-lon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her accord- ing to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 30 Therefore shall her young 927 JEREMIAH, 51 men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD. 1 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GoD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit ee. 32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. 33 Y Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Is’ra-el and the children of Jia’dah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 34 Their Redeemer its strong; the HouD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhab- itants of Bab’y-lon. 35 § A sword is upon the Chal- dé’ans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Bab’y-lon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 1 36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. . 37 A sword ts upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon ali the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed. 38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of grav- en images, and they are mad upon their idols. 39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. 40 As God overthrew S6d’om and Go-mor’rah and the neigh- bour cities thereof, saith the Judgments on Babylon LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein. 41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great na- tion, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daugh- ter of Bab’y-lon. 43 The king of Bab’y-lon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed ‘feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. 44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jor’dan unto the habitation of the strong: suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will ap- point me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? but I will make them 45 Therefore hear ye the coun-| sel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Bab’y-lon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chal-dé’- ans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: shall make their habitation deso- late with them. 46 At the noise of the taking of Bab’y-lon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations. CHAPTER 51 796 1 Cr a dabei against Babylon in’revenge of Israel. 59 Jeremiah gives this book of prophecy to Seraiah. HUS saith the LORD; Be- hold, I will raise up against Bab’y-lon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 928 surely he | Destruction of Babylon foretold 2 And will send unto Bab’y-lon fanners, that shall, fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about 3 Against him that hetdeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host. 4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chal-dé’ans, and they that are thrust through in her streets. 5 For Is’ra-el hath not been forsaken, nor Ja’dah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Is’ra-el. 6 Flee out of the midst of Bab’- y-lon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniq- uity; for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. JEREMIAH, 51 watch strong, set up the watch- men, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Bab’y-lon. 13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant i in treas- ures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. 14 The LorD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. 15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. ‘ 16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh light- nings with rain, and_bringeth oe the wind out of his treas- 7 Bab’y-lon_hath beena golden | ure cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. 8 Bab’y-lon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Bab’y- lon, but she is not healed: for- sake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies 10 The. LorD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zi’on the work of the LORD our God. 11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Médes: for his de- vice is against Bab’y-lon, to de- stroy it; because it 7s the ven- geance of the LORD, the ven- geance of his temple. 12 Set up the standard upon the walls of Bab’y-lon, make the 59 17, ‘Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is false- npaes and there is no breath in 18 : They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 19 The portion of Ja’cob is not like them: for he is the former of ail things: and /s’ra-el is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts 1s his name. 20 Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and_his riders and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 929 JEREMIAH, 51 23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. 24 And I will render unto Bab’y-lon and to all the inhabit- ants of Chal-dé’a all their evil _ that they have done in Zi’6n in your sight, saith the LORD. 25 Behold, I am against thee, destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and ro thee down from the .rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain. 26 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. j 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against kingdoms of. Ar’a-rat, and Ash’che-naz; ap- point a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Médes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and the land of his dominion. 29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Bab’y-lon, to make the land of Bab’y-lon a desolation without an inhabitant. 3C The mighty men of Bab’y- lon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken. 31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Bab’y-lon that his city is taken at one end, Destruction of Babylon foretold 32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’ra-el; The daughter of Bab’y-lon is like a threshingfloor, if is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. : 34 Néb-u-chad-réz’zar the king of Bab’y-lon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a 11 | dragon, he hath filled his belly with Hee delicates, he hath cast me out. 35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Bab’y- lon, shall ¢ the inhabitant of Zi’on say; and my blood upon the in- habitants of Chal-dé’a, shall Jé-ru’sa-lém say. é 36 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. 37 And Bab’¥-lon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for drag- ons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant. 38 They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ all | wheips. 39 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD. 40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats. 41 How is Shé’shach taken! and! how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Bab’y-lon become an astonish- ee among the nations! 2 The sea is come up upon Bab ‘¥Y-lon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. J 43 Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a 930 Destruction of Babylon foretold land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby. 44 And I will! punish Bél in Bab’y-lon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Bab’y-ion shall fall. 45 My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD. 46 And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. 47 Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Bab’y- lon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. 48 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Bab’y-lon: for the spoil- ers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD. 9 As Bab’y-lon hath caused the slain of Is’ra-el to fall, so at Bab’y-lon shall fall the slain of all the earth. _ 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jé-ru’sa-lém come into your mind. ' 51 We are confounded, be- cause we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’S house. 52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan. 53 Though Bab’y-lon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall JEREMIAH, 51 Spoulers come unto her, saith the 54 A_sound of a cry cometh from Bab’y-lon, and great de- struction from the land of the Chal-dé’ans: 55 Because the LORD. hath spoiled Bab’y-lon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her ways do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered: 56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Bab’y-lon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recom- pences shall surely requite. 57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 58 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Bab’- y-lon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shali be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk an ithe fire, and they shall be “50 rf ‘The word which Jér-e- mi/ah the prophet commanded Sér-a-i’/ah the son of Né-ri’ah, the son of Ma-a-sé’iah, when he went with Zéd-e-ki’ah the king of Ji’dah into Bab’y-lon in the fourth year of hisreign. And this Sér-a-l’ah was a quiet prince. 60 So Jér-e-mi’ah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Bab’y-lon, even all these words that are written against Bab’y-lon. 61 And Jér-e-mi’ah said to Sér-a-i’/ah, When thou comest to Bab’y-lon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words; 62 Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. 931 JEREMIAH, 52 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the pees of Et-phra’tés: 4 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Bab’y-lon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jér-e-mi’ah 797“ CHAPTER 52 1 Zedekiah rebels. 4 Jerusalem taken and spoiled. 24 Judah carried away captive. 31 Jehoiachin ad- vanced. ED-E-KI’AH was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jé-ru’sa-lém. And his mother’s name was Ha-mii’tal the daughter of Jér-e- mi’ah of Lib’nah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jé-hoi’a- kim had done. 3 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jé-ru’- sa-lem and Jua’dah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zéd-e-ki’ah rebelled against the ane of Bab’y-lon. 4 4 And it came to pass in He ninth year of his reign, in tenth month, in the tenth aad of the month, that Néb-u-chad- réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon came, he and all his army, against Jé- tu’sa-lém, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 5 So the city was besieged unto a eleventh year of king Zéd-e- 6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, a famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate be- tween the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Jerusalem taken and spoiled Chal-dé’ans were by the city round about:) an they went by the way of the plain. 8 ¥ But the army of the Chal- dé’ans pursued after the king, and overtook Zéd-e-ki’ah in the plains of Jér’i-cho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Bab’y-lon to Rib/lah in the land of Ha’math; where he gave judgment upon him 10 And the king of Bab’y-lon slew the sons of Zéd-e-ki’ah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Ji’dah in Rib’lah. 11 Then he put out the eyes of Zéd-e-ki’ah; and the king of Bab’y-lon bound him in chains, and carried him to Bab’y-lon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. 12 § Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, came Né€b’u-zar—a’- dan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Bab’y-lon, into Jé-ru’sa-lém, 13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jé-ru’sa- lém, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: 14 And all the army of the Chal- dé’ans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jé-ru’sa-lém round about. 15 Then WNeéb’u-zar—a’dan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Bab’y-lon, and the rest of the multitude. | 16 But Néb’u-zar-—a’dan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine- dressers and for husbandmen. 17 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD,. 932 Judah carried away captive and the bases, and the brasen ‘sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chal-dé’ans brake, ‘and carried all the brass of them ‘to Bab’y-lon. 18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and ‘the bowls, and the spoons, and all ‘the vessels of brass wherewith they Hata ie took they away. BS the basons, and the | eee and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; ‘that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the ‘guard away. | 20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were ‘under the bases, which king ‘S6l’o-mon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 5 ; _ 21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was ‘eighteen cubits; and a fillet of ‘twelve cubits did compass it; ‘and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. | 22 And a chapiter of brass was lupon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of ‘brass. The second pillar also a the pomegranates were like ae these. 3 And there were ninety and sk Becieuradates on a side; and ‘all the pomegranates upon the Boost. were an hundred round ou | 24 4 And the captain of the ‘guard took Sér-a-i’ah the chief ‘priest, and Zéph-a-ni’ah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which pee found in the city; and principal scribe of the host, wits JEREMIAH, 52 mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26 So Néb’u-zar—a’dan the cap- tain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Bab’y-lon to Rib’lah. 27 And the king of Bab’y-lon smote them, and put them to death in Rib’lah in the land of Ha’math. Thus Ji’dah was catried away captive out of his own land. | 28 This is, the people whom Néb-u-chad-réz’zar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: | 29 In the eighteenth year of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar he carried away captive from Jé-ru’sa-lém eight hundred thirty and two persons: 30 In the three and twentieth year of Néb-u-chad-réz’zar Néb’- u-zar—a’dan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred. 31 4 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jé-hoi’a-chin king of Ja’dah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that E’vil—-mé-r6’dach king of Bab’y-lon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jé-hoi’a-chin king of Ja’dah, and brought him forth out of prison, ‘ 32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Bab’y-lon, 33 And changed his prison gar- ments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. 34 And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Bab’y-lon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. 933 THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH 798 CHAPTER 1 1 Misery of Jerusalem for her sins. Confession of God’s justice. OW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! : 2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears ave on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treach- erously with her, they are be- come her enemies. |. 3 Ju’dah is gone into captiv- ity because of affliction, and be- cause of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecu- tors overtook her between the straits. 4 The ways of Zi’6n do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she 7s in bitterness. Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into cap- tivity before the enemy. 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 18 7 Jé-ru’sa-leém remembered in| da the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adver- saries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. 8 Jé-ru’sda-lém hath grievously sinned; therefore she is re- moved: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. 9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no com- forter. LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleas- ant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou _ didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. 11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, an consider; for I am become vile 12 ¢ Zs it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it pre- vaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the y. 14 The yoke of my transgres- sions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their 934 | Jeremiah laments over Jerusalem hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. 15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me _ to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Ji’dah, as in a winepress. : 16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runne down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. 17 Zi/én spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to com- fort her: the LORD _hath com- manded concerning Ja’cob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jé-ru’sa-lém is as a menstruous woman among em. 18 { The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into Cap- tivity. 19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls. 20 Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my powels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death. : 21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done if: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me. 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: LAMENTATIONS, 2 for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint. CHAPTER 2 799 1 Jeremiah laments the misery of Je- rusalem. 20 His complaint to God. OW hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zi’6n with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Is’ra-el, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Ja’cob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Ji’dah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. t 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Is’ra-el: he hath' drawn. back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Ja’cob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zi’én: he poured out his fury like fire. 5 The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Is’ra-el, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Jia’dah mourn- ing and lamentation. 6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he_ hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zi’6n, and hath despised in the indigna- tion of his anger the king and the priest. ; 7 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up 935 LAMENTATIONS, 2 into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. 8 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zi’on: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: there- fore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they lan- guisned together. 2 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gén’- tiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. 10 The elders of the daughter of Zi’on sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jé-ru’sa-lém hang down their heads to the ground. 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daugh- ter of my people; because the children andthe sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. 12 They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom. 13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jé-ru’sa-lém? what shall I equal to thee, that I may com- fort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? 14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniauity, to turn away thy cap- tivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. Jeremiah laments over Jerusalem 15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, Is this the city that men call The per- fection of beauty, THe joy of the whole earth? 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this zs the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen 7. 17 The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries. | 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zi/on, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thy- self no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease. ta 19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches: pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thine hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. 20 { Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the LORD? 3 21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. : 22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD’S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have 936 t Jeremiah bewails his own calamities swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed. 800 CHAPTER 3 1 Jeremiah bewails his own calamities, 22 He nourishes hope. 55 Prayer for deliverance. AM the man ¢hat hath seen scape by the rod of his 4 ane hath led me, and brought Bi into darkness, but not into ight. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in dark Tee as they that be dead of old. 7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. 8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. 9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. : 11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate. 12 He hath bent his bow, and ‘set me as a mark for the arrow. 13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. : 14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day. 15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. : 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. LAMENTATIONS, 3 18 And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: 19 Remembering mine afflic- tion and my misery, the worm- wood and the gall. 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. "21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 9 Jt is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not con- sumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morn- ing: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. ; 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 28 He sitteth alone and keep- eth silence, because he hath borne if upon him. 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. 30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. 31 For the: Lord will not cast off for ever: 32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. 33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the ea 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. 7 § Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth i¢ not? 937 LAMENTATIONS, 4 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the pun- ishment of his sins? 40 Let us search and try our and turn again to the 41 Let uslift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the off scouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come noon us, desolation and destruc- on. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. '49 Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 50 Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. j 51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daugh- ters of my city. 52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. 55 49 1 called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breath- ing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded Lamentation for Zion the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imagina- tions against me. 61 Thou hast heard their re- proach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me; 62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day. 3 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick. 64 | Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. | 65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. | 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD. CHAPTER 4 801 1 Lamentation of Zion. 13 Her con- fessions. 21 Edom threatened. | OW is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanc- tuary are poured out in the top of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zin, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitch- ers, the work of the hands of the potter! 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ores: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilder- ness. 4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it untothem. | 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punish- 938 Pitiful complaint in prayer to God ment of the sin of Sdd’om, that Was overthrown asin a moment, and no hands stayed on her. 7 Her Naz’a-rites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polish- ing was of sapphire: 8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. 10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 11 The LORD hath accom- plished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zi’6n, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. 12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 13 ¥ For the sins of her proph- ets, and the iniquities of her ‘priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of er, ‘ 14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. 15 They cried unto them, De- part ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there. 16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they _ respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. LAMENTATIONS, 5 17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us. 18 They hunt our steps, that We cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are ful- filled; for our end is come. 19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the moun- tains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken _in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. 21 { Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of E’dom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. 22 4 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zi’on; he will no more carry thee away into cap- tivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of E’dom; he will discover thy sins. CHAPTER 5 802 Zion's pitiful Cor One in prayer to od. EMEMBER, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3 We are orphans and father- less, our mothers are as widows. 4 We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. 5 Our necks are under perse- eek we labour, and have no rest. 6 We have given the hand fo tie E-gyp’tians, and _ to the As-syr’i-ans, to be satisfied with bread. i 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. 939 EZEKIEL, 1 8 Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand. 9 We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. | 10 Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine. : 11 They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Ja’dah. 12 Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured. 13 They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood. 14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick. t 15 The joy of our heart is Ezekiel’s vision of cherubims and wheels ceased; our dance is turned into mourning. 16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 18 Because of the mountain of Zi’on, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. 19 Thou, O LORD, remainest forever; thy throne from genera- tion to generation. 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 22 But thou hast utterly re- jected us; thou art very wroth against us. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL 803 CHAPTER 1 1 Time of Ezekiel’s prophecy at Chebar. 4 His vision. NOY it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Ché’bir, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jé-hoi’a-chin’s captivity, 3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto &-zé’ki-el the | f priest, the son of Bia’zi, in the land of the Chal-dé’ans by the river Ché’bar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. 4 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a bright- ness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the like- ness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straizht feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands of aman under their wings on their our sides; and they four had. their faces and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined one | to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. | 10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 940 Ezekiel’s vision of a throne EZEKIEL, 2 11 Thus were their faces: and}. 22 And the likeness of the their wings were stretched up- ward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And they went every one Straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. “ 15 ¥ Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. oa 17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. 18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were fulli of eyes round about them four. 19 And when the living crea- tures went, the wheels went by ‘them: and when the living ‘creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living crea- ture was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over againstthem: forthe spirit of the living creature wasin the wheels. firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of: the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 2 there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. 26 4 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance ofa man above uponit. 27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even up- ward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appear- ance of the brightness round about. This was the appear- ance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and [ heard a voice of one that spake. CHAPTER 2 804 1 Commission of Ezekiel. 6 Instruc- tion. 9 Roll of his prophecy. ND he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. | 2 And the spirit entered into 941 EZEKIEL, 3 me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of is’ra-el, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and -stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. . 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will for- bear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among em. 6 § And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebel- lious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebel- lious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. 9 4 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; , 10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourn- ing, and woe. 805 CHAPTER 3 1 Ezekiel eats the roll. 4 He is in- structed and encouraged by God. OREOVER he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and Ezekiel’s commission go speak unto the house of Is’ra-el. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 § And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Is’ra-el, and speak with my words unto them. 5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Is’ra-el; 6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 7 But the house of Is’ra-el will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Is’ra-el are impudent and hardhearted. 8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, an thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dis- mayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said unto me; Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. : 13 I heard also the noise of the 942 Siege a type of famine wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. 14 So the spirit lifted me up, | and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. 15 § Then I came to them of the captivity at Tél-a’bib, that dwelt by the river of Ché’bdr, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, | saying, 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto _ the house of Is’ra-el: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, | f Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest hi not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wicked- ness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. | 20 Again, When a righteous ‘man doth turn from his right- eousness, and commit iniquity, _and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou ‘hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I reauire at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the ‘Tighteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul. EZEKIEL, 4 22 4 And the hand of the LoRD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. _23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Ché’bar: and I fell on my face. ; 24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 25 But thou, O son of man, be- hold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: 26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: or they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Gop; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that for- beareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. CHAPTER 4 806 A typical siege foreshadows the famine in Jerusalem. HOU also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jé-ru’sa-lém: 2 And lay siege against it, and. build a fort against it, and casta mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. 3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Is’ra-el. Lie thou also upon thy. left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of is’ra-el upon it: accord= 943 EZEKIEL, 5 ing to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety, days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of is’ra-el. 6 And when thou hast accom- plished them, lie again on t tight side, and ‘thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Ju’- dah forty days: Ihave appointed thee each day for a year. 7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jé-ru’sa- 1ém, and thine arm shall be un- covered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. : gs And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to an- other, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. 9 4 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thoueat thereof. 10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time | th to time shalt thou eat it. 11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink. 12 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. 13 And the LorD said, Even thus shall the children of Is’- ra-el eat their defiled _ bread among the Gén’tiles, whither I|h will drive them. 14 Then said I, Ah Lord Gop! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is The prophet’s hair a type of yudgment tornin pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. 15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt pre- pare thy bread therewith. 16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jé-ru’sa- lém: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by meas- ure, and with astonishment: 17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity. CHAPTER 5 807 The prophet’s hair types the judgments on Jerusalem. yore, thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause if to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee bal- ances to weigh, and divide the air. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou_shalt_ scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after em. 3 Thou shalt also take thereof. a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. 4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Is’ra-el. 5 4 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jé-ru’sa-lém: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about er. _6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my 944 Judgments on Israel for idolatry statutes, they have not walked in them. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GoOD;. ecause ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither ave done according to the judg- ments of the nations that are round about you; 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord |GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute | judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. 9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and | whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fa- thers; and I will execute judg- ments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. 11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Gop; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy destestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.! 12 4, A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and [I will scattera third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after em. 13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause ‘My fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they Shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. 14 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the Nations that are round about 60 EZEKIEL, 6 Ra in the sight of all that pass y. 15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt. an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee In anger and in fury and in fu- rious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. 16 When I shail send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruc- tion, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread: 17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they Shall bereave thee; and pesti- lence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it. CHAPTER 6 808 1 Judgments on Israel pes idolatry. 8 A remnant to be left. BAND the word of the LorpD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face to- ward the mountains of is’ra-el, and prophesy against them, .3 And say, Ye mountains of Is’ra-el, hear the word of the -Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. And your altars shall be deso- late, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. And I will lay the dead car- cases of the children of Is’ra-el before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 6 In all your dwellingplaces the Cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste. and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and 945 EZEKIEL, 7 cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. 7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 8 § Yet will Ileave a remnant, | i that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the na- tions, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. 9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have com- mitted in all their abominations. 10 And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them. 11 { Thus saith the Lord GoD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of {is’ra-el! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. 12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will T accomplish my fury upon them. 13 Then shall ye know. that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. i 14 So will I stretch’ out’ my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Dib’ath in all their habita- tions: and they shall know that I am the LORD. Final desolation of Israel , CHAPTER 7 809 1 Final desolation of Israel. 20 The sanctuary defiled. 23 Miseries of their captivity. ; OREOVER the word of the LORD came unto me, say- ing, 2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Is’ra-el; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. 3 3 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense) upon. thee all thine abominations. 4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will Ihave pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; be- hold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the Icnd: the time is come, the day of troublo is near, and not the sounding againi of the moun- tains. } 8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accom- plish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations. 9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I wi recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. iat. 10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 4 11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them 946 Ezekiel’s vision at Jerusalem shail remain, nor of their multi- tude, nor of any of theirs: nei- ther shall there be wailing for them 12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision ts touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen him- self in the iniquity of his life. 14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath _ Is upon all the multitude thereof. _ 15 The sword is without, and _ the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field _ Shall die with the sword; and he _-that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. 16 | But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. 17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 18 They shall also gird them- selves with sackcloth, and hor- ror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and bald- ness upon all their heads. 19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to de- liver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. 20 4 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: there- fore have I set it far from them. 21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, EZEKIEL, 8 and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. 22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. 23 § Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: J will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. 25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. 26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. _ 27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be trou- bled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. CHAPTER 8 810 1 Ezekiel’s vision at Jerusalem. 5 Im- age of jealousy. 15 Sun worshippers. AMD it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Ja’dah sat be- fore me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. 2 Then I beheld, and lo a like- ness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. 3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth 947 EZEKIEL, 9 and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jé-ru’sa- lém, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 4 And, behold, the glory of the God of is’ra-el was there, ac- cording to the vision ‘that I saw in the plain. 5 § Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way to- ward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. 6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abomina- tions that the house of Is’ra-el committeth here, that I should go far off from my _ sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abomina- tions. 7 | And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I peo ads behold a hole in the wall. 8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. : 9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abomina- tions that they do here. +10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of is’‘ra-el, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Is’ra-el, and in the midst of them, stood Ja-az-a- ni’‘ah the son of Sha’phan, with every] man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of in- cense went up. 12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Is’ra-el Sun worshippers — do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth, | 13 ¢ He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. 14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tam’muz. 15 4 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and. thou shalt see greater abomina- tions than these. 16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their. backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and, they worshipped the sun toward the east. 17 4 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is ita light thing to the house of Ji’dah that they commit the abominations which they comnnit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. 18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. CHAPTER 9 811 A vision shewing how some are spared, the rest destroyed. E cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. 2 And, behold, six men came 948 : Vision of coals of fire from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a_ slaughter Weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s ink- horn by his side: and they went tH and stood beside the brasen altar. 3 And the glory of the God of Is’ra-el was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; 4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jé-ry’sa- lém, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abomina- tions that be’ done in the midst thereof. 5 q And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: 6 Slay utterly. old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin! at my sanctu- ary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 7 And he said unto them, De- file the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. 8 4 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GoD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Is’ra-el in thy pouring out of thy fury upon _Jé-ru’sa-lém? __9 Then said he unto me, The | ey of the house of Is’ra-el Ju’dah is exceeding great, fend the land is full of blood, and the city full of gener ee for they say, The LORD hath EZEKIEL, 10 forsaken the earth, and the Nig seeth not. 0 And as for me also, mine ve shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recom- pense their way upon their head. 11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the ink- horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. CHAPTER 10 1 Vision of the coals of fire. the cherubims. NS aetna I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LorD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S glory. d the sound of the cheru- bims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh 6 And it came to pass, fhat when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherus° bims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. d one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was 812 8 Also of 949 EZEKIEL, 11 between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took if, and went out. 8 § And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings. 9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cheru- bims, one wheel»by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. ‘ 10 And as for their appear- ances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; _ they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four ad. 13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Ché’bar. 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these ‘stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up them- selves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off: the threshold their wings, Vision of cherubims of the house, and stood over the cherubims. ; 19 And the cherubims lifted up and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’S house; and the glory of the God of is’ra-el was over them above. 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Is’ra-el by the river of Ché’bar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of aman was under their wings. 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Ché’bar, their appearances and them- selves: they went every one straight forward. CHAPTER 11 813 1 The wicked princes. 14 God's pur- pose in saving a_ remnant. 22 Departure of God’s glory. OREOVER the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Ja-az-a-ni’ah the son of A’zur, and Pél-a-ti’ah the son of Bé-na’iah, princes of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: | 3 Which say, /t is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 4 | Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man. 5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Is’ra-el: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 950. Wicked princes. in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord Gop. 9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Is’ra-el; and ye _ shail know that I am the LORD. 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Is’ra-el: 12 And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of _the heathen that are round about you. | 13 § And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pél-a-ti’ah the son of Bé-na’iah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GoD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of {s’ra-el? 14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of is’ra-el wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jé-ru’- sa-lém have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession. ( 16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Gop; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the coun- A remnant to be saved _6 Ye have multiplied your slain | tries, EZEKIEL, 12 : yet will I be to them asa little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Gop; will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Is’ra-el. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I wil] take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: \ 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordi- nances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord Gop. 22 {Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the Wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of is’ra-el was over them above. 23 And the glory of the Lorp went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the moun- tain which is on the east side of the city. 24 4 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chal-dé’a, to them of the cap- tivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 Then I spake’ unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me. CHAPTER 12 814 1 Zedekiah’s captivity foreshadowed. 17 The desolation of the Jews. 21 Jewish proverb. 951 EZEKIEL, 12 HE word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff. for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will con- sider, though they be a rebel- lious house. 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. g 5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. | tr. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Is’ra-el. 7 And I did so as I was com- manded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captiv- ity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare i¢ upon my shoulder in their sight. | 8 § And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of fs’ra-el, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and all the house of Is’ra~-el that are among them. 11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall re-|L move and go into captivity. 12 And the prince that is Zedekiah’s captivity foretold among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. , 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Bab’¥-lon fo the land of the Chal-dé’ans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the coun- ies. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pesti- lence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 17 § Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18 Son of. man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; 19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GoD of the inhabitants of Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and of the land of Is’ra- el; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be. desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 20 And the cities that are in- habited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the ORD. 21 ¥ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 952 Lying prophets reproved 22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Is’ra-el, saying, The days a prolonged, and every vision aile 23 Tell them ee ee Thus Saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Is’ra-el; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Is’ra-el. 25 For I am the LorRD: I will speak, and thei word that I shall | b speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GoD. 26 {Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Is’ra-el say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off. 28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be pro- longed any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD. 815 CHAPTER 13 1 Lying pro $Y pled reproved. 17 Reproof false prophetesses also. ND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Is’ra-el that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD: 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their ‘own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 O Is’ra-el, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. '5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge EZEKIEL, 13 for the house of Is’ra-el to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken? 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, ehold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly’ of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Is’ra-el, neither shall they enter into the land of Is’ra- el; and ye shall know that Iam the Lord GoD. 10 {| Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a_wall, and, lo, others daubed it with un- tempered morter: _11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it, not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great pelstones in my fury to con- “14. So" will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that 953 EZEKIEL, 14 the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye _ shall know that I am the LORD. 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and_ will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed 1t; 16 To wit, the prophets of Is’- ra-el which prophesy concerning jé-ru’sa-lém, and: which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GoD. 17 § Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daugh- ters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; an prophesy thou against them, 18 And say, Thus saith the Lord Gop; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon_ the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? 19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them Ay, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls zo, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. 21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ' 22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous Idolaters reproved sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divina- tions: for I will deliver my people out of your ‘hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. : CHAPTER 14 816 1 Reproof of idolaters. 6 Exhoriation to repentance. 12 Visitations of famine and pestilence. 22 A rems nant to be left. HEN came certain of the elders of is’ra-el unto me, and sat before me. 2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by © them? ‘ | 4 Therefore speak unto them, — and say unto them, Thus saith © the Lord Gop; Every man of the house of Is’ra-el that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lorp will answer him that cometh according to the multi- tude of his idols; . 5 That I may take the house of fs’ra-el in their own heart, be- cause they are all estranged from me through their idols. 6 9 Therefore say unto the house of is’ra-el, Thus saith the Lord Gop; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from a your abominations. . _7 For every one of the house of is’ra-el, or of the stranger that sojourneth in is’ra-el, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to en- 954 Famine and pestilence quire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: sg And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ; 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will de- -stroy him from the midst of my people Is’ra-el. 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; . 11 That the house of Is’ra-el may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 12 ¢ The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespass- ing grievously, then will stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: 14 Though these three men, No’ah, Dan‘iel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteous- ness, saith the Lord GOD. 15 { If1 cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 9 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, EZEKIEL, 15 go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GoD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. _19 § Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though N6’ah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus saith the Lord Gop; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jé-ru’sd-lém, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 22 *{ Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be com- I| forted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jé-ru’sa-lém, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. CHAPTER 15 817 Jerusalem's rejection shewn by the unfit vine branch. AND the word of the LorD came unto me, Saying, . 2 Son of man, Whatis the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 955 EZEKIEL, 16 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of itis burned. Is it meet for any work? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 6 § Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As»the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabi- tants of Jé-ru’sa-lém. j 7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye _ shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. 8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed’ a: trespass, saith the Lord GoD. 818 CHAPTER 16 1At ree hes of Jerusalem's original state. d’s love toward Jerusalem. 44 Sen numerous sins. 60 Promise of mercy. GAIN the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, cause Jé-ru’- sa-lém to know her abomina- tions, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GoD unto Jé-ru’sa-lém; Thy birth. and thy nativity is of the land of Ca’naan; thy father was an Am/6r-ite, and thy mother an Hit’tite. 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open Ach. to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. 6 § And when I passed by thee. God’s love toward Jerusalem and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. | 7 I have caused thee to multi- ply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen — great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. 8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered — into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou be- camest mine. 9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 2 10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee — with badgers’ skin, and I girded — thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee also with orna- ments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. : 13_ Thus wast thou decked with — gold and silver; and thy raiment — was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beauti- ful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. 14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put hopon thee, saith the Lord Go 15 4 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and eran the harlot because of thy renowns 956 _ Sins of Jerusalem and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. 16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot there- upon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. 17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my Silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whore- dom with them, 18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before: them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord Gop. 20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, ; 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? 22 And in all. thine abomina-| b tions and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast pol- luted in thy blood. 23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord Gopb;) 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. 25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. 26 Thou hast also committed EZEKIEL, 16 fornication with the E-éyp’tians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whore- doms, to provoke me to anger. 27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordi- nary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Phi- lis‘tines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. 28 Thou hast played the whore also with the As-syr’i-ans, be- cause thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 29 Thou hast moreover multi- plied thy fornication in the land of Ca’naan unto Chal-dé’a; and yet thou wast not satisfied here- with. ; 30 How_weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; 31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; 32 But as a wife that com- mitteth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her hus- and! : 33 They give gifts to all whores: . but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. 34 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whore- doms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. 35 § Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LorD: 36 Thus saith the Lord GoD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discov- ered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the 957 EZEKIEL, 16 idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will dis- cover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy naked- ness. 38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw | i down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shali strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and are. 40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 42 So will I make my fury to- ward thee to rest, and my jeal- ousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 43 Because thou hast not re- membered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abom- inations. 44 4 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 958 Punishment of Jerusalem — 45 Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that loatheth her hus- band and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hit’tite, and your father an Am/6r-ite. 46 And thine elder sister is Sa- ma/ri-a, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sdd’om and ker daughters. 47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were avery little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 48 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Séd’om thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. ; 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sdd’om, pride, ful- ness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. 51 Neither hath Sa-méa’ri-a committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abom- inations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all — thine abominations which thou hast done. : 52 Thoualso, which hastjudged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast com- mitted more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou con- founded. also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justi- fied thy sisters. i F 53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Séod’om and her daughters, and the captivity of Sa-ma/ri-4 and Parable of the eagles and the vine her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them A 54 That thou tiawoct bear thine own shame, and mayest be con- founded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 55 When thy sisters, Sdd’om and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Sa- ma’ri-a and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. 56 For thy sister Sod’om was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, 57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syr’i-a, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Phi-lis’tines, which despise thee round about. 58 Thou hast borne thy lewd- ness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. 59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking we covenant. Nevertheless I will re- ‘ae er my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an ever- lasting covenant. 61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for even: but not by thy cov- ena 62 eand I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: 63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more be- cause of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that pos hast done, saith the Lord OD. EZEKIEL, 17 CHAPTER 17 819 1 Parable of the eagles and vine. 11 God’s judgments on Jerusalem. 22 A promise of Christ’s kingdom. ND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, put forth a rid- dle, and speak a parable unto the house of Is’ra-el; 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GoD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feath- ers, which had divers colours, came unto Léb’a-non, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it ina city of merchants. 5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great _wa- ters, and set it as a willow tree. 6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. 7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches to- ward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. 8 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Con Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck ix up by the roots thereof. 10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. 959 EZEKIEL, 18 11 { Moreoever the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? _tell them, Behold, the king of Bab’y-lon is come to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Bab’y-lon; ; i3 And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: 14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. 15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be de- livered? 16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Bab’y-lon he shall die. 17 Neither shall Pha’rash with his mighty army and great com- pany make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and build- ing forts, to cut off many persons: 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Bab’y-lon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. Judgments on Jerusalem 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD’ have spoken it. 22 ¥ Thus saith the Lord Gob; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: 23 In the mountain of the height of Is’ra-el will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the. LORD have spoken and have ° done it. CHAPTER 18 820 1 God’s reproof of the unjust proverb of sour grapes. 25 He defends the equity of his dealings. 31 An exhor- tation to repentance. HE word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, . 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Is’ra-el, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the — children’s teeth are set on edge? © 3 As I live, saith the Lord Gop, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Is’ra-el. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 5 { But if aman be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6 And _ hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Is’ra-el, neither hath defiled 960 Unjust proverb of sour grapes his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous | woman, 7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath with- drawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. 0 he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife, 12 Hath oppressed the poor and “needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomi- nation, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. 14 § Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and con- sidereth, and doeth not such like, 15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Is’ra-el, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, 16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, _ 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not re- 61 not. EZEKIEL, 18 ceived usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did thaé which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in fie iniquity. Yet say ye, Why? doth aoe the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the right- eousness of the righteous shall be upon » and the wick- edness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and ive? 24 ¢ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteous- _ ness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath tres- passed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 25 § Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear 961 EZEKIEL, 19 now, O house of Is’ra-el; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26 When arighteous man turn- eth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27 Again, when_ the wicked man turneth away from his wick- edness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. j 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his trans- gressions that he hath commit- ted, he shall surely live, he shall not die. t 29 Yet saith the house of Is’- ra-el, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Is’ra-el, are not my ways equal? are aot your Ways unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, © house of Iis’ra-el, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GoD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your trans- gressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 4 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Is’ra-el? , 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. 821 CHAPTER 19 1 Lameniation for Israel’s princes. Also for Jerusalem. OREOVER take thou up a 4 lamentation for the princes of Is’ra-el, 2 2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 10 Lamentation for Israel’s princes 4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of E£’s¥pt. . 5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the prov- inces, and spread their net ore him: he was taken in their ae "And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Bab’y-lon: they brought him into holes, that his voice should no more’ be heard upon the mountains of Is’ra-el. 10 § Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the wa- ters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. | 12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 14 And fire is gone out of arod of her branches, which hath de- voured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 962 Israel’s rebellions 822 CHAPTER 20 1 God refuses to be consulted by Israel's elders. 5 Rebellions of Israel. 33 God’s promise to gather the nation again. ND it came to pass in the seventh year, in the month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of is’ra-el came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Is’ra-el, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As IL live, saith the Lord Gop, I will not be enquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abom- inations of their fathers: 5 ¥¢ And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Is’ra-el, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Ja’cob, and made myself known unto them in the land of E’éypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of E’gypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all ands: 7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abomi- nations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of E’z¥pt: Iamthe LORD your God. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of E’éypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of E’gypt. 9 But I wrought for my EZEKIEL, 20 - name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made_ myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of h | E’gypt. 10 { Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign be- tween me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. : 13 But the house of Is’ra-el rebelled against me in the wilder- ness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly pol- luted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14 But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be pol- luted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15 Yetalso I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. ; 18 But I said unto their chil- dren in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I am the LORD your God; 963 EZEKIEL, 20 walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20 And hallow. my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21 Notwithstanding the chil- dren rebelled against me: they walked not in my _ statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, whichf a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wil- derness. 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought fer my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in echoed sight I brought them forth. 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24 Because they had not exe- cuted my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. 25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; ! 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD. 27 4 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of fs’ra-el, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every Promise of restoration high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacri- fices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place where- unto ye go? And the name there- a is called Ba’mah unto this ay. 30 Wherefore say unto the house of Is’ra-el, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? . 31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute your- selves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Is’ra-el? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. 32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 33 ¥ As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of E’gypt, so will I. plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring yout inte the bond of the cove- nant: 964 Promise of restoration 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Is’ra-el: and ye shall know that Iam the LORD. | 39 As for you, O house of Is’- ra-el, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. ; 40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Is’ra-el, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Is’ra-el, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first- fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Is’- ra-el, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. And there shall ye remem- ber your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have com- mitted. 44 And ye' shall ‘know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Is’ra-el, saith the Lord Gop. 45 § Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, EZEKIEL, 21 46 Son of man, set thy face to- ward the south, and drop thy I| word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD: Thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and ail faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah Lord Gop! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? CHAPTER 21 823 Ezekiel prophesies pases Israel with a sign of sighing. ND the word of the LorD came unto me, saying, 2 Son’ of man, set thy face toward Jé-ru’sa-lém, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Is’ra-el, 3 And say to the land of Is’ra= el, Thus saith the LORD; Be- old, I am against thee, and will irae forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more. 6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, 965 EZEKIEL, 21 For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. 8 ¢ Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, an say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of is’ra-el: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. 13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD. 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. : 15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, if is wrapped up for the slaughter. 16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand; or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. 17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it. Prophecy against Jerusalem 18 § The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Bab’y-lon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rab’bath of the Am’mon-ites, and to Ju’- dah in Jé-ru’sa-lém the de- fenced. 4 21 For the king of Bab’y-lon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 22 At his right hand was the divination for Jé-ru’sa-lém, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. ¢ 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GoD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remem- bered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; be- cause, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. : 25 § And thou, profane wicked prince of Is’ra-el, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, ; 26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that 1s low, and abase Aim that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be ne more, until he come whose right itis; and I will give it him. 966 Sins of Jerusalem 28 4 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Am’/mon-ites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glit- tering: : 29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. _30 Shall I cause if to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou. wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31, And I will pour out_mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken 7f. 824 CHAPTER 22 1 Sins of the Jews. 15 Their disper- sion. 23 Corruption of prophets, | princes, priests, and people. AVP CRE Over the word of the : LORD came unto me, say- ing, 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. 4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even EZEKIEL, 22 unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed. : 6 Behold, the princes of Is’- ra-el, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. 7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. 9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. 10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution. : 11 And one hath committed abomination with his neigh- bour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter. : 12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. 13 4 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dis- honest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. 14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken if, and will do it. 15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and dis- perse thee in the countries, and 967 EZEKIEL, 23 will consume thy filthiness out of thee. ,16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, _18 Son of man, the house of Is’ra-el is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead,-in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. 21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. 22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you. 23 4 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou arf the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst therec*. : 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have _ profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the Dispersion foretold unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divin- ing lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have pee tt the stranger wrong- sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. CHAPTER 23 825 1 The whoredoms of Aholah and Aholi- bah. 36 Reproof of their adulteries. 45 Judgments upon them. HE word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3 And they committed whore- doms in E’gypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4 And the names of them were A-h6’lah the elder, and A-h6l’i- bah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Sd-ma’ri-a is A-h6’lah, and Jé-ru’sa-lém A-h6l’i-bah. 5 And A-hd’lah played the har- 968 Parable of Aholah and Aholibah lot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the As-syr’i-ans her neighbours, 6 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horse- men riding upon horses. 7 Thus she, committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of As-syr’i-a, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself. 8 Neither left she her whore- doms brought from E’gypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the As-syr’i- ans, upon whom she doted. 10 These discovered her naked- ness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she be- came famous among, women; for they had executed judgment upon her. 11 And when her sister A-hOl’i- bah saw this, she was more cor- rupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. 12 She doted upon the As- syr'i-ans her neighbours, cap- tains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding up- on horses, all of them desirable young men. 13 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way. 14 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chal-dé’ans pourtrayed with vermilion, 15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Bab-y-10’ni-ans of Chal-dé’a, the land of their nativity: EZEKIEL, 23 16 And as scon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chal-dé’a. 17 And the Bab-y-l0’ni-ans came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them. 18 So she discovered her whore- doms, and discovered her naked- ness: then my mind was alien- ated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. 19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to re- membrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of E’gypt. 20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh _of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21 Thus thou calledst to re- membrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the £-gyp’tians for the paps of thy youth. 22 4 Therefore, O A-h6dl’i-bah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Be- hold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will ee them against thee on every si 23 The Bab-y-10’ni-ans, and all the Chal- dé’ans, Pé’ kod, and Sh6’a, and K6’a, and all the As- syr’i-ans with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and re- nowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24 And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and hel- met round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall 969 EZEKIEL, 23 take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy ce shall be devoured by the 26 They shall. also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 27 Thus will I make thy lewd- ness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of E’gypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember E’gypt any more. 28 For thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated: 29 And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the naked- ness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 30 I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. 32 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. 33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister S4-ma’ri- -a. 34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck if out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 35 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me be- hind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. Parable of Aholah and Aholibah 36 § The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge A-hd/lah and A-h6ol’i-bah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; . 37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thy- self, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments, 41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it} whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sda-bé’ans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 43 Then said I unto_her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them? 44 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto A-h6’Jah and unto A-hol’i- bah, the lewd women. 45 § And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adul- 970 Parable of the boiling pot teresses, and blood is in their ands. 46 For thus saith the Lord GoD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the OD. 826 CHAPTER 24 1 Parable of the boiling pot. 18 Death of Ezekiel’s wife. 19 Jerusalem's de- struction foreshadowed. GAIN in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of. this same day: the king of Bab’y-lon set himself against Jé-ru’sa-lém this same day. _ 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: __ 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulders; fill i¢ with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, -and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 69 He IG thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. EZEKIEL, 24 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of arock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, ‘and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. 12 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. _14 I the LORD have spoken if: it shall come to pass, and I will do?7t; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and ac- cording to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Gop. 15 ¥ Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. : 18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my 971 EZEKIEL, 25 wife died; and I did in the morn- ing as I was commanded. 19 4 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? 20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, .21 Speak unto the house of Is’ra-el, Thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by tne sword. 22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 23 And your tires shall be ipon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 24 Thus k-zé’ki-el is} unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord Gop. _25 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, ; 26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which isescaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shal] know that I am the LORD. 827 CHAPTER 25 1 God’s vengeance on Ammon. 8 Moab, Seir, Edom, and Philistia are to be subject to God’s vengeance. HE word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, God’s vengeance on Ammon and Moa} 2 Son of man, set thy face against the Am/mon-ites, and prophesy against them; d say unto the Am’mon- ites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord Gop; Because thou _ saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Is’ra-el, when it was desolate; and against the house of Ji’dah, when they went into Captivity; 4 Behold, therefore I will de- liver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. 5 And I will make Rab’bah a stable for camels, and the Am’- mon-ites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. | 6 For thus saith the Lord Gop; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and_ stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Is’ra-el; 7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the coun- tries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 8 { Thus saith the Lord Gop; Because that Mo’ab and Sé‘ir do say, Behold,. the house of Jai’dah is like unto all the heathen; 9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of M6’ab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the coun- try, Béth—jésh’i-méth, Ba/’al— mé/on, and Kir-i-a-tha’im, 10 Unto the men of the east with the Am’mon-ites, and will give them in possession, that the ‘mon-ites may not be remem- bered among the nations. 972 Threats against Tyre 11 And I will execute judg- ments upon M6d’ab; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 12 { Thus saith the Lord GoD; Because that E’dom hath dealt against the house of Ji’dah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; I will also stretch out mine hand upon E’dom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Té’man; and they of Dé’- dan shall fall by the sword. 14 And I willlay my vengeance upon E’dom by the hand of my people Is’ra-el: and they shall do in E’dom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my ven- geance, saith the Lord GOD. 15 4 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Phi-lis’tines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a_ despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the -Phi-lis’tines, and I will cut off the Chér’e-thims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17 And I will execute great vengeance upon! them with furious rebukes; and_ they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. 828 CHAPTER 26 1 Tyre is threatened for her speech against Jerusalem. 15 The sea mourns. ND it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, say- ing, 2 Son of man, because that Ty’rus hath said against Jé-ru’- sa-lém, Aha,' she! is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be EZEKIEL, 26 replenished, now she is laid waste: 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, I am against thee, O Ty’rus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. : 4 And they shall destroy the walls of Ty’rus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 6 And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 7 9 For thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, I will bring upon Ty’rus Néb-u-chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horse- men, and companies, and much people. 8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: an he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 9 And he shall set engines of War against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shail go down to the ground. 12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of 973 EZEKIEL, 27 thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and de- stroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. 13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a dlace to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD 15 4 Thus saith the Lord GoD to Ty’rus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of eet 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. 17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! 18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 19 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places Beauty and riches of Tyre desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 21 I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GoD. CHAPTER 27 1 Beauty and riches of Tyre. irrecoverable fall. HE word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Ty’rus; 3 And say unto Ty’rus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the - people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O TY’rus, thou hast said, Iam of perfect beauty. 4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have per- fected thy beauty. 5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Sé’nir: they have taken cedars from Léb’a- non to make masts for thee. 6 Of the oaks of Ba’shan have they made thine oars; the com- pany of the Ash’tir-ites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chit’tim. 7 Fine linen with broidered work from E’gypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of E-li’shah was that which covered thee. 8 The inhabitants of Zi’don and Ar’vad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Ty’rus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9 The ancients of Gé’bal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10 They of Pér’sia and of Lud and of Phtt were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 1 The men of Ar’vad with 829 26 Her a Downfall of Tyre thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gam’ma- dims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 12 Tar’shish was thy mer- chant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. 13 Ja’van, Tu’bal, and Mé’- shech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. i 14 They of the house of To-|s gdar’mah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 15 The men of Dé’dan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 16 Syr’i-a was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, ong fine linen, and coral, and ag 17 Ji’ iia and the land of Is’- ra-el, they were thy merchants: they ‘traded in thy market wheat of Min’nith, and Pan’nag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 18 Da-mas’cus was thy mer- chant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Hél’bon, and white wool. 19 Dan also and Ja’van going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 20 Dé’dan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 21 A-ra’bi-a, and all the princes of Ké’dar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 22 The merchants of Shé’ba and Ra’a-mah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and EZEKIEL, 27 a all precious stones, and gold. _23 Ha’ran, and Can’neh, and E/dén, the merchants of Shé’ba, As’shur, and Chil’mad, were thy merchants. _24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered; work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. 25 The ships of Tar’shish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made ee glorious in the midst of the : 26 ‘§ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. 27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchan- dise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 28 The suburbs shal! shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; 30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: 31 And they shall make them- selves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bit- terness of heart and bitter wailing. 32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, say- ing, What city is like Ty’rus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 33 When thy wares went forth 975 EZEKIEL, 28 out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy mer- chandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. 35 All the inhabitants of the|th isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. 36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. 830 CHAPTER 28 1 God’s judgment on the prince of Tyre. 20 Judgment of Zidon. 24 Israel’s restoration. HE word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Ty’rus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Dan‘iel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: é 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast got- ten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increase: thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast ay thine heart as the heart of od; 7 Behold, therefore I will bring | fir strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall Graw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. God’s judgments on Tyre 8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 10 Thou shalt die the deaths of e€ uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Gop. 11 { Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Ty’rus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wis- dom, and perfect in beauty. 13 Thou hast been in E’dén the garden of God; _ every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was pre- pared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cher- ub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy mer- chandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of e. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay 976 Judgment on Egynt thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanc- tuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be aston- ished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. 20 { Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, set thy face against Zi’don, and prophesy against it, : 22 And say, Thus saith the Lord GoD; _ Behold, am against thee, O Zi/dén; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shail be sanctified in her. 23 For: I. will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shail be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 24 4 And there shali be no more a pricking brier unto the house of is’ra-el, nor any grieving thorn of ali that are round about them, that despised thems; and they shall know that I am the ord GOD. |. 25 Thus saith the Lord Gop; When I shall have gathered the house of is’ra-el from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall_ they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Ja’cob. 26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shail build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shail dwell with confidence, 62 EZEKIEL, 29 when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. CHAPTER 29 831 1 Judgment of Pharaoh for treachery to Israel. 8 Egypt's deseolaiion. Ge the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pha’raoh king of E’éYpt, and prophesy against him, and against all E’éypt: 3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, I am against thee, Pha’radh king of E’éypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, Which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. _ i ,* But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. _» And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. _6 And ali the inhabitants of E’/gypt shail know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed. to the house of Is’ra-el. 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest ail their loins to be at a stand. 8 { Therefore thus_ saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 977 EZEKIEL, 30 Desolation of Egypt er 9 And the land of £’g¥pt shall | his army to serve a great service be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and J have made if. 10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of E’gypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Sy-é’ne even unto the border of E-thi-0’pi-a. 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12 And I will make the land of &/gypt desolate in the midst of the countties that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the E-gyp’tians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 13 § Yet thus saith the Lord Gop; At the end of forty years will I gather the £-£yp’tians from the people whither they were scattered: HES : 14 And I will bring again the captivity of E’éypt, and will cause them to return info the land of Path’ros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base gdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. | 16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of {s’ra-el, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that i am the Lord GOD. y 17 4 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Néb-u-chad- réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon caused against Ty’rus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Ty’rus, for the service that he had served against it; 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of E’gypt unto Néb-u- chad-réz’zar king of Bab’y-lon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. ; _20 Ihave given him the land of E’é¥pt for his labour wherewith he served .against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD. 21 {In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Is’ra-el to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. CHAPTER 30 832 1 Desolation of Egypt and her helpers: 20 Babylon to be strengthened. HE word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy_and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shail be the time of the heathen. 4 And the sword shall come upon E’éypt, and. great pain shall be in E-thi-0’pi-a, when the slain shall fall in E’sypt, and they shall take away her multi- tude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 4 ke 5 E-thi-6’pi-a, and Lib’y-a, and Lyd’i-a, and_ all the mingled people, and Chib, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. 6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold E’éypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of 973 Desolation of Egypt Sy-e’ne shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Gop. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in E’éypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me_in ships to make the careless E-thi-6’pi-ans afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of E’g¥pt: for, lo, it cometh. 10 Thus saith the Lord Gop; I will also make the multitude of E’é¥pt to cease by the hand of N pas Tae king of Bab’- y-lon. 11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against E’gypt, and fill the land with the slain. ; 12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of Strangers: I the LORD have spoken it. 13 Thus saith the Lord Gop; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause ‘their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of E’éypt: and I will put a fear in the land of E’éypt. 14 And I will make Path’ros desolate, and will set fire in Zo/an, and will execute judg- ments in N6. 15 And iwill pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of E’g¥pt; and r. “a cut off the multitude of No. 16 And I will set fire in £’é¥pt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. 17 The young men of A’ven and of Pi-bé’seth shall fall by EZEKIEL, 30 the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. 18 At Té-haph’ne-hés also the day shall be darkened, when I Shall break there the yokes of E’gypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 19 Thus will I execute judg- ments in E’gypt: and they shall know that I am the Lorp. 20 4 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, — 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pha’rach king of E’gypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pha’rach king of E’sYpt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out ofhishand. .23,And I will scatter the E-gyp’tians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. | 24 And J will strengthen the arms of the king of Bab’y-lon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break DPha’radh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Bab’y-lon, and the arms of Pha’radh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Bab’y-lon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of &’£¥pt. ti 26 And I will scatter the b-&¥p’- tians among the nations, and disperse them among the coun- tries; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 979 EZEKIEL, 31 833 ' CHAPTER 31 3 Assyria’s glory. _10 Her predicted fall through pride. ND it came to pass in_ the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak unto Pha’- raoh king of E’gypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? ee te, 3 4 Behold, the As-syr’i-an was a cedar in Léb’a-non with fair branches, and with a shad- owing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. ; 4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore his height was ex- alted above all the trees of the field, and his’ boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations, 7 Thus was he fair in, his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. . 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. , 9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of E’dén, that were in the garden of God, envied him. ; 10 § Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and Assyria’s glory and downfall he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one ot the heathen; he shali surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wicked- ness. 12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the iountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowis of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: 14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, nei- ther shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither. their trees stand up in their height, ail that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. 15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the fioods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Léb’a-non to mourn for him, and all the trees of tho field fainted for him. 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of E’dén, the choice and best of Léb’a-non, all that drink water, shali be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt 980 _ Lamentation for Egypt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. *18 § To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of E’dén? yet _ Shalt thou be brought down with the trees of E’dén unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircum- cised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pha’raoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord Gop. 834 CHAPTER 32 Lamentation for the fall of Egypt. ND it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, take up a lam- entation for Pha’radh_ king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the na- tions, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and trou- bledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. 3 Thus saith the Lord Gop; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. 4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. 5 And I will lay thy flesh upon | th the mountains, and fill the val- leys with thy height. 6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the moun- tains; and the rivers shall be ful! of thee. 7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; will cover the sun with a cloud, pedithe moon shall not give her iZnt. EZEKIEL, 32 8 Ali the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Gop. 9 I wili also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the na- tions, into the countries which thou hast not known. 10 Yea, I will make many peo- ple amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they Shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. 11 4 For thus saith the Lord GoD; The sword of the king of Bab’y-lon shall come upon thee. 12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of £’éypt, and all the mui- titude thereof shall be destroyed. 13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. 14 Then will I make their Waters deep, and cause _ their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Gop. 15 When I shall make the land of E’éypt desolate, and the coun- try shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am e LORD. | 16 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for E’é¥pt, and for a her multitude, saith the Lord OD. 17 4 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day I | of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of E’gypt, and cast 981 EZEKIEL, 33 them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, ae them that go down into the pit. F 19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised. | 20 They shali fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the BWword: draw her and all her multitudes. 21 The strong among _ the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. | 22 As’shur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: 23 Whose graves are set in the Sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. 24 There is E’/lam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down un- circumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to thepit. 25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: ali of them uncir- cumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have | they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. : ¥206 There is Mé’shech, Tu’bal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 27 And they shall not lie with Lamentation for Egypt the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they_ were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. 28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. 29 There is E’dom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain they shall lie with the uncircum- cised, and with them that go down to the pit. 30 There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zi-do/ni-ans, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircum- cised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. 31 Pha’rach shail see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pha’raoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord Gop. _32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he Shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pha’rach and all his multitude, saith the Lord Gop. CHAPTER 33 835 1 The watchman’s duty. 10 Justice of God’s ways. dealings. lem. Acts the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of theif coasts, and set him for theif watchman: 982 by the sword: I bring the | 17 Equity of God’s - 28 Desolation of Jerusa- — A watchman’s duty 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall de- liver his soul. But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his in- iquity; but his blood will I re- eee Be the watchman’s hand. 7 49 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of is’ra-el; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely | die die; if thou dost not speak to ' warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I re- quire at thine hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his in- iquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Is’ra-el; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? 11 Say unto them, As [I live, saith the Lord GoD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; 'for why will ye die, O house of is’ra-el? 12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy peo- EZEKIEL, 33 ple, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his PAGES in the day that he sinneth 13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit in- iquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath com- mitted, he shall die for it. 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15 Jf the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be men- tioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. 17 § Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and com- mitteth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 20 §| Yet ve say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Is’ra-el, I will judge you every one after his ways. 21 § And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jé-ru’sa-lem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. 983 EZEKIEL, 34 22 Now the hand of the LORD Was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. 23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, they that in- habit those wastes of the land of is‘ra-el speak, saying, A’bra- ham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. 25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shail ye pos- sess the land? 26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: amd shall ye possess the land? 27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; mountains of Is’ra-el shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. 29 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of ali their abominations which they have committed. 30 {| Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, i pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the ORD. 31 And they come unto thee and the|h Reproof of Israel’s shepherds as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. 32 And, lo, thou aré unto them as avery lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. CHAPTER 34 836 1 Reprooj of the shepherds of Israel. 7 God's care of his fiock. 20 Christ’s kingdom. ND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Is’ra-el, proph- esy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of is’ra-el that do feed themselves! should not the shep- herds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them a are fed: but ye feed not the ock. | 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye ealed that which was sick, nei=- ther have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: -yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 984 God's care of his flock 7 {| Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8 As I live, saith the Lord GoD, surely because my flock became “aprey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed them- ‘selves, and fed not my flock; _.9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; -_10 Thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I am against the shep- herds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shep- herds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 11 § For thus saith the Lord |-L Gop; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 1Z As a shepherd seeketh ou his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scat- tered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and ark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring ‘them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Is’- ‘ra-el by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high ‘mountains of Is’ra-el shall their fold be: there shali they lie ina good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the moun- tains of Is’ra-el. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Gop. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was EZEKIEL, 34 sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. 17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord Gop; Be- hold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. : 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye ery foul the residue with your eet! 19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 20 4 Therefore thus saith the ord GOD unto them; Behold, L even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be aprey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one shep- herd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant Da’vid: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant Da’- vid a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken i#. 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his sea= son; there shall be showers of blessing. 985 EZEKIEL, 35, 36 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no more bea prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hun- ger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. 30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Is’ra-el, are my people, saith the Lord GOD 31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, andIam your God, saith the Lord GOD, 837 CHAPTER 35 The irate Heath of mount Seir for their atred of Israel. eee cnae the word of the : LORD came unto me, say- ing, 2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Sé‘ir, and proph- esy against it, ; 3 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Séir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. 4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 5 Because thou hast had a per- pe etual hatred, and hast shed the lood of the children of Is’ra-el by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: 6 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Gop, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pur- Judgment of Mount Seir sue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. 7 Thus will I make mount Sé@ir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. 8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 10 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: 11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GoD, I will even do ac- cording to thine anger, and ac- cording to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee. 12 And thou shalt know thatI am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Is’ra-el, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. : 13 Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: JI have heard them. 14 Thus saith the Lord GoD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. 15 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Is’- ra-el, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Sé’ir, and all I-du-mé’a, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD. CHAPTER 36 838 1 Israel is comforted. 25 A new heart Wane spirit. 27 Promised blessings. 986 Israel comforted LSO, thou son of man, proph- esy unto the mountains of iye'ra-el. and say, Ye mountains Pie ee teaey hear the word of the > ‘Thus saith the Lord GoD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the an- ‘cient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Be- cause they have made you deso- late, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: 4 Therefore, ye mountains of Is’ra-el, hear the word of the Lord Gop; Thus saith the Lord Gop to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are for- 'saken, which became a prey and ‘derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; __5 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all I-du-mé’a, which have appointed my land into their ‘possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful pence, to cast it out for a pre |. 6 Sepotiecy therefore concern- ing the land of Is’ra-el, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord Gop; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. *8 J Butye, O mountains of Is’- ra-el, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to EZEKIEL, 36 my people of Is’ra-el; for they are at hand to come. 9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: 10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Iis’ra-el, evenall of it: and the cities shall be! inhabited, and the wastes pal be builded: 1 And I will multiply upon ae man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your begin- nings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Is’- ra-el; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their in- heritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men. 13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD. 16 { Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, when the house of Is’ra-el dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the un- cleanness of a removed woman. 18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dis- persed through the countries: 987 EZEKIEL, 37 according to their way and ac- cording to their doings I judged them. 20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone ect out of his land. 21 4 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Is’ra-el had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 22, Therefore say unto the house of Is’ra-el, Thus saith the Lord Gop; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Is’ra-el, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ve have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among - the heathen, which ye have pro- faned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know thatI am the LORD, saith the Lord GoD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25 4q'Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from ali your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 Anew heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of esh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. _28 And ye shall dwell in the iand that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I wiil call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30 And I will multiply the fruit Promised blessings of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 32 Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Is’ra-el. 33 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your in- iquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of E’dén; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced; and are inhabited. 36 Then the heathen that are left round abous you shall know. that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken if, and I will do if. 37 Thus saith the Lord Gop; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Is’ra-el, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. 38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jé-ru’sd-lém in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: ane they shall know that I am the ORD. CHAPTER 37 839 Resurrection of the dry bones tynes Israel's revived hope. HE hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 988 Visions of dry bones and sticks 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open palleys and, lo, they were very Ty. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord Gop unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that Iam the LORD. 7 Solprophesied as I was com- manded: and as I prophesied, there was 2 noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came to- gether, bone to his bone. 8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me, Proph- esy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he com- manded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11 4 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of fs’ra-el: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. : 12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your EZEKIEL, 37 graves, and bring you into the land of Is’ra-el. 13 And ye shall know that lam the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken if, and performed it, saith the LORD. 15 q The word of the LorRD came again unto me, saying, 16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Ju’dah, and for the children of Is’ra-el his com- panions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For J6’- seph, the stick of E’phra-im, and for all the house of is’ra-el his companions: 17 And join them one to an- other inte one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18 9 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? 19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Gop; _ Behold, I will take the stick of Jo’seph, which is in the hand of E’phra-im, and the tribes of Is’ra-el his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Ji’dah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 20 § And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GoD; Behold, I will take the children of Is’ra-el from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Is’ra-el; and one king shall be king to them ail: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be 939 EZEKIEL, 38 divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling- places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. : 24 And Déa’vid my _ servant Shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judg- ments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Ja’cob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their chil- dren, and their children’s chil- dren for ever: and my servant Da’vid shall be their prince for ever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: andI will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Is’- ra-el, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for. ever- more. 840 CHAPTER 38 1 Prophecy against Gog. judgment wpon them. ND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Ma’gog, the chief prince of Mé’shech and Tu’bal, and prophesy against him, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord Gop; _ Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mé’shech and Tw’bal: 14 God’s Prophecy against Gog 4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horse- — men, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers shields, all of them handling swords: | 5 Pér’sia, £-thi-d’/pi-a, and | Lib’y-a4 with them; all of them with shield and helmet: 6 GOd’mér, and all his bands; the house of Té-gir’mah of the © north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. i! e thou prepared, and pre- — pare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 8 | After many days thou — shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from — the sword, and is gathered out — of many people, against the mountains of Is’ra-el, which — have been always waste: but it — is brought forth out of the na- — tions, and they shall dwell safely — all of them. ia 9 Thou shalt ascend and come © like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, — and all thy bands, and many ~ people with thee. a 10 Thus saith the Lord Gop; © It shall also come to pass, that at _ the same time shall things come — into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: ‘ 11 And thou shalt say, I will go © up to the land of unwalled vil- — lages; I will go to them that are © at rest, that dwell safely, all of _ them dwelling without walls, and — having neither bars nor gates, 12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon ~ the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the na- tions, which have gotten, cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. 990 and Judgments on Gog the merchants of Tar’shish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 14 § Therefore, son _of man, _ prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord Gop; In that _day when my people of. Is’ra-el dwelleth safely, shalt thou not _ know if? 15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Is’ra-el, asa cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my serv- ants the prophets of Is’ra-el, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? 18 And it shail come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of {s’ra-el, saith the Lord GoD, that my fury shall come wp in my face. d 19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Is’ra-el; 20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and al creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall EZEKIEL, 39 13 Shé’ba, and Dé’dan, and _| fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. 22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an _ overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brim- stone. 23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and_they shali know that Iam the LORD. CHAPTER 39 841 4 Judgments on Gog. 8 Israel's vic- tory. 23 Gathering of Israel. HEREFORE, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord Gob: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mé’- shech and Tu’bal: 2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Is’ra-el: 3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of is’ra-el, thou, and all thy bands. and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and fo the beasts of the field to be devoured. 5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith 1] the Lord GOD. 6 And I will send a fire on Ma’- g6g, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD, 7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people 991 EZEKIEL, 39 Is’ra-el; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that IT am the LORD, the Holy One in is’ra-el, ; Mol 8 { Behold, it is come, and itis done, saith the Lord Gop; this is the day whereof I have spoken. 9 And they that dwell in the Cities of is’ra-el shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the atrows, and the handstaves, and | bl the spears, and they shail burn them with fire seven years: 10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those ual robbed them, saith the Lord OD. 11 { And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Is’ra-el, the valley of the passen- gers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of a’mon-gog. 12 And seven months shall the house of Is’ra-el be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord Gop. 14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: .after the end of seven months shall they search. 15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when anu seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers ave buried it in the valley of Ha’mon-—godg. Gog’s overthrow 16 And also the name of the city shall be Ha-md’nah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. i7 § And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord Gop; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, As- semble yourselves, and come: gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Is’ra-el, that we may eat flesh, and drink ood. 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bull- ocks, all of them fatlings of Ba’shan. 19 And ye shall eat fat till ve be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord Gop. 21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 22 So the house of Is’ra-el shall know that I am the Lorp their God from that day and forward. 23 4 And the heathen. shall know that the house of is’ra-el _ went into captivity for their iniq- uity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 24 According to their unclean- | ness and according to their trans- gressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; Now will I bring again the captivity of Ja’cob, and have mercy upon the whole house of is’ra-el, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26 After that they have borne their shame and all their tres- 992 : Measuring the temple passes whereby they have tres- passed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gath- ered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; 28 Then shail they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into cap- tivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured) out my spirit upon the house of Is’ra-el, saith the Lord OD. 842 CHAPTER 40 1 Time, manner, and end of Ezekiel’s vision. 6 Gates of the temple. 39 Tables. 48 The porch. ie the five and twentieth year of our Captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the seifsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither. 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of fs’ra-el, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a meas- uring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, : and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent ) that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Is’ra-el. ee 63 . 1 5 And behoid a wall on the out- | fif 993 EZEKIEL, 40 side of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a meas- uring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. 6 4 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed road. 7 And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the perce of the gate within was one reed. 8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed. 9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side: they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. i1 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 13 He measured then the gate from the roof of one little cham- ber to the roof of another: the breadth was five. and twenty cubits, door against door. 14 He made also posts of three- score cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. 15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were ty cubits. EZEKIEL, 40 16 And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows’ were round about inward: and upon each post were paim trees. | 17 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers: were upon the pavement. 18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward. 20 § And the gate of the out- ward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 21 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length there- of was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. | 23 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits. 24 4 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the Measuring the temple length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. 27 And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hun- dred cubits. . 28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 29 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: if was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30 And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 31 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps. 32 4 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate accord- ing to these measures. 33 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were ac< cording to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34 And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 35 ¥ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it ac- cording to these measures; 36 The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches 994 Measuring the temple thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side.and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering. 39 4 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering. 40 And at the side without, as One goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their Sacrifices. 42 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an halflong, anda cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. _ 43 And within were hooks, -an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering, 44 4 And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. ; f 45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose. prospect is ‘toward the south, is for the priests, 'the keepers of the charge of the house. 46 And the chamber whose EZEKIEL, 41 prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Za’dék among the sons of Lé’vi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him. 47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad. foursaquare: and the altar that was before the house. 48 4 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and meas- ured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this. side, and three cubits on that side. 49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. CHAPTER 41 843 Measures, parts, chambers, and orna- ments of the temple. FTERWARD he brought me to the temple, and meas- ured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the taber- nacle. 2 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and. the breadth, twenty cubits. 3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. 4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: -and he said unto me, This is the most holy place. 5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the 995 EZEKIEL, 41 breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. 6 And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. 7 And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest el to the highest by the "8 I ay also the height of the house round about: the foun- dations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. 0 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within. 10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door to- ward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about. 12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hun- dred cubits long; 14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate length Measuring the temple place toward the east, an hun- dred cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court; | 16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the gal- leries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; 17 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and with- out, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure. : 18 And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; 19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: if was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one asthe appearance of the other. 22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length there- of two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me; This is the table that is before the LORD. 23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 24 And the doors had two leaves abdiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 996 The priests’ chambers 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple. cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without. 26 And theré were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks. 844 CHAPTER 42 1 The tempie. 2 Priests’ chambers. 13 Their uses. HEN he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward thenorth: andhe brought me. into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the build- ing toward the north. 2 Before the length of an hun- dred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pave- ment which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three sfories. 4 And before the chambers wes a walk of ten cubits breadth in- ward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. , 6 For they were in three sfories, but had not pillars as the pillars ef the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middle- most from the ground. 7 And the wall that was with- out over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that weve in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temmple were an hundred cubits. EZEKIEL, 42 oO And from under these cham- bers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court. 10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building. 11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were to- ward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. 13 { Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy. 14 When the priests enter there- in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their gar- ments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall ap- proach to those things which are for the people. 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth to- ward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. I 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measur- ing reed round about. { 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 997 EZEKIEL, 43 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 4 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measur- ing reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides: it hada wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a sepa- ration between the sauctuary and the profane place. _ 845 CHAPTER 43 1 Returning glory unto the tempte. 10 Eixhortation to repentance. 13 Meas- ures and ordinances of the aitar. FTERWARD he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Is’ra-el came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his Slory.iih): : 3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to de- stroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw | th by the river Ché’bar; and I fell upon my face. 4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is to- ward the east. 5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court: and,, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 6 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. 7 4 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of is’ra-el for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Is’ra-el no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.’ God’s glory comes to the temple 8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 10 § Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Is’ra-el, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all | the laws thereof: and write if in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and ail - the ordinances thereof, and do em. 12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Be- hold, this is the law of the house. 13 | And these are the meas- ures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar. 14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 15 So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns. 998 Ordinances of the altar 16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 17 And the settle shall be four- teen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. 18 § And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GoD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Lé’vites that be of the seed of Za’dok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering. 20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put if on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats with- out blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing if, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 25 Seven days shalt thou pre- pare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. EZEKIEL, 44 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will ac- cept you, saith the Lord GoD. CHAPTER 44 846 4 The north gate entrance. 9% Levites are reproved. 15 Sons of Zadok accepted. 17 Priests’ ordinances. HEN he brought me back the way of the gate of the out- ward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shail not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of is’ra-el, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. 4 4 Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, be- hold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. _- 5 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and be- hold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the_ ordi- nances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of is’ra-el, Thus saith the Lord Gop; O ye house of Is’ra-el, let it suffice you of all your abominations, : In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncif- cumcised in heart, and uncircum- 999 EZEKIEL, 44 cised in flesh, to be in my sanc- tuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant be- cause of all your abominations. 8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for your- selves. 9 q Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Is’ra-el. 10 And the Lé’vites that are gone away far from me, when Is’ra-el went astray, which went astray away from me after their 1a sa shall even bear their iniqui 11 Yor they shall be ministers in my] sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shali slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Is’ra-el to fall into inquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 14 ButI will make them keep- ers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 15 ¢ But the priests the Lé’- vites, the sons of Za’dodk, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of fIs’ra-el went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto The sons of Zadok me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Gop: 16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 17 4 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the — gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen gar- ments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 They shall have linen bon- nets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shail not gird them- selves with any thing that caus- eth sweat. 19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay - them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments} and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 21 Neither shail any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the hcuse of is’ra-el, ora widow that hada priest before. 23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shail keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths, 1090 Division of the land 25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven ays. 27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanc- -tuary, he shall offer his sin _ offering, saith the Lord GOD. 28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their in- heritance: and ye shall give them mo possession in Is’ra-el: I am _ their possession. 29 They shall eat the meat of- fering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Is’ra-el shall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things. and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shail also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 31 The priests shall not eat of any thing thatis dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. 847 CHAPTER 45 Partition of land for sanctuary, city, and prince. OREOVER, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shail be holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred inlength, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the sub- urbs thereof. EZEKIEL, 45 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. 4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the min- isters of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten © thousand of breadth, shall also the Lé’vites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thou- sand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Is’ra-el. : 7 4 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the pos- session of the city, before the ob- lation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border-unto the east border. 8 In the land shall be his pos- session in Is’ra-el: and my prin- ces shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of is’ra-el according to their tribes. 9 ¥ Thus saith the Lord Gob; Let it suffice you, O princes of Is’ra-el: remove violence .and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exac- tions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. 10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 Theephah and the bath shail be of one measure, that the bath 1001 EZEKIEL, 46 may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. 13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the-sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley: 14 Concerning the ordinance o oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer: 15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Is’ra-el; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make peconeiialgs for them, pas the Lord Go 6 All the ee of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Is’ra-el. 17 And it shall be the prince’s part fo give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offer- ings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of is’- ra-el: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make rec- onciliation for the house of Is’ra-el. 18 Thus saith the Lord Gop; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: 19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put 7¢ upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. 20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for Ordinances for prince and people him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house. 21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. 22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering. 23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a_ kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. 24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah. 25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt — offering, and according to the ie On aes and according to € Oi CHAPTER 46 848 Ordinances for prince and people in worship. SRM saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it an be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shali worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons. 4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the 1002 Ordinances for prince and people _LORD in the sabbath day shail be “six lambs without blemish, and a ram. without blemish. -5 And the meat offering shall _be an ephah for a ram, and the _mneat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. _ 6 And in the day of the new moon if shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and aram: they shall be without blemish. 7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. 9 § But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that en- tereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it. ; -10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth. 11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offer- ing or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh to- ward the east, and he shall pre- pare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shali shut the gate. EZEKIEL, 46 13 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD ofa lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. 14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morn- ing, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a per- petual ordinance unto the LORD. 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a con- tinual burnt offering. 16 4 Thus saith the Lord Gop; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance there- of shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he give a gift of his in- heritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them. 18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inherit- ance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; buf he shail give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man Sete his possession. 19 §¢ After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which locked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward. 20 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. 21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. 1003 EZEKIEL, 47 22 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. 23 And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and if was made with boiling places under the rows round about. 24 Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. 849 CHAPTER 47 1 Vision of holy waters. 6 The virtue He them. 22 Division of the land by FTERWARD he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters is- sued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood to- ward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without un- to the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, sacte ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thou- sand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles. 4 Again he measured a thou- sand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was ariver that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be Passed over. 6 ¥ And he said unto me, Son Viston of the holy waters of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the ae 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-é’di even unto En- ég’la-im; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow ail trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. 13 q Thus saith the Lord Gop; This shail be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land accord- ing to the twelve tribes of is’ra-el: J6’seph shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand 1004 | Portions of the tribes to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of -Hétb’lon, as men go to Zé’dad; 16 Ha’math, Bé-rd’thah, Sib’- -ta-im, which is between the bor- der of Da-mas’cus and the border of Ha’math; Ha/’zar-hat’ti-con, which is by the coast of Hau’ran. 17 And the border from the sea shall be Ha/’zar—é’nan, the bor- der of Da-mas’cus, and the north northward, and the border of Ha’- math. And this is the north side. 18 And the east side ye shall measure from MHau’ran, and from D4a-mas’cus, and from Gil’e-dd, and from the land of is’ra-el by Jér’dan, from the border unto the east sea. And this:is the east side. 19 And the south side south- ward, from Ta’mar even to the waters of strife in Ka’desh, the river to the greatsea. And this is the south side southward. 20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till @ man come over against Ha’- math. This is the west side. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Is’ra-el. 22 4 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Is’ra-el; _ they shall have inheritance with - you among the tribes of Is’ra-el. ' 23 And it shall come to pass, ' that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD. 850 CHAPTER 48 Portions of the tribes and of the sanctuary. INO these are the names of the tribes. From the north EZEKIEL, 48 end to the coast of the way of Héth’loén, as one goeth to Ha’- math, Ha’zar—é’nan, the border of Da-mas’cus northward, to the coast of Ha’math; for these are his sides east and west; a por- tion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ash’ér. 3 And by the border of Ash’ér, from the east side even unto the west side, a! portion for Naph’ta-li. 4 And by the border of Naph’- ta-li, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ma-nas’- seh. 5 And by the border of Ma-nas’- seh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion forE’phra-im. _6 And by the border of E’phra- im, from the east side even_unto the west side, a portion for Rew’- ben. 7 And by the border of Reu’ben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ja’dah. 8 4¥ And by the border of Ji’- dah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The oblation that ye shali offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy obla- tion; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thou- sand in length: and the sanc- tuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. : 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of 7a'dok; which have kept my 1005 EZEKIEL, 48 charge, which went not astray when the children of Is’ra-el went astray, as the Lé’vites went astray. 12 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Lé’vites. 13 And over against the border of the priests the Lé’vites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shail be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for if is holy unto the LORD. 15 { And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thou- sand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shail be in the midst thereof. 16 And these shail be the meas- ures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hun- dred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. 18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thou- sand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. 19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Is’ra-el. 20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer Portions of the tribes the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. 21 § And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 22 Moreover from the posses- sion of the Lé’vites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Jii’dah and the border of Bén’ja- min, shall be for the prince. | 23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Bén’ja-min shall have a portion. ane 24 And by the border of Bén’ja- min, from the east side unto the west side, Sim’e-on shall have a portion. 25 And by the border of Sim’e- on, from the east side unto the west side, Is’sa-char a portion. 26 And by the border of Is’sa- char, from the east side unto the west side, Zéb’u-lin a portion. — 27 And by the border of Zéb’u- lin, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. 28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shail be even from Ta’- mar unto the waters of strife in Ka’desh, and to the river toward the great sea. f 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of is’ra-el for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GoD. 30 4 And these are, the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. q 31 And the gates of the city 1006. Daniel at the king’s court shall be after the names of the tribes of Is’ra-el: three gates northward; one gate of Rey’ben, one gate of Ji’dah, one gate of Lé’vi. 32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Jo’- seph, one gate of Bén’ja-min, one gate of Dan. _ 33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred meas- DANIEL, 1 ures: and three gates; one gate of Sim’e-on, one gate of is’sa- char, one gate of Zéb’u-ltin At the west side four, thou- sand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one pate of Ash’ér, one gate of Naph’- a= ° 35 It was round abouteighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. THE BOOK OF DANIEL CHAPTER 1 3 He and other 17 851 1 Time of Daniel. princes are selected by Ashpenaz. Their wisdom. N the third year of the reign of Jé-hoi’a-kim king of Ji’dah came Néb-u-chad-néz’zar king of Bab’y-lon unto Jé-ry’sa-lém, and besieged it. : 2 And the Lord gave Jé-hoi’a- kim king of Ji’dah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shi’nar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. 3 4 And the king spake unto Ash’pe-naz the master of his eu- puchs, that he should bring certain of the children of ¥s’ra-el, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; 4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cun- ning in knowledge, and under- standing science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chal-dé’ans. And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the ing. 6 Now among these were of the children of Ja’dah, Daniel, Han- a-ni’ah, Mish’a-el, and Az-a- ri’ah: 7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Dan/‘iel the name of Beél-te-shaz’zar; and to Han-a- ni/ah, of Sha’drach; and to Mish’a-el, of Mé’shach; and to Az-a-ti’ah, of A-béd’—ne-g6. 8 4 But Dan‘iel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God had brought Dan’- iel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Dan‘iel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. 11 Then said Dan’iel to Mél’- zat, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Dan’iel, 1007 DANIEL, 2 Han-a-ni’ah, Mish’a-el, and Az- a-ri’ah, 12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. f 14 So he consénted to them in this matter, and proved them ten ays. 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat. 16 Thus Mél’zar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. 17 4 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Dan’iel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in be- fore Néb-u-chad-néz’zar. 19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daéan/‘iel, Han-a-ni/ah, Mish’a-el, and Az-a-ri’/ah: therefore stood they before the king. \ 20 And in all matters of wis- dom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. 21 And Dan‘iel continued even unto the first year of king Cy’rus. 852 CHAPTER 2 1 Nebuchadnezzar forgets his dream. 14 It is revealed to Daniel. 36 His inter pretation. 46 Daniel is ad- vanced. ND in the second year of the reign of Néb-u-chad-néz’- Nebuchadnezzar’s dream zar Néb-u-chad-néz’/zar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chal-dé’ans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them, Ihave dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chal-dé’ans to the king in Syr’i-ack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. 5 The king answered and said to the Chal-dé’ans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6 Butif ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and re- wards and great honour: there- fore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. _ They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. : 8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9 Butif ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 10 The Chal-dé’ans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, fhat asked such things 1008 Daniel offers to interpret the dream or astrologer, tt the darkness, and the light at any magician, or Chal-dé’an. c 11 And if is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and com- manded to destroy all the wise men of Bab’y-lon. 13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain: and they sought Dan’iel and his fellows to be slain. 14 § Then Dan’iel answered with counsel and wisdom to A’ri-6ch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the ,wise men of Bab’y- on: 15 He answered and said to A’ri-6ch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then A’ri-dch made the thing known to Dan’icl. | 16 Then Dan’iel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 17 Then Dan’iel went to his house, and made the _ thing known to Han-a-ni’ah, Mish’a-el, and Az-a-ri’ah, his companions: i8 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Dan'iel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Bab’y-lon. 19 4 Then was the secret re- vealed unto Daniel in a night tision. Then Dan/‘iel blessed the God of heaven. 20 D&n’‘iel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and mizht are his: 21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: 22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what : 64 DANIEL, 2 welleth with him. 23 Ithank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter. 24 § Therefore Dan’iel went in unto A’ri-6ch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Bab’y-lon: he_went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Bab’y-lon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpre- tation. E 25 Then A’ri-é6ch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Jua’dah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26 The king answered and said to Dan’iel, whose name was Béli- te-shaz’zar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the in- terpretation thereof? 27 Dan’‘iel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, ee soothsayers, shew unto the Ing; 28 But there isa God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Néb- u-chad-néz’zar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came. into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wise dom that I have more than any living, but for their. sakes that shall make known the interpre- tation to the king, and that thou 1009 DANIEL, 2 The dream and the interpretation mightest know the thoughts of | dom shall be divided; but there thy heart. 31 § Thou, O king, and behold a great image. was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. 32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the sum- mer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. 36 4 Thisis the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. ; 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38 And wheresoever the chil- dren of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. { 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth, ‘ 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: foras- much as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the king- sawest, Bi) his great image, whose brightness shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou ape the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. _43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. / 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and ) it shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest_ that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. 46 4 Then the king Néb-u- chad-néz’zar fell upon his face, and worshipped Dan/iel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odous unto him. The king answered unto Dan’iel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a re- vealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48 Then the king made Dan’‘iel © a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Bab’¥- lon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Bab’y- on. 49 Then Dan’iel requested of the king, and he set Sha’drach, 1010 Worship of the golden image Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, over the affairs of the province of _Bab’y-lon: but Dan‘iel, sat in the gate of the king. 853 CHAPTER 3 1 The golden image set up. . 26 Deliv- ery of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego. EB-U-CHAD-NEZ’ZAR the king made an image of _ gold, whose heightwas threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dw’ra, in the province of Bab’y-lon. 2 Then Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treas- urers, the counsellors, the sher- iffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedica- tion of the image which Néb-u- chad-néz’zar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the govern- ors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered to- gether unto the dedication of the image that Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Néb- | ki u-chad-néz’zar had set up. 4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, people, nations, and languages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king hath set up: 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and DANIEL, 3 worshipped the golden image that Néb-u-chad-néz’zar the king had set up. 8 { Wherefore at that time cer- tain Chal-dé’ans came near, and accused the Jews. | 9 They spake and said to the king Néb-u-chad-néz’zar, king, live for ever. 10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds o musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image: 11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burn- ing fiery furnace. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Bab’y- lon, Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6; these men, king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. _13 4 Then Néb-u-chad-néz’zar in his rage and fury commande to bring Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6. Then they brought these men before the ng. 14 Néb-u-chad-néz’zar spake and said unto them, Js it true, O O|Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A- béd’—ne-g6, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye wor- ship not, ye shall be cast tre same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? — | 16 Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, answered and said to the king, O Néb-u-chad- 1011 DANIEL, 4 méz/zar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, king. 18 Butif not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. t 19 § Then was Néb-u-chad- néz’zar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other gar- ments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery fur- nace. : 22 Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6. 23 And these three men, Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. * 24 Then WNeéb-u-chad-néz’zar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered fa said unto the king, True, O ng. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire a fourth is like the Son of od. 26 4 Then Néb-u-chad-néz’zar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Sha’- drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’— ne-go, came forth of the midst of the fire. 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered to- gether, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 28 Th en Néb-u-chad-néz’zar — spake, and said, Blessed be the — God of Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A-béd’—ne-g6, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any © god, except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a dee cree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A- — béd’—ne-g6, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30 Then the king promoted Sha’drach, Mé’shach, and A- béd’—ne-g6, in the province of Bab’y-lon. CHAPTER 4 854 1 Nebuchadnezzar_acknowledges God's dominion. 4 Relates a dream. 19 Daniel’s interpretation. 28 The dream fulfilled. EB-U-CHAD-NEZ’ZAR the king, unto all people, na- — tions, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multi- | plied unto you. 2 I thought it good to shew the 1012 Nebuchadnezzar dreams again signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 3 How great are his signs! and|a watcher and an how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting king- dom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. 4 9 I Néb-u-chad-néz’zar was at rest in mine house, and flour- ishing in my palace: 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in the wise men of Bab’y-lon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chal-dé’ans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8 4 But at the last Dan’iel came in before me, whose name was Bél-te-shaz’zar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit oF the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, 9 O Bél-te-shaz’zar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. _ 10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. 1 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and init was meatforall: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. DANIEL, 4 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, holy one came down from heaven; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, i in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: 4 16 Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in theikingdom of men, and giv- eth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. 18 This dream I king Néb-u- chad-néz’zar have seen. Now thou, O Bél-te-shaz’zar, declare the interpretation thereof, foras- much as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpreta- tion: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 19 {| Then Dan’‘iel, whose name was Bél-te-shaz’zar, was as- tonied for one hour, and _ his thoughts troubled him. |The king spake, and said, Bél-te- shaz’zar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. él-te-shaz’zar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the 1013 DANIEL, 4 heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; 21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habita- ion: 22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; 24 This is the interpretation, O g, and this 7s the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomso- ever he will. 26 And whereas they com- manded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heav- ens do rule. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by right- eousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. — 28 { All this came upon the king Néb-u-chad-néz’zar. Daniel interprets the dream 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Bab’y-lon. ) 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Bab’y-lon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? : 31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Néb-u-chad-néz’zar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is depart- ed from thee. ; 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shail be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomesoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Néb-u-chad- néz/zar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. 34 And at the end of the days I Néb-u-chad-néz’zar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: ' ¢ 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? ; 36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine hon- our and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was 1014 Belshazzar’s feast established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added un- to me. 37 Now I Néb-u-chad-néz’zar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judg- ment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. 855 CHAPTER 5 1 Impious feast of Belshazzar. 5 A handwriting on the wall. 25 Daniel's interpretation. 30 Belshazzar is slain and the Medes take possession of the monarchy. BEL-SHAZ’ZAR the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 2 Bél-shaz’zar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Néb-u-chad- néz’zar had taken out of the temple which was in Jé-ru’sa- lém; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his con- cubines, might drink therein. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jé-ru’sad-lém; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. ‘ ‘ 4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 5 4In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candle- stick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. | 6 Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. _7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chal-dé’- ans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Bab’y-lon, Whoso- 1015 DANIEL, 5 ever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation there- of, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 8 Then came in al! the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 9 Then was king Bél-shaz/zar greatly troubled, and his coun- tenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied. 10 9% Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house:_and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor -let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy king- dom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Néb-u-chad- néz’zar thy father, the king, / say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chal- dé’ans, and soothsayers; 12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and un- derstanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Dan‘iel, whom the king named Bél-te-shaz’zar: now let Dan’iel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. ; 13 Then was Dan’iel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Dan’iel, Art thou that Dan‘iel, which art of the children of the captivity of Ta’dah, whom the king my fa- ther brought out of Jew’ry? 14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and under- standing and excellent wisdom is found in thee. ; 15 And now the wise men, the DANIEL, 6 astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation there- of: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: 16 And I have neard of thee, that thou canst make interpre- tations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writ- ing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. 17 ¢ Then Dan’iel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. { 18 O thou king, the most high God gave Néb-u-chad-néz’zar thy father a kingdom, and ma- jesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed: from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: | 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dweiling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in e kingdom of men, and that he ae Cointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22 And thou his son, O Bél- shaz’zar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this 23 But hast lifted up thyself The writing on the wall against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. a5 25 g And this is the writing that was written, ME’NE, ME’- NE, TE’KEL, U-PHAR’SIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: ME’NE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. _27 TE/KEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PER’ES; Thy kingdom is di- vided, and given to the Médes and Pér’sians. é 29 Thencommanded Bél-shaz’- zar, and they clothed Dan’iel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 YJ In that night was Bél- shaz’zar the king of the Chal- dé’ans slain. 31 And D4&-ri’us the Mé’di-an took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. CHAPTER 6 856 1 Daniel is made chief of the presidents. 4 A conspiracy. 16 He is cast into the lions’ den. 18 His deliverance. T pleased Da-ri’us to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presi- dents; of whom Dan’‘iel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then this Dan’iel was pre- 1016 Daniel in the lions’ den ferred above the presidents and Princes, because an _ excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 4 4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Dan/iel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; foras- much as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 5S Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together. to the king, and said thus unto him, King Da-ri’us, live forever. | 7 All the presidents of the king- dom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted to- gether to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Médes and Pér’- sians, which altereth not. __ Wherefore king Dé-ri’us signed the writing and the decree. 10 § Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house: and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jé-ru’sd-lém, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Dan‘iel praying and ett supplication before his od. 12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not DANIEL, 6 signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Médes and Pér’sians, which al- tereth not. 13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Dan’- iel, which is of the children of the captivity of Ji’dah, regard- eth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but make his petition three times a ay. 14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Dan’iel to deliver him: and he laboured till the poine down of the sun to deliver im. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Médes and Pér’sians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Dan’‘iel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the pur- pose might not be changed con- cerning Dan ‘iel. rf 18 ¢ Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fast- ing: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Dan’iel: and the king 1017 DANIEL, 7? spake and said to Dan’‘iel, O Dan’‘iel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to de- liver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Dan’iel unto the king, O king, live for ever. | 22 My God hath sent his an- gel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. : 23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Dan’iel up out of the den. So Dan/‘iel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. 24 § And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Dan’‘iel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of “hea and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. 25 ¥ Then king Da-ri’us wrote unto all people, nations, and lan- guages, that dwell in all the a Peace be multiplied unto 736 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Dan/’iel: for he 7s the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his domin- ion shall be even unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Dan’iel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Dan‘iel prospered in the reign of Da-ri’us, and in the reign of Cy’rus the Pér’sian. 857 CHAPTER 7 1 Daniel’s vision of four beasts and of oo s kingdom. 15 The interpreta- On Daniel’s vision of the four beasts N the first year of Bél-shaz’zar king of Bab’y-lon Dan’‘iel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Dan’iel spake and said, Isaw in my vision by night, and, be- hold, the four winds of the heav- en strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a toe and a man’s heart was given to it And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, anda mouth speaking great things. 9 FI beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: 1018 Interpretation of the viston his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burn- ing fire. 10 A ‘fiery stream issued and came forth from before thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before the judgment was set, an the books were opened. 11 I beheld then because of the - voice of the great words which ' the horn spake: till the beast was slain, and beheld apes is body destroyed, and given to the | burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the _ beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and a brought him near before 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a king- dom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom {that which shall not be destroyed. 15 4 I Dan’iel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 Icame near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpre- tation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and | k possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, ex- ceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in DANIEL, 7 pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other :| which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21 Ibeheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and? judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be di- verse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy if unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and do- minion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose ingdom is an everlasting king- dom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him 28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Dan/‘iel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in eee but I kept the matter in my e e 1019 DANIEL, 8 858 CHAPTERS 4 Daniel’s vision of the ram and he goat. 13 Days of sacrifice. 15 The vision interpreted. WN the third year of the reign of king Bél-shaz’zar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Dan’‘iel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. _ 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shu’shan in the palace, which is in the province of E/lam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of U’la-i. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing west- ward, and northward, and south- ward; stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did accord- ing to his will, and became great. And as I was considering, be- old, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could Geliver the ram out of his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was brok- en; and forit came up four not- able ones toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came so that no beasts might | fi Daniel’s vision of the two beasis forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. ; ; 11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by rea- son of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. 13 4, Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacri- ce, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanc- tuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed, 15 § And it came to pass, when ~ I, even I Dan’iel, had seen the vision, and sought for the mean- ing, then, behold, there stood be- fore me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of W'la-i, which called, and said, Ga’bri- el, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. 18 Now_as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me up- right. 19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in 1020 - Daniel’s confession the last end of the indignation: ios aight the time appointed the end sha 20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Mé’di-a and Pér’sia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Gré’cia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but notin his power. | 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and under- standing dark sentences, shall stand up. 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own pow- er: and he shall destroy wonder- fully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. i 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the pistons for it shall be for many day ed. a. ie Dan’‘iel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none under- stood it. 859 CHAPTER 9 1 Daniel’s confession. 16 His prayer for Jerusalem. 4 The seventy weeks foretold. N the first year of Da-ri’us the son of A-has-t-é’rus, of the seed of the Médes, which was made king over the realm of the Chal-dé’ans; 2 In the first year of his reign I DANIEL, 9 Dan’iel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jér- e-mi’ah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 ¥ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confes- sion, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy pre- cepts and from thy judgments: 6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fa- thers, and to all the people of the land. ‘ 7 O Lord, righteousness be- longeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Ju’dah, and to the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, and unto all Is’ra-el, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 8 O Lord, to us belongeth con- fusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, peas we have sinned against 9 Fo the Lord our God belong merciesand forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. : 11 Yea, all Is’ra-el have trans- gressed thy law, even by depart- ing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is 1021 DANIEL, 9 poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Mo’ses the servant of God, be- nape we have sinned against 12 And herhath} confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hee been done upon Jé-ru’sa- em. 13 As itis written in the law of MO’ses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. 14 Therefore hath the Lorp watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of E’éypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wick- edly. 16 § O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jé- ru’s4-lém, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jé-ru’- s4-lém and thy people are be- come a reproach to all that are about us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanc- tuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our suppli- cations before thee for our right- eousnesses, but for thy great mercies. Daniel’s prayer 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, for- give; ‘O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 20 {| And whiles I was speak- ing, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Is’ra-el, and presenting my sup- plication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my od; 21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Ga’bri-el, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Dan’iel, Iam now come forth to give thee skill and understanding, 23 At the beginning of thy sup- plications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the Vision. 24 Seventy weeks are deter- mined upon thy people and upen thy holy city, to finish the trans- gression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in ever- lasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and under-. stand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jé-ru’sd-lém unto the Més-si’ah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Més-si’ah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desola- tions are determined. 1022 Daniel’s glorious vision | 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one Week: and in the midst of the | week he shall cause the sacrifice | and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abomi- _ nations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be _ poured upon the desolate. ' 860 CHAPTER 10 | Daniel sees a glorious vision. 1S the third year of Cy’rus king of Pér’sia a thing was re- vealed unto Dan‘iel, whose name DANIEL, 10 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 § And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 1i And he said unto me, O Dan’iel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand up- right: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trem- was called Beél-te-shaz’zar; and | blin the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he un- derstood the thing, and had un- derstanding of the vision. 2 In those days I Dan‘iel was mourning three full weeks. - 3.I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hid’de-kél;_ 5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a cer- tain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of U’phaz: 6 His body also was like the |b beryl, and his face as the appear- ance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Dan‘iel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide them- selves. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. g. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Dan’‘iel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the king- dom of Pér’sia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Mi’- chaél, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Pér’sia. 14 NowI am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. 15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I ecame dumb. 16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sor- rows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appear-~ ance of a man, and he strength- ened me, 1023 DANIEL, 11 19 And said, O man greatly be- loved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. 20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Pér’sia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Gré’cia shall come. 21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Mi’chaél your prince. 861 CHAPTER 11 1 Overthrow of Persia by Greece. 5 Conflicts between other kings and nations. 30 Impious tyranny of Rome. LSO I in the first year of Da-ri’us the Méde, even I, stood to confirm and to strength- en him. 2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Pér’sia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches re shall stir up all against the realm of Gré’cia. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do accord- ing to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. 5 § And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of Overthrow of Persia foretold the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots shail one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: 8 And shall also carry captives into E’gypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. | 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multi- tude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and over- flow, and pass through: then | shall he return, and be stirred up, — even to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and — shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the © north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multi- tude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: nue oo shall not be strengthened 13 “For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the for- mer, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the rob- bers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall, 1024 The kings of the north and south 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. i 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daugh- ter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause z¢ to turn upon him. ‘ 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 20 Then shall stand up in his} 1 estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by filatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the cove- nant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceit- fully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. — 24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do 65 upright | hi DANIEL, 1i that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against m 26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy » and his army shall over- flow: and many shall fall down slain. 27 And both these _ kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. 28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do ex- ploits, and return to his own and. 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. 30 4 For the ships of Chit’- tim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the Sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. _ 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: bt people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits, 1025 but the | DANIEL, 12 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captiv- me and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, ee shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 35 And some of them of under- standing shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. 36 And the king shall do ac- cording to his wills. and he shall exalt himself, and magnify him- self above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall pros- per till the indignation be accom- plished: for that that is deter- mined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall ac- knowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push athim: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many coun- tries shall be overthrown: sa these shall escape out of h hand, even E’dom, and Moras Michael the great prince and the chief of the children of Am’mon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and ie land of E’gypt shall not escap 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold. and of silver, and over all the precious things of E’éypt: and the Lib’y- ans and the E-thi-6’pi-ans shall be at his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant the taber- nacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy moun- tain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. CHAPTER 12 862 1 Michael, the great prince, to deliver the Israelites. 5 Daniel’s informa- tion of the times. ND at that time shall Mi’- chaél stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and ever- lasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Dan‘iel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and reat: shall be increased. 5 ¥ Then I Dan‘iel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, 1026 Three prophetic times HOSEA, 1 the one on this side of the bank| 9 And he said, Go thy way, of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shail it be to the end of these wonders? 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that if Shail be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? vy Dan’iel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall under- stand; but the wise shall under- stand. 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the ays. . HOSEA 863 CHAPTER 1 1 Time of Hosea. 2 His mystical shewing of God’s judgments upon whoredoms. HE word of the LORD that came unto Ho-sé’a, the son of Bé-é’ri, in the days of Uz-zi’ah, Jo’tham, A’haz, and Héz-e-ki’ah, kings of Ji’dah, and in the days of Jér-o-bd’am the son of J6’ash, king of is’ra-el. 2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Ho-sé’a. And the LORD said to Hoé-sé’a, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land} hath! committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. 3 So he went and took G6’mér the daughter of Dib’/la-im; which conceived, and bare him a son. 4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jéz’re-el; for yet| G a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jéz’re-el upon the house of Jé’hi, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Is’ra-el. 5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Is’ra-el in the valley of Jéz’re-el. ; 6 4 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name L6’-ru-ha’mah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of is’ra-el; but I will utterly take them away. 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Ja’dah, and will save them by the LorRD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. 8 § Now when she had weaned Lo’-ru-ha’mah, she conceived, and bare a son. 9 Then said God, Call his name L6’-am’/mi: for ye are not my poeple, and I will not be your 0) ° 10 ¢ Yet the number of the children of is’ra-el shall be as the sand of the sea, which can- not be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in 1027 HOSEA, 2 the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. 11 Then shall the children of Ja’dah and the children of Is’ra- el be gathered together, and ap- point themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jéz’re-el. 864 CHAPTER 2 1 Idolatry of the people. 6 God's judgments of them. 14 Reconcilia- tion promised. AY ye unto your brethren, ‘mi; and to your sisters, Ruy-ha’/mah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilder- ness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. 4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. 5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. 6 4 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and re- turn to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. 8 For she did not know that. : f gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and Judgments for idolatry an which they prepared for a’a 9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. 10 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. 11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sab- baths, and all her solemn feasts. 12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat then... ee 13 And I will visit upon her the days of Ba’al-im, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. 14 § Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort- ably unto her. 15 And I will give her her vine- yards from thence, and the valley of A’chér for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of E’gypt. 16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Ba’al-i. 17 For I will take away the names of Ba/’al-im out of her mouth, and they shall no more be paint ce by their “18 ‘Anda in that day will I ae a covenant for them with beasts of the field, and with the owls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the 1028 fsrael’s desolation and restoration sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. _ 19 And I will betroth thee unto _ me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, _ and in judgment, and in loving- kindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. ‘ 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; ; 22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jéz’re-el. _23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not ob- tained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. 865 CHAPTER 3 The prophet symbolizes Israel's desola- tion before restoration. HEN said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman be- loved of her friend, yet an adul- teress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Is’ra-el, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee. 4 For the children of Is’ra-el shail abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an eph- od, and without teraphim: 5 Afterward shall the children of Is’ra-el return, and seek the LORD their God, and Da’vid their king; and shall fear the HOSEA, 3, 4 LORD and his goodness in the latter days. CHAPTER 4 866 1 God's judgments upon the people for sims. 15 Warning to IAS HEAR the word of the Lorp, ye children of is’ra-el: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. | 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and com- mitting adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 4 Yet let no man strive, nor re- prove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prephet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. _ 6 § My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, thati thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy chil- dren. 7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: there- fore will I change their glory into shame. , 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. ; 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and teward them their doings. 10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not in- crease: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. 1029 HOSEA, 5 11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 12 4 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff de- clareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn in- cense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. 141 will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. 15 4 Though thou, Is’ra-el, play the harlot, yet let not Ji’dah of- fend; and come not ye unto Gil’gal, neither go ye up to Béth— a’ven, nor swear, The LORD liveth. 16 For is’ra-el slideth back as | th a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. 17 E’phra-im is joined to idols: let him alone. 18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom con- tinually: her rulers with shame fo love, Give ye. 9 The wind hath bound her up i ee wings, and they shall be peuaied because of their sacri- ces. 867 CHAPTER 5 God's judgments against Israel for their manifold sins. EAR ye this, O priests;, and hearken, ye house of Is’ra- el; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Miz’pah, and a net spread upon Ta’bor. 2 And the revolters are pro- Judgments on Israel for sins” found to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. _ 3 I know E’phra-im, and Is’ra- el is not hid from me: for now, O._ £’phra-im, thou committest whoredom, and Iis’ra-el is defiled. 4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD 5 And the pride of Is’ra-el doth testify to his face: therefore shall Is’ra-el and E’phra-im fall in their iniquity; Ji’dah also shall fall with them. < , 6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn him- self from them. 7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions. 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gib’e- ah, and the trumpet in Ra’mah: | cry aloud at Béth—a’ven, after ee, O Bén’ja-min. 9 &’phra-im shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Is’ra-el have I made known that which shall surely be. © 10 The princes of Ji’dah were like them that remove the bound: my wrath upon them like water. 11 E’phra-im is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the com- mandment. _12 Therefore will I be unto E’phra-im as a moth, and to the house of Ji’dah as rottenness. | 13 When £’phra-im saw his sickness, and Jii’dah saw his wound, then went E’phra-im to the As-syr’i-an, and sent to king Ja’reb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. 14 For I will be unto E’phra-im as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Ji’dah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I 1030, therefore I will pour out > : An exhortation to repentance take away, and none shall rescue im. 15 {I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in Bans affliction they will seek me early. 868 CHAPTER 6 1 An exhortation to repentance. 4A complaint of iniquity. OME, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us ase and we shall live in his si 3 Then shall we know, if we follow. on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. 4 4 O E’phra-im, what shall I do unto thee? O Ji’dah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness. is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowl- edge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 Butthey like men have trans- gressed the covenant: there have ey dealt treacherously against "8 “Gil’e-Ad is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with bloo 9 And as +roops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of HOSEA, 6, 7 11 Also, O Ja’dah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I re- turned the captivity of my people. CHAPTER 7 869 1 Reproof of sins. 11 God’s wrath against hypocrisy. HEN I would have healed Is’ra-el, then the iniquity of E’phra-im was discovered, and the wickedness of Sa-ma’ri-a: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. Z And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. 5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. 6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming re. 7 They are all hot as an-.oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. i 8 E’phra-im, he hath mixed himself among the people; E’- phra-im is acake not turned. | 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth if not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth priests murder in the way by | not consent: for they commit lewd- ness. 10 Ihave seen an horrible thing in the house of Is’ra-el: there is the whoredom of E’phra-im, Is’- ta-el is defiled. 10 And the pride of Is’ra-el testifieth to his face: and they do notreturn to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this. 11 9 £’phra-im also is like a silly dove without heart: they 1031 HOSEA, 8, 9 call to E’éypt, they go to As- syr’i-a. 12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. 13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. | 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. # 15 Though y have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. 16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a de- ceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of £’£Ypt. 870 CHAPTER 8 Israel’s destruction threatened for im- piety and idolatry. ET the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. 2 is’ra-el shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 3 Is’ra-el hath cast off the pind that is good: the enemy shall pursue 4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. 5 9 Thy calf, O Sa-ma’ri-a, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? 6 For from fs’ra-el was it also: the workman made it; therefore Judgments for impiety and idolatry it is not God: but the calf of Sa-ma’ri-a shall be broken in pieces. 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirl- wind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. 8 is’ra-elis swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gén’tiles asa vessel wherein is no pleasure. 9 For they are gone up to As- syr’i-a, a wild ass alone by him- self: E’phra-im hath hired lovers. 10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sor- row alittle for the burden of the king of princes. i 11 Because £E’phra-im hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. 13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to E’£ypt. 14 For is’ra-el hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Ji’dah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. CHAPTER 9 871 The distress and captivity oe Esrael for their sins and idolatr EJOICE not, O ts’ra-el. for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a re- ward upon every cornfloor. 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD’S land; but &’phra-im shall return to E’gypt, and they af hall eat unclean things in As- yr'i-a ee They shall not offer wine of- 1032 Israel reproved ferings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall : net come into the house of the 5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of ae LORD? _ 6 For, lo, they are gone because --of destruction: E’gypt shall gather them up, Mém’phis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall pos- sess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. |. ‘ 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Is’ra-elshall knowit: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 8 The watchman of E’phra-im was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in ail his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gib’e-ah: therefore he will re- member hes iniquity, he will visit their sin 10 I found Taree at like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Ba’al—pé’or, and sepa- ‘rated themselves unto fthat shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. .11 As for E’phra-im, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 13 &’phra-im, as I saw TY’rus, is planted in a pleasant place: - but E’phra-im shall bring forth his children to the murderer. HOSEA, 10 14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a mis- carrying womb and dry breasts. 15 All their wickedness is in Gil’gal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. 16 E’phra-im is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the be- loved fruit of their womb. 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. CHAPTER 10 Reproof of Israel and a threat. S’RA-EL is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto him- self: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the good- ness of his land they have made goodly images. : 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? 4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment spring- eth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. | 5 The inhabitants of Sa-ma’- ri-a shall fear because of the calves of Béth—a’ven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the _ priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory there- of, because it is departed from it. 6 It shall be also carried unto As-syr’i-a for a present to king Ja’reb: E’phra-im shall receive shame, and is’ra-el shall be aus of his own counsel. 7 As for Sa-ma’ri-a, her king is 872 1033 HOSEA, 11, 12 cut off as the foam upon the water. 8 The high places also of A’ven, the sin of Is’ra-el, shall be de- stroyed: the thorn ‘and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the moun- tains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. 9 O is’ra-el, thou hast sinned from the days of Gib’e-ah: there they stood: the battle in Gib’e-ah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. 10 It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows. 11 And £’phra-im is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make E’phra-im to ride; Ja’dah shall plow, and Ja’cob shall break his clods. + 12 Sow to yourselves in right- eousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 13 Ye have plowed wicked- ness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: be- cause thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shal’/man spoiled Béth—dr’bel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children. 15 So shall Béth’-el do unto you because of your great wick- edness: in a morning shall the king of Is’ra-el utterly be cut off. 873 CHAPTER li The ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benefits. HEN fs’ra-el was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of E’g¥pt. _Israel’s ingratitude to God 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Ba/al-im, and burned in- cense to graven images. 3 I taught E’phra-im also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 5 § He shall not return into the land of E’gypt, but the As-syr’i-an shall be his king, because they refused to return 6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, be- cause of their own counsels. 7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most aha none at all would exalt 3 How shall I give thee up, E’phra-im? how shall I deliver thee, Is’ra-el? how shall I make thee as Ad’mah? how shall I set thee as Ze-bd/im? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierce- ness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy E’phra-im: for I_ am God, and not man; _ the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: | when he shall roar, then the chil- | dren shall tremble from the west. 11 They shall tremble as a bird out of E’gypt, and as a dove out of the land of As-syr’i-a: and I will Bae them in their houses, — saith the LORD. 12 E’phra-im compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Is’ra-el with deceit: but Ja’dah yet ruleth with God, and is faith- ful with the saints. CHAPTER 12 874 Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob. 1034 Ephraim reproved | Roe feedeth on wind, — and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the As- syr/i-ans, and oil is carried into E’gypt. 2 The LorD hath also a con- troversy_ with Ji’dah, and will punish Ja’cob according to his ways; according to his doings will be recompense him. _3 4 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by_ his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Béth’-el, and there he spake with us; 5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. 6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judg- ment, and wait on thy God con- tinually. . 7 § He is a merchant, the bal- ances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 8 And £’phra-im said, Yet Iam become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my_ labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. 9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of E’gypt will yet make thee to dwell in taber- nacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 11 Js there iniquity in Gil’e-ad? surely they are vanity: they sac- rifice bullocks in Gil’gal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. 12 And Ja’cob fled into the country of Syr’i-a, and Is’ra-el served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Is’ra-el out of E’£ypt, and by a prophet was he pre- served. HOSEA, 13 14 E’phra-im provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. CHAPTER 13 1 Ephraim’s idolatry. 2 His glory de- parts. 9 God’s mercy promised. HEN E£’phra-im spake . trembling, he exalted himself in Is’ra-el; but when he offended in Ba/al, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them mol- ten images of their silver, and idols according to their own un- derstanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of E’éypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. 5 41 did know thee in the wil- derness, in the land of great drought. 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 7 Therefore I will be unto them as alion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelbs, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. 9 ¢O Is’ra-el, thou hast de- stroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. . 10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? i 11 I gave thee a king in min@ 875 1035 FIOSEA, 14; JOEL, 1 anger, and took him away in my wrathoi(: 2 vite 4 , 12 The iniquity of E’phra-im is bound up; his sin is hid. ; 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 15 ¢ Thowgh he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilder- ness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treas- ure of ali pleasant vessels. 16 Sa-ma’ri-a shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled | th against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. 876 CHAPTER 14 1 Israel called to repentance. promise of a blessing. IS’RA-EL, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 4 God's | d Blessing promised 2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and re- ceive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 3 As’shur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: nei- ther will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatheriess deth mercy. 4 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto is’- ra-el: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Léb’= a-non. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Léb’- a-non. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as e vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Léb’a-non. : 8 E’phra-im shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? » I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. 9 Who is wise, and he shali understand these things? pru- ent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shal! fall therein. JOEL 877 CHAPTER 1 1 Joel declares God’s judgments. 2 fk Exhortation to observance. 144A fast for complaint. HE word of the LORD that came to Jo’el the son of Pé- thi’el. 2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children te?] their children, and their children an- other generation. 4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; © and that which the locust hath © left hath the cankerworin eaten; — and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. 5 Awake, ye drunkards, and 1036 Exhortation to repentance weep; and huwl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. f 6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. 7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it ‘away; the branches thereof are made white. ee 8 § Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. 9 The meat offering and the _ drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’S ministers, mourn. 10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; forthe cornis wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. 11 Be ye ashamed, O ye hus- bandmen; howl, O ye vinedress- ers, for the wheat and for the bar- ley; because the harvest of the field is perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fiz tree languisheth; the pome- granate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even ali the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves, and la- ment, ye priests: howl, ye minis- ters of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is with- holden from the house of your od. 14 4 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Al- mighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before JOEL, 2 our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. — 19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. CHAPTER 2 878 1 God's terrible judgments. 12 Exhor- tation to repentance. 15 A fast pre- scribed. 21 Zion comforted. LOW ye the trumpet in Zi’- 6n, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the in- habitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many gen- erations. 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burn- eth: the land is as the garden of E’dén before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before their face the people 1037 JOEL, 2 shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one thrust an- other; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. : 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall with- draw their shining: : 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 12 4 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth if-he will re- turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offer- ing unto the LORD your God? 15 4 Blow the trumpet in Zi’on, sanctify a fast, call a solemn as- sembly: i 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his genre and the bride out of her closet. A fast proclaimed 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to re- proach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the eee eynete is their God? 18 § Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face to- ward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. 21 4 Fearnot,O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree © beareth her fruit, the fig tree and > the vine do yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD — your God: for he hath given you — the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall over- flow with wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the cater- piller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that 1038 God’s judgments on the nations hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that Iam in the midst of Is’ra-el, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 28 ¥ And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, an e moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be de- livered: for in mount Zion and in Jé-ru’sa-lém shall be deliver- ance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. 879 CHAPTER 3 1 God’s judgmenis declared. blessing upon the church. OR, behold, in those days, and in that time, when shall a again the captivity of Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lém, 2 Iwill also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jé-hosh’a-phat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage is’ra-el, whom they have scat- tered among the nations, and parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zi’don, 13 A JOEL, 3 and all the coasts of Pal’es-tine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; 5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have car- ried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: 6 The children also of Ji’/dah and the children of Jé-ru’sa-lem have ye sold unto the Gré’cians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 7 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: 8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Ji’dah, and they shall sell them to the Sa-bé’ans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 9 Proclaim ye this among the Gén’tiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD 12 Let the heathen be eae and come up to the valley of hosh’a-phat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. n ; 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wicked- ness 1s great. : 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 1039 AMOS, 1 Judgments on four peoples 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jé-ru’sa-lém; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Is’ra-el. 17 So shall ye know that Iam the LORD your God dwelling in Zi’6n, my holy mountain: then shall Jé-ru’sa-lém be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 18 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Ji’dah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shit’tim. 19 E’g¥pt shall be a desolation, and E’dom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Jia’dah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20 But Ji’dah shall dwell for ever, and Jé-ru’sa-lém from gen- eration to generation. 21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zi’6n. AMOS 880 CHAPTER 1 Judgments upon Syria, Philistia, Edom, and Ammon. HE words of A’mos, who was among the herdmen of Té- kko’a, which he saw concerning Is’ra-el in the days of Uz-zi’ah king of Ja’dah, and in ie days % Jér-o-b6d’/am the son of Jo’ash fing of Is’ra-el, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zi’6n, and utter his voice from Jé-ry’sa-lem; and the habitations of the shepherds shail mourn, and the top of Car’mel shall wither. 3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Da mas/cus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gil’e-ad with threshing instruments of iron 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Haz’a-el, which shall devour the palaces of Bén—ha’- ad. 5 I will break also the bar of Da-mas’cus, and cut off the in- habitant from the plain of A’ven, and him that hoideth the sceptre from the house of F’dén: and the people of Syr’i-a shall go -| saith the Lord ie bantivaty, unto Kir, saith the 6 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gda’za, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to E’dom 7 But I wiil send a fire on the wall of Ga’za, which s Be vour the palaces thereof: 8 And I will cut off the inhab- itant from Ash’dod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ash’ke- lon, and I will turn mine hand against Ek’ron: and the remnant of the Phi-lis’tines shall perish, Gop. 9 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Ty’rus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole cap- tivity to E’dom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Ty’rus, which shall de- vour the palaces thereof. 11 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of E’dom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with ad 1040 God’s wrath against Moab, Judah, the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear per- petually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 12 But I will send a fire upon Té’man, which shall devour the palaces of Boz’rah. 13 § Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the chil- dren of Am’mon, and for four, I will not turn away the punish- ment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gil’e-ad, that they might en- large their border: 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rab’bah, and it shali de- -vour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and_his princes to- gether, saith the LORD. 881 CHAPTER 2 1 God’s wrath against Moab, Judah, and Israel. 9 Their unthankfulness. HUS saith the LorD; For three transgressions of Mé’ab, and_ for four, I will not turn away the punishment there- of; because he burned the bones of the king of E’dom into lime: 2 But I will send a fire upon Mo’ab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kir’i-dth: and M6’ab shall die with tumult, with shout- ing, and with the sound of the trumpet: 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. 4 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Ju’dah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; be- cause they have despised the law -.of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked. 5 But I will send a fire upon Ji’dah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 66 and Israel AMOS, 2 6 4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Is’ra-el, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and aman and his father will go in unto the same maid, to pro- fane my holy name: 8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. iu O 4 Yet destroyed I the Am’ér- ite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from be- neath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of £’éypt, and led you forty years through the wilder- ness, to possess the land of the Am/6r-ite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Naz’a-rites. Js it not even thus, O ye children of fs’ra-el? saith the LORD. _ 12 But ye gave the Naz’a-rites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. 13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. : 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shail the mighty deliver himself: 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. 16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away aa in that day, saith the ORD. 1041 AMOS, 3, 4 882 CHAPTER 3 Israel to be punished for transgression 12 Thus saith the LORD; As 1 Necessity of God's wrath against | the shepherd taketh out of the Israel. 9 Publication thereof, with its causes. EAR this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of iIs’ra-el, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of E’gypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: there- fore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, ex- cept they be agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5 Cana bird fallin a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, ard have taken nothing at all? 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? 7 Surely the Lord Gop will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GoD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? 9 4 Publish in the palaces at Ash’déd, and in the palaces in the land of E’éypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Sd-ma’ri-a, and behold the great tumults in the midst there- of, and the oppressed in the midst thereof. 10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gop; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of anear; so shall the chil- dren of Is’ra-el be taken out that dwell in Sa-m4a’ri-a in the corner of a bed, and in Da-mas’cus ina couch. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Ja’cob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, 14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Is’ra- el upon him I will also visit the altars of Béth’-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. CHAPTER 4 883 1 Reproof of Israel for oppression and idolatry. 6 Also for their incorrigi- bility. EAR this word, ye kine of Ba’shan, that are in the mountain of Sa-ma/ri-a, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. 2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. 4 9Come to Beéth’-el, and transgress; at Gil’gal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: ; 5 And offer a_ sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Is’ra-el, saith the Lord Gop. P 6 ¢ And I also have given you 1042 A lamentation for Israel cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the har- vest: and I caused it to rain upon _ one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where - upon it rained not withered. 8 So two or three cities wan- dered unto one city, to drink: water; but they were not satis- fied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 9 1I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm de- voured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of E’eypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nos- trils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sod’om and God-mor’rah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not re- turned unto me, saith the LORD. 12 Therefore thus will Ido unto thee, O Is’ra-el: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Iis’ra-el. 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LoRD, The God of hosts, is his name. 884 CHAPTER 5 1 A lamentation for Israel. exhortation to repentance. 4 An AMOS, 5 EAR ye this word which I take up against you, evena lamentation, O house of Is’ra-el. 2 The virgin of Is’ra-el is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. 3 For thus saith the Lord Gop; The city that went out by a thou- sand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Is’ra-el. 4 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Is’ra-el, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Béth’-el, nor enter into Gil’gal, and pass not to Bé’er-shé’ba: for Gil’gal shall surely go into captivity, and Béth’—el shall come to nought. 6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of J6’seph, and devour it, and there be none to queuch it in Béth’-el. : 7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off right- eousness in the earth, 8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and O-ri’6n, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and pour- eth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: 90 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. 10 They hate him that rebuk- eth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. ’ 12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside 1043 AMOS, 6 the eked in the gate from their right. 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of | JO’seph. 16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass throug thee, saith the LORD. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end isitfor you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a ser- pent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? : 191 hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offer- ings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness asa mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the ' Desolations foretold wilderness forty years, O house of Is’ra-el? 26 But ye have borne the taber- nacle of your Mo’loch and Chi’un your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to 80 into captivity beyond Da- mas’cus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. CHAPTER 6 885 Desolation shall plague the wantonness (3) STaés. OE to them that are at ease in Zi’on, and trust in the mountain of Sda-méa’ri-a, which are named chief of the | nations, to whom the house of is’ra-el came! 2 Pass ye unto Cal’neh, and see; and from thence go ye to Ha/math the great: then go h | down to Gath of the Phi-is’tines: be they better than these king- doms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of vio- lence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon — their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick like Da’- vid; 6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not pee for the affliction of J6’- "7 q Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go cap- tive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. 8 The Lord Gop hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Ja’cob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I city, with all that is therein. 1044 I deliver up the | Amaziah complains of Amos AMOS, 7 9 And it shall come to pass, if | by fire, and it devoured the great there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10 Anda man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shail he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. ~11 For, behold, the LORD com- mandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. 12 4 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judg- ment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: 13 Ye which rejoice in_a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? 14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Is’ra-el, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hé’math unto the river of the wilderness. 886 CHAPTER 7 1 Judgments diverted by Amos prayer. 7 A sign of Israel's rejection. 10 Amaziah complains of Amos. “| anes hath the Lord Gop shewed unto me; and, be- hold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. 2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Gop, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Ja’cob arise? for he is small. 3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LorD. 4 4 Thus hath the Lord Gop shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend 104 deep, and did eat up a part. 5 Then said I, O Lord Gop, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Ja’cob arise? for he is small. 6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GoD. 7 4 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a: plumbline in his hand. 8 And the LORD said unto me, A’mos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Is’ra-el: I will not again pass by them any more: _ 9 And the high places of f’saac shall be desolate, and the sanctu- aries of Is’ra-el shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jér-o-b6’am with the sword. x fe 10 Then Am-a-zi’ah the priest of Béth’—el sent to Jér-o- b6’am king of Is’ra-el, saying, A’mos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Is’ra-el: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus A’mos saith, Jér-o- bo’am shall die by the sword, and Is’ra-el shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. Also Am-a-zi’ah said unto A’mos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Ja’dah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: : 13 But prophesy not again any more at Béth’-el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court. é 14 | Then answered_ A’mos, and said to Am-a-zi’ah, I was no prophet, neither was I a proph- et’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as [ followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Is’ra-el. 16 4 Now therefore hear thou 5 AMOS, 8, 9 Type of a basket of summer fruit and it shall be cast out and the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Is’ra-el, and drop not thy word |E against the house of I’saac. 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Is’- ta-el shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. 887 CHAPTER 8 1 A basket of summer fruit tupes the nearness of Israel's end. A famine of God's word Hae cory HUS hath the Lord GoD shewed unto me: and be- hold a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, A’mos, what seest thou? And I said, A bas- ket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Is’ra-el; I will not again pass by them any more. 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. 4 4 Hear this, O ye that swal- low up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, : 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Ja’cob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; epee as by the flood of A/S vp " 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, | that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; an wi bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourn- ing of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 11 § Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I wiil send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: | 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find i¢. 13 In that day shall the fair vir- are and young men faint for 14 They that swear by the sin of Sa-m4a’ri-a, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Bé’er—shé’ba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. CHAPTER 9 1 Certainty of Israel's desolation. Restoration of David's tabernacle. SAW the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall! not be delivered. OMEE 2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: : 3 And though they hide them- 888 11 David's tabernacle to be restored selves in the top of Cir’mel, I will search and take them out thence: and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the ser- pent, and he shall bite them: 4 And though they go into Captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. _.> And the Lord Gop of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and Shali be drowned, as by the flood of E’éypt. 6 It is he that buildeth his | thi stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; - he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. 7 Are ye not as children of the E-thi-d’pi-ans unto me, O chil- dren of Is’ra-el? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up {is’ra-el out of the land of E’gypt? and the Phi-lis’tines from Caph’tér, and the Syr’i-ans from Kir? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord OD are upon the sinful king- dom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth: saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Ja’cob, saith the LORD. OBADIAH 9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Is’ra-el among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. li the sinners of my people Shali_die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 11 { In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of Da’vid that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of E’dom,and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth 3 13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plow- man Shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Is’ra-el, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. OBADIAH 8389 1 Obadiah's vision. 2 Destruction of Edom. 17 Salvation of Jacob. HE vision of 0-ba-di’ah. Thus saith the Lord Gop concerning E’dom; We have heard a rumour from the Lorp, and an ambassador is. sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 4 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high: that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set 1047 OBADIAH thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. 5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? : i 6 How are the things of E’sau searched out! how are his hid- den things sought.up! 7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him. 8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of E’dom, and under- standing out of the mount of E’sau? 9 And thy mighty men, O Té’- man, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of £’sau may be cut off by slaughter. 10 {For thy violence against thy brother Ja’cob shame shail cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away cap- tive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jé-ru’sa-lém, even thou wast as one of them. 12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger: neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Ja’dah in the day of their de- struction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 13 Thou shouldest not have en- tered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked Destruction of Edom foretold on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; 14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have de- livered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. 5 15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall re- turn upon thine own head. 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen. drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shail swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. ° 17 ¢ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Ja’cob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of Ja’cob shall be a fire, and the house of Jd’seph a flame, and the house of f’sau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any re- maining of the house of E’sau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of E’sau; and they of the plain the Phi-lis’tines: and they shall possess the fields of &’phra-im, and the fields of Sa4-ma’ri-a: and Bén’ja-min shall possess Gil’e-ad. : 20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Is’ra-el shall possess that of the Ca’naan-ites, even unto Zar’e-phath; and the captivity of Jé-ru’sa-lém, which is in Séph’a-rad, shall possess the cities of the south. 21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zi’in to judge the mount of E’sau; and the king- dom shall be the LORD’S. 1048 JONAH 890 CHAPTER 1 1 Jonah is sent to Nineveh. 3 His flight to Tarshish. 4 The tempest. OW the word of the LORD “ came unto J6’nah the son ’ of A-mit’ta-i, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nin’e-veh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jé’nah rose up to flee unto Tdar’shish from the pres- ence of the LORD, and went down to Jép’pa; and he founda ship going to Tar’shish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tar’shish from the pres- ence of the LORD. 4 ¢§ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it ofthem. But J6’nah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon J6’nah. ; 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy coun- try? and of what people art thou? ; 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hé’brew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. ,10 Then were the men exceed- ingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, be- cause he had told them. 11 { Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us inno- cent blood: for thou, O LoRD, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jé’nah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. 17 § Now the LORD had pre- pared a great fish to swallow up Jo’/nah. And J6’nah was in the beliy of the fish three days and three nights. CHAPTER 2 891 1 Jonah's prayer. 10 He is delivered from the fish. [Dae Jdo/nah prayed unto the _Lorp his God out of the fish’s belly, f 2 And said, Icried by reason of ‘mine affliction unto the LORD, 1049 JONAH, 3, 4 and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life see corruption, O LORD my od. 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. | 8 They that observe lying vani- ties forsake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. 10 4 Andthe LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out J6’- nah upon the dry land. 892 CHAPTER 3 1 Jonah sent again to Nineveh. 5 Re- pentance of the Ninevites. ND the word of the LORD (“% came unto J6’nah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nin’e-veh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So J6é’nah arose, and went unto Nin’e-veh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nin’e- veh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey. 4 And Jo’nah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nin’ e-veh shall be overthrown. 5 4 So the people of Nin’e-veh Jonah’s misston to Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nin’e-veh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. he caused it to be pro- claimed and published through Nin’e-veh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell 7f God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not: 10 4 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he yours do unto them; and ne did it not. CHAPTER 4 893 Jonah, repining at God’s mercy, is reproved. UT it displeased J6’nah ex- ceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yetin my country? There- fore I fled before unto Tar’shish: for I knew that thou art a gra- cious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 4 Then said the LORD, Doest sree well to be angry? 5 So Jo’nah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of 1050 God’s wrath against Israel and Judah MICAH, 1 the city, and there made him a|himself to die, and said, It is booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made 7¢ to come up over J6’nah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver from his grief. So J6’nah was exceeding glad of the gourd. But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of J6’nah, that he fainted, and wished in better for me to die than to live. 9 And God said to Jé‘nah, Doest thou weli to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. 10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: 11 And should not I spare Nin’e-veh, that great city, where- in are more than sixscore thou- sand persons that cannot dis- cern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? MICAH 894 CHAPTER 1 1 Micah shews God’s wrath against Jacob. 10 He exhorts to mourning. HE word of the LORD that came to Mi’cah the MO’ras- thite in the days of Jo’tham, A’haz, and Héz-e-ki’ah, kings of Jia’dah, which he saw concerning Sa-ma’ri-a and Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. 3 For, behold, the LORD com- eth forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the val- leys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. 5 For the transgression of Ja’- cob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Is’ra-el. What is the transgression of Ja’cob? is it not Sa-mda’ri-a? and what are the high places of Ji’dah? are they not Jé-ru’sa-lém? 6 Therefore I will make Sa- and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered i¢ of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. 8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. ; 0 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Jt’dah; heis come unto the gate of my people, even to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aph’rah roll thyself in the dust. 11 Pass ye away, thou inhabi- tant of Sa’phir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Za’a- nan came not forth in the mourn- ing of Béth-é’zel; he shall receive of you his standing. 12 For the inhabitant of Ma’- ma’ri-a as an heap of the field, ' roth waited carefully for good: 1051 MICAH, 2, 3 but evil came down from the tem, unto the gate of Jé-ru’sa- ém. 3 O thou inhabitant of La’- chink, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Is’ra-el were found in thee. 14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Mor’esh-eth—-gath: the houses of Ach’zib shall bea lie to the kings of is’ra-el. 15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Ma-ré’shah: he shall come unto A-dutl’lam the glory of Is’ra-el. 16 Make thee bald, and_ poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they, are gone: into captivity from thee. 895 CHAPTER 2 1 God’s judgments against oppression. 7 Reproof of injustice. 12 Promise of Jacob’s restoration. OE to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morn- ing is light, they practise it, be- cause it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 2 3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haugh- tily: for this time is evil. 4 4 In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamenta- tion, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath. changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed if from me! turning _—away he hath divided our fields. 5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. Judgments against oppression 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 7 4 O thou that art named the house of Ja’cob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are, these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh up- rightly? 8 Even of late my people is risen up as anenemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. 9 The .women_ of my people have ye cast out from their pleas- ant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. 10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. 11 If a man .walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, say- ing, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. 12 FI will surely assemble, O Ja’cob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Is’ra-el; I will put them together as the sheep of B6z’rah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 13 The breaker is come up be- fore them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, ee the LORD on the head of em. CHAPTER 3 896 1 The princes’ cruelty. 5 Falsehood of the prophets. 8 Security of both. ND I said, Hear, I pray you, sO heads of Ja’cob, and ye princes of the house of Is’ra-el; Is it not for you to know judg- ment? | 2 Who hate the good, and love - the evil; who pluck off their skin 1052 Zion’s glory in the last days from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. 4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. 5 § Thus saith the LORD con- cerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. 6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not di- vine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. 7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners con- founded: yea, cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. 8 ¥ But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to de- clare unto Ja’cob his transgres- sion, and to Is’ra-el his sin. 9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Ja’cob, and princes of the house of Is’ra-el, that abhor judgment, and pervert allequity. a4 ; 10 They build up Zi’6n with blood, and Jé-ru’sé-lém with iniquity. ; 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say; Is not the LORD among us? noneevil can come upon us. 12 Therefore shall Zi’on for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jé-ru’sd-lém shall become MICAH, 4 heaps, and the mountain of the pense as the high places of the orest. CHAPTER 4 The triumph and glory of Zion. UT in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Ja’cob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zi’6n, and the word of the LORD from Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 4 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plow- shares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any 897 they shall all| more 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken 7f. For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. 6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I_ assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; 7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zi’6n from hence- See even for ever. 8 q And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zi’6n, unto thee shal] it come, even the first dominion; 1053 ) MICAH, 5 the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. 10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zi’on, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Bab’y-lon; there shalt thou be cal eeeds there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of |m thine enemies. 11 ¢ Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zi’6n. 12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. 13 Arise and thresh, O daugh- ter of Zi/én: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance aoe the Lord of the whole earth. 898 CHAPTER 5 1 The promised ruler out of Beth-lehem. 4 His kingdom and conquests. OW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Is’ra-el with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Béth’-lé-hém Eph’ra-tah, though thou be little among the thousands of Ji’dah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in is’ra-el; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: The promised ruler out of Beth-lehem then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of is’ra-el. 4 4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 5 And this man shall be the peace, when the As-syr’i-an shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 6 And they shall waste the land of As-Syr’i-a with the sword, and the land of Nim’rod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the As-syr’i-an, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. 7 And the remnant of Ja’cob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. 8 | And the remnant of Ja’cob shall be among the Gén’tiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the fiocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and thine enemies shall be cut off. 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the © midst of thee, and I will destroy | thy chariots: 11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; 1054 God’s controversy with his people MICAH, 6, 7 the city, and the man of wisdom and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. 14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the hea- then, suchas they have not heard. 899 CHAPTER 6 God’s controversy with his people for their sins. EAR ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. | 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Is’ra-el. 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of E’éypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee MoO’ses, Aar’on, and Mir’i-am. O my people, remember now what Ba’lak king of M6’ab con- sulted, and what Ba’laam the son of Bé’or answered him from Shit’tim unto Gil’gal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. 6 4 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow my- self before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old: 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do _ justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Q The LORD’S voice crieth unto shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10 4 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabi- tants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in mak- ing thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold; but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 16 4 For the statutes of Om’ri are kept. and all the works of the house of A’hab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the re- proach of my people. CHAPTER 7 1 The church’s complaint. fidence in God. enemies. OE is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape- gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul de- sired the firstripe fruit. 2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they Bunt every man his brother with a net. 900 5 Her con- 8 Her triumph over 1055 MICAH, 7 3 §| That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for areward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. | 4 The best of them is as a brier: _ the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their per- plexity. 5 4 Trust ye notin a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s eee are the men of his own hous 7 Therefore T will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 J Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the ~ LORD shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. 10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see if, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. 11 Jn the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. Final restoration 12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from As-syr’- i-a, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. 13 Notwithstanding. the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. 14 § Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dweil solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Car’mel: let them feed in Ba’shan and Gil’e-ad, as in the days of old. 15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of E’sypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. 16 { The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be eaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. 18 Whois a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Ja’cob, and the mercy to A’bra- ham, which thou hast sworn ae our fathers from the days of old. 1056 NAHUM 901 CHAPTER 1 1 Nineveh’s burden. 2 The majesty of God in goodness to his people. 8 Hi Severity against enemies. HE burden of Nin’e-veh. The book of the vision of Na’hum the El’/kosh-ite. 2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adver- saries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. 3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirl- wind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. the rivers: 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all Ba’shan languisheth, and Cdr’mel, and the flower of - Léb’a-non languisheth. 5 The mountains quake at!o him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. fais 6 Who can stand before his in- dignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his _furyis poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. 7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him, 8 But with an _ overrunning flood he will make an utter end | of the place thereof, and darkness _ shall pursue his enemies. 9 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. 10 For while they be folden | together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, | they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. 11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor. 1057 67 12 Thus saith the LoRpDs Though they be quiet, and like- S| wise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. 13 For now will I break his ‘yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. 14 And the LORD hath givena commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile. 15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Ji’dah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass ees thee; he is utterly cut CHAPTER 2 902 The victorious armies against Nineveh. E that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, for- tify thy power mightily. 2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Ja’cob, as the excellency of Is’ra-el: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. 5 Heshall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; NAHUM, 3 they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. : 6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. 7 And Huz’zab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, taber- ing upon their breasts. : 8 But Nin’e-veh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. 9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather black- ness. 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? COE 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and stran- gled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. é 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall de- vour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. 903 CHAPTER 3 1 The miserabie ruin of Nineveh. 5 God’s irresistible power. OE to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; 2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots. 3 The horseman lifteth up both Ruin of Nineveh the bright sword and the glitter- ing spear: and there is a multi- tude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stum- ble upon their corpses: 4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfa- voured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witch- crafts. 5 Behold, I am_ against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the na- tions thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing- stock. 7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nin’e-veh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee? __ 8 Art thou better than populous N6, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the seat 9 E-thi-d’pi-a and E’gypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Pit and Luw’bim were thy helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy. 12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Behold, thy people in the 1058 Chaldean vengeance on the people midst of thee are women: the gates of thy iand shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars. 14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, _ make strong the brickkiln. thee; 15 There shali the fire devour 3 the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts. 904 16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoil- eth, and fleeth away. HABAKKOK, 1 17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, bué when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. 18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of As-syr’i-a: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy peo- ple is scattered upon the moun- tains, and no man gathereth them. 19 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? HABAKKUK CHAPTER 1 41 Habakkuk’s complaint. 5 He is shewn the fearful vengeance of the Chaldeans. 12 His complaint. HE burden which Ha-bak’- kuk the prophet did see. 2 O LoRD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! AX 3 Why dost thou shew me inia- uity, and_cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and vio- lence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and con- tention. 4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth com- pass about the righteous; there- fore wrong judgment proceedeth. 5 | Behold ye among the hea- then, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for J will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. - 6 For, lo, I raise up the Chal- dé’ans, that bitter and hasty na- tion, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to pos- sess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. h ” They are terrible and dread- ful: their judgment: and their dignity shall proceed of them- selves. 8 Their horses also are switfter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shull fly as the eagle that hasteth tc eat. 9 They shall come all for vio- lence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall de- ride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. 11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and of- fend, imputing this his power unto his god. 12 9 Aré thou not from ever- lasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest 1059 HABAKKUK, 2 thou upon them that deal treach- erously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than ef 14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? 15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they re- joice and are glad. 16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. 17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare con- tinually to slay the nations? 905 CHAPTER 2 The judgments upon the Chaldeans for their numerous sins. WILL stand upon my watch; and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shallanswer when Iamreproved. 2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shali speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just! shall live by his faith. 5 § Yea also, because he trans~ gresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunt- ing proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and Judgment on the destroyers to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! 7 Shall they not rise up sudden-~ ly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? 8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; be- cause of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land. of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 9 4 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high. that he may be delivered from the power of evil! 10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. 12 4 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablish- eth a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 15 4 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, ‘and makest him drunken also, that thou may- est look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, an let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shail be on thy glory. 17 For the violence of Léb’a- non_ shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 18 4 What profiteth the graven 1060 Habakkuk’s description of God’s majesty image that the maker thereof hath | lah. graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? ; 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Be- hold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. . 20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. 906 CHAPTER 3 1 Habakkuk’s prayer. 3 He trembles at God’s majesty. 17 Confidence of , his faith. PRAYER of Ha-bak’kuk the prophet upon Shi-2i’o-noth. 2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath re- member mercy. 3 God came from Té’man, and the Holy One from mount P4a’- ran. Sé’lah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. : 5 Before him went the pesti- lence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scat- tered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 7 Isawthetents of Cu’shan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Mid’i-an did tremble. 8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou dGidst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? 9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Sé’- HABAKKOUK, 3 Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the over- flowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glitter- ing spear. 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. 13 Thou wentest forth for. the salvation of thy people, even for saivation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by dis- covering the foundation unto the neck. Sé/lah. 14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. 15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.’ 16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered in- to my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will in- vade them with his troops. 17 4 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shail fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: ; Pree 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 The LoRD God strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mune high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. is my 1061 ZEPHANIAH 907 CHAPTER 1 1 Time of Zephaniah. 2 God's severe judgments against Judah. HE word of the LORD which came unto Zéph-a-ni’ah the son of Cu’shi, the son of Géd-a- ‘Vah, the son of Am-a-ri’ah, the son of Hiz-ki’ah, in the days of Ane 6-si’ah the son of A’mon, king of u’d ak tr utterly consume ali things from off the land, saith e LORD. 3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. 4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Ji’dah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém; and I will cut off the remnant of Ba’al from this place, and the mame of the Chém’ a-rims with the priests; 5 And them that Srecenin the host of heaven upon the house tops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Mai’cham; 6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him. 7 Hold thy peace at the pres- ence of the Lord GoD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacri- fice, he hath bid his guests. 8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. y 9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their mas- ie houses with violence and 10 Hide it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howl- ing from the second, and a great prams from the hill Is. 1 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maken for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. ) 12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jé- ru’sa-lem with candles, and pun- ish the men that are settled on their lees: heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. 13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but notinhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. 14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess,a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced Cities, and against the high towers. 1 I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: that say in their | and their blood shall be poured out as __ dust, and their flesh as the dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them - n the day of the LORD’S wrath; a | but the whole land shall be de- voured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. CHAPTER 2 908 1 .An_ exhortation to repentance. 4 Judgments on various nations. 1062 Judgments on various nations ATHER yourselves together, | yea, gather together, O nation not desired; f 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’S anger come upon you. 3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger. 4 4 For Ga’za shall be forsaken, and Ash’ke-lon a desolation: they shall drive out Ash’dod at the noon day, and Ek’ron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Chér’e-thites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Ca’- naan, the land of the Phi-lis’- tines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shep- herds, and folds for flocks. | 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Ji’- dah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ash’ke-l6n shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their cap- tivity. 8 I have heard the reproach of M6’ab, and the revilings of the children of Am’m6n, whereby ZEPHANIAH, 3 proached and magnified them- selves against the people of the LORD of hosts. 11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. 12 { Ye E-thi-d’pi-ans also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy As-syr’i-a; and will make Nin’e-veh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. 14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; deso- lation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she be- come a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. CHAPTER 3 909 1 Jerusalem reproved for sin. 8 An exhortation to wait for Israel’s res- toration. OE to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing they have reproached my peo-| city! ple, and magnified themselves against their border. j 9 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Is’- -ra-el, Surely M6’ab shall be as Séd’om, and the children of Am/’m6n as Gé-m6r’rah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. : 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have re- y! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 5 The just LORD is in the midst thereof: he will not do iniquity: 1063 ZEPHANIAH, 3 every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. ‘6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabit- ant. 7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. 8 § Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine Saar aye ana fierce anger: 1 the ehttie shall be Tei with the fire of my jealousy. 9 For then will I turn to the pie a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. 10 From beyond the rivers of £-thi-6’pi-4 my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. i 12 J will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor I| found in their mouth: Israel’s restoration people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. | 13 The remnant of Is’ra-el shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 14 q Sing, O daughter of Zi’on; shout, O Is’ra-el; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Is’- ra-el, even the LORD, 7s in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evilany more. | 16 In that day it shail be said to Jé-ru’sa-leém, Fear thou not: and to Zi’on, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The LORD thy God in the my | midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. 18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assem- bly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. 19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame’ in every land where they have been put to shame. 20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make youa name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes; saith the LORD. 1064 HAGGAT 910 CHAPTER 1 1 Time of Haggai. 2 He reproves the people’s indifference. 7 He urges them to build the house. 12 God’s assistance promised. N the second year of Da-ri’us e king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Hag’ga-i the prophet unto Zé- rub’ba-bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, governor of Ji’dah, and_ to Josh’u-a the son of Jds’e-déch, the high priest, saying, 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Hag’ga-i the prophet, saying, — 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? f 5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink: ve clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages fo put it into a bag with holes. i 7 ¥ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. 9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought 7¢ home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LorRD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. 11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. 12 {Then Zé-rub’ba-bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, and Jésh’u-a the son of Jés’e-déch, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Hag’ga-i the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. ¥ 13 Then spake Hag’ga-i the LORD’S messenger in the LORD’S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. 14 And the LORD) stirred up the spirit of Zé-rib’ba-bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, governor of Jia’dah, and the spirit of Jésh’u-a the son of Jés’e-déch, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, 15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Da-ri’us the king. CHAPTER 2 911 1 Haggai encourages the people. 3 Greater glory of the second temple. 20 A promise to Zerubbabel. N the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Hag’ga-i, saying, 2 Speak now to Zé-ruib’ba-bél the son of Shé-al’ti-el, governor of Ji’dah, and to Jésh’u-4 the ‘son of Jo6s’e-déch, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? 1065 HAGGAI, 2 4 Yet now be Bat O Zé- rub’ba-bél, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Josh’u-a, son of Jos’e-déch, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of E’gypt, so my spirit pean among you: fear ye 6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the OED of hosts. 8 The silver is mine, and ‘the gold is mine, saith the LORD of Hoste: 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the form- er, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. 10 { In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Da-ri’us, came the word of the LORD by Hag’ga-i the prophet, saying, 11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 If one bear holy fiesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests an- swered and said, No. _ 13 Then said Hag’ga-i, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be un- clean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. _ 14 Then answered Hag’ga-i, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work The desire of all nations of their hands; and that which they offer there zs unclean. 15 And now, I pray you, con- sider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD: 16 Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out | of the press, there were but. twenty. 17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in» all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the : LORD. | 18 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foun- dation of the LORD’S temple was. laid, consider if. 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? - yea, as yet the vine, and the fig | tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. 20 4 And again the word of the | LORD came unto Hag’ga-i in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying, 21 Speak to Zé-ruib’ba-bél, gov- ernor of Ju’dah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; 22 And I will overthrow the | throne of kingdoms, and I the | destroy the strength of the king- doms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. , 23 In that day, saith the LorRD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zé- rub’ba-bel, my servant, the son of Shé-al’ti-el, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. — oo ——__ 1066 ZECHARIAH 912 CHAPTER 1 1 Zechariah’s exhortation. 7 Vision of the horses. 12 Promises to Jerusa- lem. 18 A vision of horns and car- penters. N the eighth month, in the second year of Da-ri’us, came the word of the LORD_ unto Zéch-a-ri/ah, the son of Bér-e- chi/ah, the son of id’dd the prophet, saying, 2 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 3 Therefore wee thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and fron your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. 5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? 6 But my words and my stat- utes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and _ said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, accord- ing to our ways, and according to our si so hath he dealt with u 74 eon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sé’bat, in the second year of Da-ri’us, came the word of the LORD unto Zéch-a-ri’ah, the son of Bér-e-chi’ah, the son of id’do the prophet, saying, 8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. ) | i 9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. 10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all He earth sitteth still, and is at res _4Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jé-ru’- sa-lém and on the cities of Ju’- dah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? 13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. 14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jé-ru’- sa-lém and for Zi’on with a great jealousy. 15 And I am very sore dis- pleased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for- ward the affliction. 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jé-ru’- sa-lém with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shail be stretched forth upon Jé-ru’- sa-lém. 17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zi’6n, and shall yet choose Jé-ru’sa-lém. 18 § Then lifted I up mine 1067 ZECHARIAH, 2, 3 eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. } 19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Jiu’dah, Is’ra-el, and Jé-ru’sa-léem. 20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. 21 Then said I, What come these to do? Azid he spake, say- ing, These are the horns which have scattered Jiai’/dah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gén’- tiles, which lifted up their horn oe the land of Ju’dah to scatter it. 913 CHAPTER 2 1 Measurement of Jerusalem. 6 Re- demption of Zion. 10 God’s presence promised. LIFTED up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And_he said unto me, To measure Jé-ru’sa-lém, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet im, 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jé-ru’sa-lém shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: 5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 6 4 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. 7 Deliver thyself, O Zi’6n, that dwellest with the daughter of Bab’y-lon. ; 8 For thus saith the LORD of 10 Deliverance for Zion hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that touch- eth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. 10 4 Sing and rejoice, O daugh- ter of Zi’on: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. _11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 And the LORD shall inherit | Ja’dah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jé-ru’- sd-lém again. 13 Be silent, O all flesh, be- : . fore the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. CHAPTER 3 1 Joshua types the restoration of the church. 8 Christ promised. ND he shewed me Jésh’u-a the high priest standing be- fore the angel of the LORD, and Sa’tan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto 914 Sa’tan, The LORD rebuke thee, | O Sa’tan; hath chosen Jé-ru’sa-lém re- buke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Josh’u-a was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have even the LORD that. Take away the | es caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will thee with change of raiment. 5 And I said, Let them _set_a fair mitre upon his head. So 68 clothe — The candlestick and the olive trees they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by. 6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto JoOsh’u-a, saying, 7 Thus saith the Lorp of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. 8 Hear now, O Josh’u-a the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Josh’u-a; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the grav- ing thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. 915 CHAPTER 4 1 The golden candlestick. bel’s foundation. anointed ones. ND the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 2 And said unto me, at seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bow! upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: 3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. 4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, _ saying, What are these, my lord? 5 Then the angel that talked 9 Zerubba- 11 Olive trees and ZECHARIAH, 4, 5 with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zé-rib’- ba-bel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. 7 Who art thou, O_ great mountain? before Zé-rib’ba-bél thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the head- stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. 8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zé-rib’ba-bel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. f 3 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zé-rub’- ba-bél with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 11 § Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty_the golden oil out of themselves? 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? AndI said, No, my lord. 14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. CHAPTER 5 916 1 The flying roll types the curse_of thieves and false swearers. 5 Baby- lon’s ruin. HEN I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 2 And he said unto me, What ) 1069 ! ZECHARIAH, 6 seest thou? And I answered, I see a fiying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. _3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shail be cut off as on this side accord- ing to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name, and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. 5 ¥ Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. 7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 8 And he said, This is wicked- ness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. 9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, ither do these bear the ephah? 11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be estab- lished, and set there upon her own base. Vision of four chariots CHAPTER 6 917 1 Vision of the four chariots. 9 Josh- ua’s crowns. 12 The Branch and the temple. ND I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two moun- tains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing © before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north | country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. 7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. 9 §¥ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 10 Take of them of the captiv- ity, even of Hél’da-i, of T6-bi’- jah, and of Jé-da’iah, which are © come from Bab’y-lon, and come — thou the same day, and go into the house of J6-si’ah the son of | Zeéph-a-ni’ah; 11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them | upon the head of Jésh’u-a the son of Jos’e-déch, the high priest; i 12 And speak unto him, say-— 1070 The Branch. The right fast ZECHARIAH, 7, 8 ing, Thus speaketh the LORD of |in the fifth and seventh month, hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and_ he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne: and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them oth. 14 And the crowns shall be to Hé’lem, and to Té-bi’jah, and to Jé-da’iah, and to Hén the son of Zéph-a-ni/ah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. 15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ve will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. 018 CHAPTER 7 1 An enquiry about fasting. 8 Zecha- riah tells the real cause of the cap- tivity. jae it came to pass in the fourth year of king Da-ri’us, that the word of the LORD came unto Zéch-a-ri’ah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chis’leti; 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Shé-ré’zer and Ré’/Zem—mé'lech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, | 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LorpD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? 4 § Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, say- ing, When ye fasted and mourned even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? 7 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jé-ru’sa-lém was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? 8 § And the word of the LORD came unto Zéch-a-ri’ah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it is come _ to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LorD of hosts: : 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. CHAPTER 8 919 1 Jerusalem’s restoration. 9 Encour- agement to build. 18 Favours to Judah. 1071 ZECHARIAH, 8 GAIN the word of the LORD of hosts came fo me, saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zi’on with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her ak great fury. 3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jé-ru’sa- lém: and Jé-ru’sa-lém shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. 84 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dweli in the streets of Jé-ru’sd-lém, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jé-ru’sa-lém: and they shall be my people, and I will be their Ged) in truth and in righteous- nes 9 Fi Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands_ be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these ‘days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the afflic- tion: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not be unto { ‘Jerusalem’s restoration the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 For the seed shail be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and _ the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of cote people to possess all these in 13 ee it shall come to pass, that. aS ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Ji’ dah, and house of is’ra-el; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: | 15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jé-ru’sa-lém and to the house of Jai’dah: fear ye not. 16 4 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. 18 ¢ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, : 19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Ja’dah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Jt shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD the residue of this people as in! of hosts: I will go also. , 1072 Zion’s coming King 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jé-ru’sa-lém, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days if shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. 920 CHAPTER 9 1 The church defended. 9 Zion is ex- horted to rejoice for the coming of her just King. 12 Victory is promised. HE burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Ha’- drach, and Da-mas’cus shall be ZECHARIAH, 9 because of him that passeth by, and because of him that re- turneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 { Rejoice greatly, O daugh- ter of Zi’6n; shout, O daughter of Jé-ru’sé-lém: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from E’phra-im, and the horse from Jé-ru’sa-lém, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion’ shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the the rest thereof: when the eyes | earth of man, as of all the tribes of is’ra-el, shall be toward the LORD. 2 And Ha’math also shall border thereby; Ty’rus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. 3 And Ty’rus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the Lord will cast ter out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. 5 Ash’ke-lén shall see if, and fear; Ga’za also shall see it, and “be very sorrowful, and Ek’ron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from G4’za, and Ash’ke- lon shall not be inhabited. 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ash’déd, and I will cut off the pride of the Phi-lis’tines. 7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Ja’dah, and Ek’ron as a Jéb’u- site. - 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, 68 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. 12 § Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; n I have bent Ji’dah f filled the bow with E/phra-im, and raised up thy sons, O Zi’on, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. * 14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GoD shall biow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall de- vour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. i 16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of. a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. 1073 ZECHARIAH, 10, 11 17 For how great is his good- ness, and how great beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. 921 CHAPTER 10 1 God to be sought out. 3 He visits for sin, yet will save. SK ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers a ert to every one grass in the el 2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. 3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Ji’dah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 5 g And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. 6 And I will strengthen the house of Ji’dah, and I will save the house of Jo’seph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon ue and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. i i 7 And they of £’phra-im shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 8 I will hiss for them, and is his | d Judah and Ephraim to be saved gather them; for I have re- eemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall re- member me in far countries; and they shall live with their chil- dren, and turn again. 10 I will bring them again also out of the land of E’éypt, and gather them out of As-syr’i-a; and I will bring them into the land of Gil’e-ad and Léb’a-non; and place shall not be found for them. 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of As- syr’i-a shall be brought down, and the sceptre of E’gypt shall depart away. 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. CHAPTER 11 922 1 A day of visitation. 2 Destruction of Jerusalem. 10 The staves of Beauty and Bands broken. 15 The foolish shepherd as a type. PEN thy doors, O Léb’a-non, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Ba’shan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. 3 4 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of J6r’dan is spoiled. 4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the in- 1074 Beauty and Bands habitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I wili deliver the men every one into his neigh- bour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. 8 Three shepherds also I cut off: in one month; and my soul loathed them, and their soul also | - abhorred me. 9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. 10 § And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood be-| b tween Ji’dah and Is’ra-el. 15 § And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shep- erd. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall | th not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, ZECHARIAH, 12 nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. CHAPTER 12 923 1 Jerusalem a cup of trembling. 6 Res- toration of Judah. 9 Jerusalem’s repentance. HE burden of the word of the LorD for is’ra-el, saith the LORD, which §stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the _ spirit of man within him. 2 Behold, I will make Jé-ry’- sa-lém a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Ji’dah and against Jé-ru’sa-lém. 3 § And in that day will I make Jé-ru’s4-lém a _ burden- some stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, saith the Lorp, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Ji’- dah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And the governors of Jii’dah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém shall e my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 6 § In that day will I make the governors of Ji’dah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all e people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jé-ruy’sa-lém shall be inhabited 1075 ZECHARIAH, 13 again in her own place, even in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Jia’dah first, that the glory of the house of Da’vid and the glory of the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém do not Mey fear themselves against Ja’dah 8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jé-ru’- sa-lém; and ihe that is feeble among them at that day shall be as Da’vid; andthe house of Da’vid shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. 9 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jé-ru’sa-lém. 10 And I will pour upon the house of Da’vid, and upon the inhabitants of Jé-ru’sa-lém, the spirit of grace and of supplica- tions: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitter- ness for his firstborn. 11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jé-ru’sa-lém, as the mourning of Ha’dad-— rim’mon in the valley of Mé- gid’don. 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of Da’vid apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Na’than apart, and their wives apart; _ 13 The family of the house of Lé’vi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shim’e-i apart, and their wives apart; 14 Ali the families that remain, every family apart, and their Wives apart. 924 CHAPTER 13 1 Jerusalem’s fountain for purgation from idolatry and false prophecy. Christ’s death. N that day there shali be a fountain opened to the house cf Da’vid and to the inhabitants '! G Jerusalem’s repentance of Jé-ru’sa-lém for sin and for uncleanness. 2 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the un- clean spirit to pass out of the land. 3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophe- sied: neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which Iwas wounded in the house of my friends. 7 § Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the Jand, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is — 7\tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and ie shall say, The LORD is my od. 1076 Jerusalem’s destruction and restoration 925 CHAPTER 14 1 Destruction of Jerusalem. 11 Her reestablishment. 16 All nations to worship her King, the Lord of hosts. EHOLD, the day of the ’ LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against Jé-ru’sa-lém to battle; ‘and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of OlVives, which is before Jé-ru’- sa-lém on the east, and the mount of Ol’ives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall re- move toward the pout and half of it toward the s 5 And ye shall flee: to the valley of the mountains; for the val- ley of the mountains shall reach unto A’zal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uz-zi/ah king of Ji’dah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. | 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7 Butit shall be one ao which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters ee go out from Jé-ru’sa-lém; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. "9 And the LORD shall be a ZECHARIAH, 14 over all the earth: in that day shall reer ie one LORD, and his name o 10 All then land shall be turned as a plain from Gé’ba to Rim’- mon south of Jé-ru’sa-lém: and it shall be lifted up, and in- habited i in her place, from Bén’- ja-min’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Ha-nan’e-el unto the king’s winepresses. 1 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jé-ru’- s4-lém shall be safely inhabited. 2 §And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jé-ru’sd-lém; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. d 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shail rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And Ji’dah also shall fight at Jé-ru’sa-lém; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. 16 ¥ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jé-ru’sa-lém shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, eds to keep the feast of taber- nac 17 ee it shall be, that whoso oy not come up of all the fam- MALACHI, 1 > ilies of the earth unto Jé-ry’sa- lém to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of E’éypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19 This shall be the punish- ment of E’gypt, and the punish- ment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Israel’s ingratitude and profanity 20 { In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the bowls — before the altar. 21 Yea, every pot in Jé-ru’sa- © lém and in Ji’d shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Ca’naan-ite in the house of the LORD of hosts. MALACHI 926 CHAPTER 1 1 The prophet complains of Israel's in- gratitude. 6 Irreligion and profan- ity charged against them. HE burden of the word of the = LORD to is’ra-el by Mal’a- cil. 2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, herein hast thou loved us? Was not E’sau Ja’cob’s brother? soit the LORD: yet I loved Ja’cob 3 And I hated E’sau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. 4 Whereas E’dom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against. whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of etal. 6 § A son honoureth his fa- ther, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O they that sacrifice shall i priests, that despise my name. | And ye say, Wherein have we — despised thy name? 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon — mine altar; and ye say, Where- — in have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD its contemptible. 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. 9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. . 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. an 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gén’tiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name 1078 offer it now unto thy Priests reproved for sins shall be great among the hea- then, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 § But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is con- temptible. 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it? and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, | all which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and _sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. 027 CHAPTER 2 1 pees renin the Paes eule for their sins. he peopie are also re- proved yaa oie strange marriages, treachery, and impiety. ND now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I wi curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, be- cause ye do not lay it to heart. ' 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Lé’vi, saith the LORD of hosts. ; 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear where- with he feared me, and was afraid before my name. | _- 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not MALACHI, 2 found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. 8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Lé’vi, saith the LORD of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 { Ja’dah hath dealt treach- erously, and an_ abomination is committed in Is’ra-el and in Jé-ru’sa-lém; ‘for Ji’dah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 12 The LORD will cut off the li | man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the taber- nacles of Ja’cob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts. 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth if with Auge will at your hand. 14 | Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? 1079 MALACHI, 3 That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. _16 For the LORD, the God of Is‘ra-el, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 17 4 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him: When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? 928 CHAPTER 3 1 A messenger to prepare the way. 2 The coming of the Lord. 13 Infidel- ity of the people. 16 Promise of blessing. EHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shal prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the) messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. . 2 But who may abide the day of his! coming?; and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ sope: _ 3 And he shall sit .as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Lé’vi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in right- eousness. : 4 Then shall the offering of Ja’dah and Jé-ru’sa-lem_ be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcer- ers, and against the adulterers, The messenger of the Lord and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Ja’cob are not consumed. 7 9 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, 2|and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 4 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. “10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and 1} prove me now herewith, saith the LorpD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough fo receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the de- vourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 13 § Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? _ 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mourn- fully before the LORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, 1080 The good blessed. Elijah promised they that tempt God are even delivered. 16 § Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to an- other: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. ‘ 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 929 CHAPTER 4 1 Judgment on the wicked. 2 Blessing on the good. 5 Elijah’s coming. OR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stub- MALACHI, 4 ble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor pa ut unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteous- ness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 § Remember ye the law of MO’ses my servant, which I com- manded unto him in H6’reb for all Is’ra-el, with the statutes and judgments. .5 4 Behold, I will send you E-li’jah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. 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HE book of the generation of Jé’sus Christ, the son of ae the son of A’bra-ham. 2 A’bra-ham begat I’saac; and Vsaac begat Ja’cob; and Ja’cob begat Ja’das and his brethren; 3 And Ji’das begat Pha’rés and Za’ra of Tha’mar; and Pha’rés begat Es’rom; and Es’rom begat A’ram; | 4 And A’ram begat A-min’a- dab; and A-min’a-dab begat Na-das’son; and Na-as’son be- gat Sal’mon; 5 And Sal’mon’ begat BO’06z of Ra’chab; and Bo’6z begat_O’bed of Ruth; and O’bed begat Jés’se; 6 And Jés’se begat Da’vid the king; and Da’vid the king begat Sol’o-mon of her that had been the wife of U-ri’as; And S6l’o-mon begat R6-bd6’- am; and R6-bd’am begat A-bi’a; and A-bi’a begat A’sa;__ ‘ 8 And A’sa begat Jés’a-phat; and Jods’a-phat begat J6’ram; and J6’ram begat O-zi’as; 9 And 6-zi’as begat Jo’a-tham; and J6’a-tham begat A’chaz; and A’chaz begat Ez-e-ki’as; 10 And Ez-e-ki/as_ begat Ma- nas’sés; and Ma-nas’sés begat A’mon; and A’mon begat Jo- $i’as; 11 And Jo-si’as begat Jéch-o- ni/as and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Bab’y-lon: 12 And after they were brought to Bab’y-lon, Jéch-o-ni’as begat Sa-la’thi-el; and Sa-la’thi-el be- gat Z6-rob’a-bél; 13 And Z-rob’a-bél begat A- bi’ud; and A-bi’ud begat E-li’a- ; and E-li’a-kim begat A’z6r; 14 And A’z6r begat Sa’doc; and Sa’déc begat A’chim; and A’chim begat E-li’ud; 3 15 And E-li’ud begat E-le-a’zar; and E-le-a/zar begat Mat’than; and Mat-than begat Ja’cob; 16 And Ja’cob begat Jo ‘seph the husband of Ma’ry, of whom was born Jé’sus, who is called hrist. _17 So all the generations from A’bra-ham to Da’vid are fourteen generations; and from Da’vid until the carrying away into Bab’- y-lon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Bab’y-lon unto Christ are four- teen generations. 18 4 Now the birth of Jé’sus Christ was on this wise: hen as his mother Ma’/r¥Y was es- poused to J6’seph, before they came together, she was found with child of the H6/ly Ghost. 19 Then J6’seph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, J6’seph, thou son of Da’vid, fear not to take unto thee Ma’ry thy wife: for that which is ome in her is of the H6’ly Ghos 21 And she sl bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JE’sUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the proph- ehold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Em-man/u-el, which being interpreted is, God with us. | 24 Then J6é’seph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took pt him his wife: 5 And knew her not till she ST. MATTHEW, 2 had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JE’SusS. 2 CHAPTER 2 1 Visit of the wise men. 14 Flight o Joseph and his family. 19 Deat _ of Herod. 23 Christ brought to ' Nazareth. OW when Jé’sus Pye born in Béth’lé-hém of Ji-de’a in the days of Hér’od the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jé-ru’sa-lém, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Hér’od the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jé-ru’sa-lém with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he de- manded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Béth’lé-hém of Ja-de’a: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Béth’/lé-hém, in the land of Ji’da, art not the least among the princes of Ji’da: for out of thee shall come a Gov- ernor, that shall rule my people Is’ra-el. 7 Then Hér’od, when he had privily called the wise men, en- quired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Béth’lé- hém, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced) with exceeding great joy 11 ¢ And when they were come Visit of the wise men into the house, they saw the young child with Ma’ry his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they: should not return to Hér’od, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were de- parted, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to JO’seph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into E’gypt; and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Hér’od will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into E’gypt: 15 And was there until the death of Hér’od: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of E’gypt have I called my son. 16 4 Then Hér’od, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Béth’lé- hém, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of ‘the Wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jér’e-my the prophet, saying, 18 In Ra’ma was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Ra’chel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 ¢ But when Her’od was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to J6’seph in E’gypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Is’ra-el: for John preaches and baptizes they are dead which sought the pone child’s life. 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Is’ra-el. 22 But when he heard that Ar- ché-la’us did reign in Ju-de’a in the room of his father Hér’od, he was afraid to go thither: not- withstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Gal’/i-lee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Naz’a-réth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Naz-e-réne’. 3 CHAPTER 3 1 John's preachings and baptisms. He baptizes Christ in Jordan. N those days came John the Bap’tist, preaching in the wilderness of Ji-d2’a, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet E-sa’ias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ‘ 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and all Ji-de’a, and ail the region round about Jér’dan, 6 And were baptized of him in ete confessing their sins. 7 § But when he saw many of the Phar’i-sees and Sad’du-cees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: suns 9 think not to say within yourselves, We have A’bra-ham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones a raise up children unto A’bra- am. é 13 ST. MATTHEW, 3, 4 10 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bring- eth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the H6’ly Ghost, and with fire: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will Ea pUERLY, purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 13 § Then cometh Jé’sus from Gal’/i-lee to J6r’dan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, say- ing, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jé’sus answering said unto him, Suffer if to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suf- fered him. 16 And Jé’sus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, !o, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. CHAPTER 4 & 1 The temptation of SEES: 11 Angels minister to him. Call of Peter and Andrew. 23 Al, diseases healed. HEN was Jé’sus led up of the spirit into the wilder- ness to be tempted of the devil. d when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every 5 ST. MATTHEW, 5 Call of Peter and Andreu word that proceedeth out of the| Repent: for the kingdom ot mouth of G 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge con- cerning thee: and in their hands they shal! bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. f : 7 Jésus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an_ exceeding high mountain, and sheweth the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; f 9 And_ saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jé’sus unto him, Get thee hence, Sa’tan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. : 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 12 { Now when Jé’sus had heard that John was cast_into prison, he departed into Gal’i- ee; 13 And leaving Naz’a-réth, he came and dwelt in Ca-pér’na-tm, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zab’u-lon and Néph’tha-lim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by E-sa’ias the prophet, saying 15 The land of Z3b’u-lén, and the land of Néph’tha-lim, by the way of the sea, beyond Joér’dan, Gal’i-lee of the Gén’tiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 17 ¢ From that time Jé’sus began to preach, and to say, heaven is at hand. 18 4 And Jé’sus, walking by the sea of Gdal’i-lee, saw two brethren, Si‘mon called Pé’tér, and An’drew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, Ja anes) the son of Zéb’e-dee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zéb’e-dee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left. the ship and their father, and followed him. 23 4 And Jé’sus went about all Gal’i-lee, teaching in their syna- gogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all Ranier of sickness and manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went through- out all Syr’i-a: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 25 there followed sim great multitudes of people from Gal’i-lee, and from Dé-cap’o- lis, and from Jé-ru’sad-lém, and from Ju-dx’ a, and from beyond Jor’dan. CHAPTER 5 5 1 Reornning of the sermon on the mount. 14 The hght of the world. 21 hat itis to kill. 38 Exhortation to suffer wrong. 44 Love our enemies. 48 Labour to be perfect. ND seeing the multitudes, %& he went up into a moun- tain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 6 Christ’s sermon on the mount - Blessed are the poor in spirit: or heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: | for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteous- ._ 8 Blessed are | ] ness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. { the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemak- ers: for they shall be called the children of God. ; 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil Rees you falsely, for my Ss 12 Reiaieat and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 13 4 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and EO st trodden under foot of is Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot e hid. 15 Neither do men light a can- dle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giv- eth light unto all that are in the house. f 16 Let your light so shine be- fore men, that they may see your good works, land glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17 4 Think not that lam come to destroy the law, or the proph- ets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one y | 69 theirs is the kingdom of ST. MATTHEW, 5 jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be ful- filled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least com- mandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Phar’i-sees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 4 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you. That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Ra’ca, shall be in dan- ger of the council: but whoso- ever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there re- memberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the ut- termost farthing. 27 ¥ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed ST. MATTHEW, 6 adultery with her already in his eart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast 2f from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast if from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 31 It hath been said, Whoso- ever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce- ment: 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of for- nication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced com- mitteth adultery. 33 ¢ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: es 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jé-ru’- sa-lém; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communica- tion be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. i 38 ¥¢ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy Christ’s sermon on the mount pel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 4 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heav- en: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your breth- ren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans sof 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heav- en is perfect. CHAPTER 6 6 1 Sermon on the mount continued. 24 Serving God and mammon. 25 Ex- hortation to care litile for worldly jae 33 Seeking the kingdom of od. AKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. . 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypo- crites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto. you, They have their reward. | 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: { 4 That thine alms may be in) secret: and thy Father which coat, let him have thy cloke also. | seeth in secret himself shall re- 41 And whosoever shall com-! ward thee openly. 8 Christ’s sermon on the mount 5 ¢ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypo- crites are: for they love to pray ‘standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much | speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, be- fore ye ask 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art a area Hallowed be thy "10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as if is in heaven. f . 11 Give us this day our daily bread. - 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temp- tation, but!deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the Power, and the glory, for ever. | A-meén’. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men _ their trespasses, neither wil! your _ Father forgive your trespasses. 16 § Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you. They have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, | pupitt thine head, and wash thy ace; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father ST. MATTHEW, 6 which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 19 § Lay not up for your- selves treasures upon e where moth and rust doth cor- rupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where nei- ther moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. | 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of dark- ness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 § No man can serve two masters: for either he wil! hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shali eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, an the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by _ taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye pou eh for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even S6l’o-mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into ST. MATTHEW, 7 the oven, shail he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where- withal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gén’tiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the king- dom of God, and his righteous- ness; and all these things shall | hi be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day zs the evil thereof. 7 CHAPTER 7 1 Sermon on the mount continued. 6 Holy things not for dogs. 13 Exhor- tation to enter in at the strait gate. 21 Doers of the word. 24 Houses built on a rock. UDGE not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. 6 4 Give'not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 7 4 Ask, and it shall be given vou; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh re- ceiveth; and he that seeketh! th Christ’s sermon on the mount findeth; and to him that knock- eth it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? : 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give ood things to them that ask im? 12 Therefore all things what- soever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 13 { Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: | 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth noe life, and few there be that find 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. =4 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. ( 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a eget tree bring forth good ruit 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 4 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in y name have cast out devils? 10 The centurion’s faith and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart _ from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 4 Therefore whosoever hear- eth these sayings of. mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto _ @ Wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jésus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 8 CHAPTER 8 1 The leper. 5 The centurion. 23 Calming of the winds. 28 Devils possess two men. 31 Leaving the men, they are suffered to go into the swine. HEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, say- ing, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jé’sus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jé’sus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy and way, shew thyself to the priest, offer the gift that M6’ses - commanded, for a testimony un- to them. ST. MATTHEW, & 5 {And when Jé’sus was en- tered into C&-pér’na-tim, there came unto him a centurion, be- seeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. , And Jé’sus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For lama man under author- ity, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my serv- ant, Do this, and he doeth if. 10 When Jé’sus heard it, he marvellied, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Is’ra-el. 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with A’bra-ham, and I’saac, and Ja’cob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jé’sus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 14 ¢ And when Jé’sus was come into Pé’tér’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 § When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his oat and healed all that were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by &-sa’ias the prophet, saying, Himself took ll ST. MATTHEW, 9 our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18 § Now when Jé’sus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jé’sus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where ee lay his head. 1 And another of his disciples ee unto him, Lord, suffer ne first to goand bury my father. 2 But Jé’sus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 23 § And when he was entered te a ship, his disciples followed 24 ‘And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso- much that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and re- buked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, say- ing, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea pOeY him! 8 § And when he was come e the other side into the country of the Gér-ge-sénes’, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, ex- ceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jé’sus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. Calming the winds 31 So the devils besought him, saying; If thou cast us out, suffer ba 72) go away into the herd of °32 32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of Swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33 And they that kept them fied, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the pos- sessed of the devils. ; 34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jé’sus: and when they saw him, they be- sought him that he would depart out of their coasts. CHAPTER 9 9 1 Palsy cured. 9 Matthew called. 14 Christ defends his disciples. 20 Working of many miracles. 23 Jairus’ daughter. ND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came inte his own city. 2 And, behold,' they brought to him a man Pas of the palsy, lying on a bed: d Jé’sus seeing their faith anid unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ; 4 And Jé’sus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy.) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto rear h: house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified 12 Matthew called. Several miracles ST. MATTHEW, 9 God, which had given such pow- | lowed him, and so did his dis- er unto men. 9 § And as Jé’sus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Mat’thew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 § And it came to pass, as Jé’sus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sin- ners came and sat down with him and his disciples. | -11 And when the Phar’i-sees saw it, they said unto his dis- ciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jé’sus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the right- eous, but sinners to repentance. 14 4 Then came to him the dis- ciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Phar’i-sees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jé’sus said unto them, Can the children of the bride- chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the | L rent is made worse. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine run- neth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. 18 { While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and wor- shipped him, saying, My daugh- ‘ter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19 And Jé’sus arose, and fol- 1 ciples. 20 § And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came be- hind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22 But Jé’sus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. 23 And when Jé’sus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, 24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 27 § And when Jé’sus de- parted thence, two blind men fol- lowed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of Da’vid, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jé’sus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, ord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened; and Jé’sus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. 31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. 32 4 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the 3 ST. MATTHEW, 10 multitudes marvelled, saying, It Was never So seen in Is’ra-el. 34 But the Phar’i-sees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 35 And Jé’sus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preach- ing the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 4 But when he saw the mul- titudes, he was moved with com- passion on them, because. they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shep- erd. 37 Then saith he unto his dis- ciples, The harvest truly is plen- teous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. 10 CHAPTER 10 1 The iwelve apostles sent out 16 Christ comforts them. 40 A blessing promised. ND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against un- clean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sick- ness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Pé’tér, and An’drew his brother; James the son of Zéb’e-dee, and Jéhn his brother; : 3 Phil’ip, and Bar-thdl’o-mew; Thom’as, and Mat’thew the pub- lican; James the son of Al- phe’us, and Léb-be’us, whose surname was Thad-de-us; 4 Simon the Ca’naan-ite, and Ja’das_ is-car’i-ot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jé’sus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gén’tiles, and into any city of the Sa-mar’i-tans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Is’ra-el. @ And as ye go, preach, saying, The twelve apostles sent out ppp a of heaven is at and. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the work- man is worthy of his meat. 11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. - 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be_ more tolerable for the land of Soéd’om and Gé-mér’rha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 4 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as ser- pents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gén’tiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 21 And the brother shall de- liver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against John sends his disciples to Christ their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into an- other: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the Cities of is’ra-el, till the Son of man be come. : 24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. ney 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Bé-él/ze-bitb, how much! more shall they call them of his household? 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house tops. i 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many spar- rows. 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him wil I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For Iam come to set a man St. MATTHEW, 11 at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 40 ¢ He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiv- eth me receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 11 CHAPTER iil 2 John’s disciples sent to Christ. 7 Christ’s testimony concerning John. 25 God’s wisdom is praised by Christ. 28 Call to those burdened with sin. ANP it came to pass, when Jé’sus had made an end of commanding his twelve dis- ciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his dis- ciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? ' 4 Jé’sus answered and said unto them,"Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 15 ST. MATTHEW, 11 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whoso- pes ee not be offended in me. 7 4 And as they departed, Jé’sus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilder- ness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see?, A prophet? yea, I say unto you, ‘and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, sendi my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Bap’tist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Bap’tist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John 14 And if ye will receive iz, this is E-ll’as, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 { But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, ; : 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eat- ing nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eat- Christ’s testimony of John ing and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 20 4 Then began he to up- braid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21 Woe unto thee, Ché-ra/zin! woe unto thee, Béth-sa’i-da! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Si’dén, they would have repented long ago in sack- cloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Si/don at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Cda-pér’na-im, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sdd’om, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Séd’om in ee day of judgment, than for thee 25 that med jJé’sus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered un- to me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 | Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for Iam meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, an my burden is light. . 16 Withered hand healed. Pharisees rebuked 12 CHAPTER 12 1 Pharisees reproved. 22 Blind and dumb man healed. 31 Blasphemy rebuked. 36 Account shall be made : of idle words. T that time Jé’sus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Phar’i-sees saw it, they said unto him, Be- hold, thy disciples do _ that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what Da’vid did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not law- ful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? i Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? ; 6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their syna- gogue: 10 § And, behold, there was a man which had his hand wither- ed. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift if out? 12 How much then is a man better than a sheeo? Wherefore T-2 ST. MATTHEW, 12 it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth: and it was restored whole, like as the other. 14 { Then the Phar’i-sees went out, and held a council against ers how they might destroy im. 15 But when Jé’sus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by E-sa‘ias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit, upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gén’tiles. } 19 He shail not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gén’‘tiles trust. 22 § Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of Da’vid? 24 But when the Phar’i-sees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Bé-él’ze-btb the prince of the devils. 5 25 And Jé’sus_ knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: _ 26 And if Sa’tan cast out Sa’- tan, he is divided against him- 17 ST. MATTHEW, 12 self; how shall then his king- dom stand? 27 And if I by. Bé-él’ze-bib cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. : 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the king- dom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house, hs 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gather- eth not with me _ scattereth abroad. 31 ¥ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blas- phemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Ho’iy Ghést shall not be for- given unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shallj be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Hd'ly Ghost, it shall not be for- given him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abun- dance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. | 38 { Then certain of the scribes Sign of the prophet Jonas and of the Phar’i-sees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulter- ous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet J6’nas: 40 For as J6’/nas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son © of man be three days and three nights earth. 41 The men of Nin’e-veh shall rise in judgment with this gen- eration, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jé’nas; and, be- hold, a greater than JO’nas is here. 42 The aueen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall con- demn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the e to ‘hear the wisdom of S0ol’o-mon; and, behold, a greater than S6l’o-mon is here. ' 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. _44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth if empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 46 ¥ While he yet talked to the people, behold, Ais mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, ‘Behold, thy mother and_ thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. : 48 But he answered and said 18 in the heart of the Parable of the sower unto him that told him, Who is ‘My mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! | 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 13 CHAPTER 13 ws ees of the sower. 24 The tares. | 81 Yhe mustard seed. 44 Hidden treasure. 53 Christ contemned. HE same day went Jé’sus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so ‘that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and be- cause they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns: and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest poe unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of ST. MATTHEW, 13 the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoso- ever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of E-sa’ias, which saith, y hearing. ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and see- ing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with ¢heir eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be con- verted, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and right- eous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 18 § Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and un- derstandeth if not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon’ with joy receiveth it; — 21 Yet hath he not root in him- self, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution Saige because of the word, by by he is offended. ay He also that received seed 19 ST. MATTHEW, 13 among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitful- ness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and under- standeth if; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some _ sixty, some thirty. 24 4 Another parable put_he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares BOS the wheat, and went his "36 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the taresalso. 27 So the servants of the house- holder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 4 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33 ¢ Another parable spake Parables of the tares and mustard seed he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 34 All these things spake Jé’- sus unto the multitude in par- ables; and without a _parable spake he not unto them 35 That it might pet “fulfilled which was spoken by the proph- et, saying, will open my mouth in parables; I will utter gs which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jé’sus sent the multi- tude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto eeu parable of the tares of the eld. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. — 44 4 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 20 | | John the Baptist beheaded 45 4 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 6 Who, when he had found One pearl of: great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 4 Again, heaven is like unto a net, was cast into the sea, gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing o teeth. 51 Jé’sus_ saith unto them, Have ye understood ali these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53 § And it came to pass, that when Jé’sus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, inso- much that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Ma’ry? and his _ brethren, the kingdom of that and | James, and JO0’sés, and Si’mon, him. and Jt’das? 56 And his sisters, are ney not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended in But Jé’sus said unto them, A prophet is not without hon- 21 ST. MATTHEW, 14 our, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. CHAPTER 14 1 Herod’s opinion of Christ. the Baptist beheaded. sand fed. 22 Jesus walks on the sea io his disciples. 34 He heals the sick by the touch of the hem of his garment. T that time MHér’od the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jé’sus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Bap’tist; he is risen from the dead; and there- fore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 3 4 For Heér’od had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Hé-rd’- 14 3 John 15 Five thou- f | di-as’ sake, his brother Phil’ip’s wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. d when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet 6 But when Hér’od’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Hé- ro’di-as danced before them, and pleased Hér’od. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being before in- bP tctad of her mother, said, Give me here John Bap’tist’s head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to_ the damsel: and she brought if to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jé’sus. _. 13 § When Jé’sus heard of it, ST. MATTHEW, 15 he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jé’sus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 4 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, say- ing, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away,that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But Jé’sus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 1 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 | And straightway Jé’sus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evcning was come, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was con- trary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jé’sus went unto them, walking on the sea. Five thousand fed 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the Sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a re and they cried out for 7 But straightway Jé’sus spake - unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; itis I; be not afrai 28 And Pé'tér dustoerett ‘him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid © me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. when Pé’tér was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jé’sus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, say- ing, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jé’sus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of Go 34 4 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gén-nés’a-rét. 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. CHAPTER 15 15 3 Reproof of the scribes and Pharisees for SSE AES! 11 What defiles a man. 1 Christ heals a daughter of a Benin of Canaan. 32 Four thousand fed. HEN came to Jé’sus scribes and Phar’i-sees, which were of Jé-rw’sa-lém, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples trans- gress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 22 Scribes and Pharisees reproved 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also trans- gress the commandment of God by your tradition? _4 For God commanded, say- Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or-mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, it is a gift, by whatsoever thou ; mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the com- mandment of God of none effect by your tradition. if 7 Ye hypocrites, well did E-sa’- ias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 10 § And he called the multi- tude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into | me the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. ST. MATTHEW, 15 proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulter- ies, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with ue weened hands defileth not a "21 q Then Jé’sus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Si’don. 22 And, behold, a woman of Ca’naan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, say- ing, Have mercy on me, Lord, thou, son of Da’vid; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of is’ra-el. 25 Then came she and wor- shipped him, saying, Lord, help 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the chil- dren’s bread, and to cast it to 12 Then came his disciples, | dogs. and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Phar’i-sees were offend- ed, after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jé’sus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee ever. as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very if the blind lead the blind, both | hou shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Pé’tér and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jé’sus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But hase things which 70 23 r. 29 And Jé’sus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Gal’i-lee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jé’sus’ feet; and he healed them: ST. MATTHEW, 16 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the bli to see: and they glorified the God of Is’ra-el. _ 32 Y Then Jé’sus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multi- tude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jé’sus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? _ And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and none into the coasts of Mag’- a-la. 16 CHAPTER 16 1 Pharisees require a sign. 6 The disciples warned. 21 Jesus fore- shews his death. 23 Peter reproved. 24 Christ's followers admonished to bear the cross. HE Phar’i-sees also with the Sad’du-cees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. : 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 24 Four thousand fed 3 And in the morning, /¢ will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ve hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jd’nas. And he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jé’sus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Phar’i-sees and of the Sad’du-cees. 7 d they reasoned among themselves, saying, /¢ is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jé’sus per- ceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Phdar’i-sees and of the Sad’du-cees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Phar’i-sees and of the See 13 ¢ When Jé’sus came into the coasts of C#s-a-ré’a Phi-lip’- pi, he asked his disciples, say- ing, Whomi do men say that I the Son of man am? 4 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Bap’tist: some, E-li’as; e-mi’as, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But © whom say ye that I am? and others, Jér- : . The transfiguration ST. MATTHEW, 17 16 And Si’‘mon Pé’tér answered| 27 For the Son of man shall and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jé’sus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon B4ar-jo’na: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Pé’tér, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be|th bound in heaven: and whatso- ever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his dis- ciples that they should tell no man that he was Jé’sus the Christ. 21 4 From that time forth be- gan Jésus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jé-ru’sd4-lém, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Pé@’tér took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said un- to Pé’tér, Get thee behind me, Sa/tan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24 4 Then said Jé’sus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoso- ever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man accord- ing to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. & CHAPTER 17 17 1 The transfiguration. 22 The passion es foretold. 24 Jesus pays tribute. ND after six days Jé’sus taketh Pé’tér, James, and John his brother, and bringeth em up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them MOd’ses and E-li’as talking with him. 4 Then answered Pé’tér, and said unto Jé’sus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three taber- nacles; one for thee, and one for M6’ses, and one for E-li’as. 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom aan well pleased; hear ye 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jé’sus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jé’sus only. 9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jé’sus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that E-li’as must first come? 25 ST. MATTHEW, 18 11 And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, E-li’as truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12 But I say unto you, That £-li’as is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 13 Then the disciples under- stood that he spake unto them of John the Bap’tist. 14 4 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. i 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jé’sus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jé’sus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jé’sus apart, and said, could not we cast him out? 20 And Jé’sus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, {ff ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder piace; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. 22 4 And while they abode in Gal’i-lee, Jé’sus said unto them, The Son of man shall be be- trayed into the hands of men: 23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceed- ing sorry. Jesus pays tribute 24 4 And when they were come to C&-pér’na-um, they that received tribute money came to Pé’tér, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jé’sus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Si’mon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 26 Pé’tér saith unto him, Of strangers. Jé’sus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, aud give unto them for me and thee. CHAPTER 18 18 1 Christ instructs his disciples in humil- ity. 7 Offences are to be avoided and the little ones not despised. 21. For- giving our brethren. 23 Parable of the unmerciful debtor. i T the same time came the disciples unto Jé’sus, say- ing, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ’ 2 And Jé’sus called a little hy | child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6 But whoso shail offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 26 shail offences and forgiveness 7 YWoe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, -pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always_ behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. 11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. | ; 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 15 4 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall _ hear thee, thou hast gained thy _ brother. 16 But if he will not hear thee, _ then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell if unto the church: but if he neglect to ST. MATTHEW, 18 hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, fhat if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it ‘shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 21 4 Then came Pé’tér to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jé’sus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. 23 4 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto » Which owed i ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that serv- ant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow- servants. which owed him an hundred pence: and _ he_ laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 ST. MATTHEW, 19 30 And he would not: but ‘went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I for- gave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormen- tors, till he should pay all that Was due unto 2 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts for- give not every one his brother their trespasses. 19 CHAPTER 19 2 Healing of the sick. 3 On marriage and divorce. 13 Children are brought to Jesus. 16 Keeping the command- ments. 27 Promise of reward. ND_ it came to pass, that when Jé’sus had finished these sayings, he departed from Gal’'i-lee, and came into the By of Jui-de’a beyond Jor’- 2 > And great multitudes fol- lowed him; and he healed them oe 3 4 The Phar‘i-sees also eee unto him, tempting him, saying unto him, Is it lawful fc for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, said, For this cause | do, shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more 2 Be keep the commandments. Concerning marriage and divorce twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined to- gether; let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, did Mo’ses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, M6’ses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the begin- ning it was not so. And I say unto you, Who- soever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 10 { His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made them- selves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to- receive if, let him re- ceive it. 13 § Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples re- buked them. J 14 But Jé’sus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. me ¢ And, behold. one came said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, {that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into ie of the labourers 18 He saith unto him, Which? ciate said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false wit- ness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? : 21 Jé’sus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treas- ure in heaven: and come and follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great Beers. Then said Jé’sus unto his isciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man _ shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. ‘ 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard if, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jé’sus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. _ 27 4 Then answered Pé@’tér and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jé’sus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Is’ra-el. 29 And every one that hath feor- saken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or ST. MATTHEW, 20 wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall in- herit everlasting life. 30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. CHAPTER 20 20 1 Labourers in the vineyard. 17 The passion foretold. 20 Request of Zebe- dee’s wife. 30 Two biind men re- ceive their sight. POR the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market- place, 4 And said unto them: Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here alli the day idle? 7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them ¢heir hire, begin- ning from the last unto the st. 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they 29 ST. MATTHEW, 21 likewise received every man a penny 11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, 12 Saying, These last have wrought buf one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 But ke answered one of them, and said, Friend,I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a periny? | 14 Take that thine is, and go way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen, 17 § And Jésus going up to Jé-ru’sa-lém took the twelve disciples apart in the way, an said unto them, 18 Behold, we go up to Jé-ru’- sa-lém; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn to death, 19 And shall deliver him to the Gén’tiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. 20 4 Then came to him the mother of Zéb’e-dee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, ane desiring a certain thing of 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jé’sus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup|h that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, Jesus foretells his death and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but zt shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indigna- tion against the two brethren. 25 But jé’sus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gén’tiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him he your minister; 27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his and | life a ransom for many. 29 And as they departed from Jér’i-ch6, a great multitude fol- lowed him. 30 { And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jé’sus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of Da’vid. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of Da’vid. 32 And Jé’sus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34 So Jé’sus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes re- ceived sight, and they followed 1m. 21 12 leans CHAPTER 21 1 Christ enters Jerusalem. ing of thetemple. 17 Fig tree cursed, — 28 Christ rebukes the priests and elders by the parable of the wicked husbandmen. 30 Jesus enters Jerusalem ST. MATTHEW, 21 (Ae when they drew nigh | lame came to him in the temple; unto Jé-ru’sd-lem, and Were come to Béth’pha-gé, unto the mount of Ol’ives, then sent Jé&’sus two disciples, 3 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring fhem unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. | 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5S Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and Gid as Jé’sus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, H6-san’na to the son of Da’vid: Blessed is he _ that cometh in the name of the Lord; H6-san/na in the highest. 10,And when he was come into Jé-ru’sa-lém, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11 And the multitude said, This is Jé’sus the prophet of Naz’/a-réth of Gal/i-lee. | 12 ¥ And Jé’sus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have madeiit a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the and he healed them. 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the chil- dren crying in the temple, and saying, Hé-san’na to the son of Da’vid; pleased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jé’sus saith unto them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 17 ¢ And he left them, and went out of the city into Béth’a-ny; and he lodged there. 18 Now in the morning as he re- turned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came io it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee hence- forward for ever. And pres- ently the fig tree withered away. _20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jé’sus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this moun- tain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. _23 4 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 24 And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, Tin like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? they were sore dis- 31 ST. MATTHEW, 22 And they reasoned with them- selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe 26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jé’sus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by. Whee authority I do aCe 8 I But. “what. think ye? A ppt man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. j 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he re- pened. and went. 30 And he came to the spelen and said likewise. answered and said, I go, sir: on went not. ( i 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jé’sus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots be- lieved and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not after- ward, that ye might believe him. 33 9 Hear another parable: There was a certain house- holder, which planted a vine- yard, and hedged it Paid: about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: : 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it 35 And She husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned an- other. 32, Parable of the wicked husbandmen 36 Again, he sent other serv-_ ants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. i 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us” seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and | cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40 When the lord therefore of. the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husband- men, which shall render him the — fruits in their seasons. | 42 Jé’sus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scrip-— tures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is be-— come the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and itis — marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Phar’i-sees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. : 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. 1 CHAPTER 22 228 1 The king’s marriage feast. 15 Trib- ute to Cesar. 23 Concerning the resurrection. 34 The first and great commandment. ND Jésus answered and spake unto them again by ‘ parables, and said, Parable of the king’s marriage feast 2 The kingdom of heaven is “tke unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. : ; 5S But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his ee another to his merchan- ise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but: they which were bidden were not worthy. . i 9 Go ye therefore into the high- Ways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 1 q ‘And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding (eet And he was speech- ess. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there .shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen. T-3 ST. MATTHEW, 22 15 9 Then went the Phar‘i- sees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Hé-rd’- di-ans, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. 17 Teli _us_ therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give ae unto Cz’sar, or not? 18 But Jé’sus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ve hypocrites? 19 Shew me the tribute money. eae ietey brought unto him a P30 0 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and super- scription? 21 They say unto him, Cz’sar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cz’sar the things which are Cz’sar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. 22 When tney had heard these. words, they marvelled, and left ,» and went their way. 23 4 The same day came to him the Sad’du-cees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked nim, 24 Saying, Master, MO’ses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ‘ 25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.. 27 And last of all the woman died also. ; 28 Therefore in the resurrec- tion whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had er. 29 Jé’sus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not 33 ST. MATTHEW, 23 knowing the scriptures, nor the power of Go 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. | 31 But as touching the resur- rection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of A’bra- ham, and the God of i’saac, and the God of Ja’cob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. ; 33 And. when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. ee 34 | But when the Phar’i-sees had heard that he had put the Sad’du-cees to silence, they were gathered together. . 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, : 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jé’sus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. : 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neigh- bour as thyself. 40 On these two command- ments hang all the law and the prophets. 41 ¥ While the Phar‘i-sees were gathered together, Jé’sus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth Da’vid in spirit call Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit_ thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? ; 45 If Da’vid then call him Lord, how is he his son? a4 Warning against ecample of Pharisees 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forthask him any more questions. — CHAPTER 23 23 1 Admonition to follow good doctrine, not evil examples of the scribes and Pharisees. 13 Denunciation of eight woes. tion of Jerusalem. HEN spake Jé’sus to the multitude, and to his dis- © ciples, | é 2 Saying, The scribes and the Phar’i-sees sit in M6’ses’ seat: 34 Christ foretells the destruc- — . i . ’ » ‘ | 3 All therefore whatsoever they | bid you observe, that observe and © do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and donot. © 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. ” 5 But all their works ‘they do for to be seen of men: make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, they 7 And greetings in the markets, © and to be called of men, Rab’bi, — Rab’bi. 8 But be not ye called Rab’bi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even The son of | Christ 11 But he that is greatest | 5 among you shall be your servant. ’ 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 4 But woe unto you, scribes | and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye Denunciation of Pharisees neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. k 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than your- selves. : 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shail swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or pe f altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other un- done. i 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. ST. MATTHEW, 23 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but with- in they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Phar’i-see, cleanse first that which is with- in the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the proph- ets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34 4 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous A’bél unto the blood of Zach-a-ri’/as son of Bar-a- chi/as, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All 35 ST. MATTHEW, 24 these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jé-ru’sa-lém, Jé-ru’sa- lém, thou that killest the proph- ets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to- gether, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 3 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that conte in the name of the ord. 24 CHAPTER 24 1 Temple's destruction foretold. 3 Antecedent calamities. 29 Signs of Christ’s coming to judgment. 42 The wisdom of watching. ND Jésus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. ; 2 And Jé’sus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 4 And as he sat upon the mount of Ol’ives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Signs of Christ's coming 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then skail many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the king- dom shall be preached in all Ss world for a witness unto nations; and then shall the site come. 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Dan’iel the proph- et, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him under- stand :) Y 16 Then let them which be in Ju-de’a flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the house top not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shail arise false 36 Signs of Christ’s coming ST. MATTHEW, 24 Christs, and false prophets, and| 37 But as the days of Noe shall shew great signs anc wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say | d unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe if not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the car- case is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 § Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ; 31 And he _ sghall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 4 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the ay that N6’e entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. _41 Two women shall be grind- ing at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42 4 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, ‘that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his house- hold, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over ail his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; OE 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall es baat and gnashing of eeth. 37 ST. MATTHEW, 25 25 CHAPTER 25 1 Theten virgins. 14 The talents. The last judgment. r 1 Phen: shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them 4 But el wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bride- groom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 31 7 Then all those virgins arose, | ful and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.: 9 But the wise answered, say- ing, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Parables of ten virgins and talents 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reck- oneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me _ five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faith- servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. f 22 He also that had received two talents came and _ ‘said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside 10 And while they went to] them buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered ant said, ven say unto you, I know youn 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 14 4 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy ord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gather- ing where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the 38 The sheep and the goats exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give i¢ unto which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth 1 4 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32: And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hunered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stran- ger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, cr in prison, and came unto thee? é 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say 71 ST. MATTHEW, 26 unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done if unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done if unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into ever- lasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hunegred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. CHAPTER 26 | 26 1 Conspiracy against Christ. 47 Be- trayal by Judas. 57 Carried before Caiaphas. 69 Denied by Peter. ND it came to pass, when Jé’sus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his dis- ciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is fhe feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people. unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Ca’ia- phas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jé’sus by subtilty, and kill him 5 But then said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an up- roar among the people. 39 ST. MATTHEW, 26 Jesus keeps the passover 6 4 Now when Jé’sus was in| 20 Now when the even was Béth’a-ny, in the house of Si’mon the leper, : 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. s 10 When Jé’sus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. 13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. 14 4 Then one of the twelve, called Ji’das Is-car’i-ot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will de- liver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. ‘ 16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray m. 17 § Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jé’sus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that We prepare for thee to eat the passover? 18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the pass- over at thy house with my disciples. 19 And the disciples did as Jé’sus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. come, he sat down with the twelve. 21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of ae to say unto him, Lord, is it It 23 And he answered and said, — He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 25 Then Jia’das, which be- trayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 26 4 And as they were eating, Jésus took bread, and blessed if, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when — I drink it new with you in my — Father’s kingdom. 30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Ol’ives. 31 Then saith Jé’sus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, t will go before you into Gal’i- ee. 33 Pé’tér answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 40 Gethsemane. Jesus betrayed 34 Jé’sus said unto him, Ver- ily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. { 35 Pé’tér said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Like- wise also said all the disciples. 36 4 Then cometh Jé’sus with them unto a place called Géth- sém/a-né, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Pé’té and the two sons of Zéb’e-dee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the dis- ciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Pé’tér, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the fiesh is weak. ; 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his dis- ciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going: be- hold, he is at hand that doth betray me. ST. MATTHEW, 26 47 {And while he yet spake, lo, Ju’das, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whom- soever I sha!l kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jé’sus, and said, Hail, master: and kissed him. 50 And Jé’sus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jé’sus, and took him. 51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jé’sus stretched out Ais hand, and drew his. sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. 52 Then said Jé’sus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55 In that same hour said Jé’sus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teach- ing in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and ed. 57 J And they that had laid hold on Jé’sus led him away to Ca’ia-phas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ‘ 58 But Pé/tér followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. ST. MATTHEW, 27 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jé’sus, to put him to death; 60 But found none: yea, though Jesus before the council and before Pilate that were there, This fellow wee also with Jé’sus of Naz’a- réth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the many false witnesses] came, yet | man found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, 61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three ays. 62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 63 But Jé’sus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us ene thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jé’sus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further -need have we of witnesses? be- hold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 66 What think ye? They an- swered and said, He is guilty of death. J 67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him. with the palms of their hands, 68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 69 7 Now Pé’tér sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jé’sus of Gal’i- jee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them 73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Pé’tér, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech | bewrayeth thee. 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. cock crew. 75 And Pé’tér remembered the word of Jé’sus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. CHAPTER 27 1 Christi before Pilate. 34 The crucifixion. 50 The burial. 66 Sealing and guarding his sepulchre. HEN the morning was r¥ come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jé’sus to put him to death: And immediately the — 27 19 The sentence. — 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pon’ti-ts Pi’- late the governor. 3 9 Then Ji’das, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief — priests and elders, 4. Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou fo that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and de- parted, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Jesus delivered to be crucified 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto s day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which Was spoken by Jér’e-my the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Is’ra-el did value; 10 And gave them for the pot- ter’s field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 And Jé’sus_ stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jésus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. ; 13 Then said Pi’late unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to hever a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the gov- ernor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Ba-rab’bas. 17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pi’/late said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Ba-rab’bas, or Jé’sus which is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 19 4 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Ba-rab’bas, and destroy Jé’sus. 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release ST. MATTHEW, 27 unto you? They said, Ba- rab’bas. 22 Pi/late saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jé’sus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 §| When Pi’late saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, say- ing, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye fo it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 26 § Then released he Ba-rab’- bas unto them: and when he had scourged Jé’sus, he de- livered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jé’sus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. ; 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 ¢ And when they had plat- ted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the ews! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cy-ré’né, Si’‘mon by name: him they com- pelled to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Gol’g6-tha, that is to say, a place of a skull, ‘ . 34 4 They gave him vinegar ST. MATTHEW, 27 to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the proph- et, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JE’SUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the e eo 39 4 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest if in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief Priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, | 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of is’ra-el, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. ; 44 The thieves. also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now from’ the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jé’sus cried with a loud voice, saying, E’li, li, 1a’ma sa-bach’- tha-ni? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou for- saken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for E-li’as. 48 And straightway one of The crucifixion them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put if on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether E-li’as will come to save him. 50 4] Jé’sus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the sat did quake, and the rocks rent: 52 And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, d came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jé’sus, saw the earth-. — quake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jé’sus from GéAal’i-lee, ministering unto him: 56 Among which was Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’/né, and Ma’ry the mother of James and J6’sés, and the mother of Zéb’e-dee’s chil- ren. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Ar-i- ma-the’a, named Jé’seph, who also himself was Jé’sus’ dis- ciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jé’sus. Then Pi/late commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Jd’seph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Ma’ry Mag- 44, The resurrection of Jesus da-lé’né, and the other Ma’ry, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 4 Now the next day, that followed the day of the prepara- tion, the chief priests and Phar’i- sees came together unto Pi’late, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. .65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make if as sure as ye Can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. 28 CHAPTER 28 1 The resurrection. 9 Jesus appears to the women. His disciples see him. 19 Christ sends his disciples to baptize and teach all nations. EE the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né and the other Ma’ry to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keep- ers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and ST. MATTHEW, 28 there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 {And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jé’sus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jé’sus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Gali-lee, and there shall they see me. _11 § Now when they were go- ing, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His dis- ciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will per- suade him, and secure you. 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 16 { Then the eleven disciples went away into Gal’i-lee, into a mountain where Jé’sus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jé’sus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in said unto the women, Fear not| earth ye: for I know that ye seek Jésus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Gal’i-lee; arth. 19 7 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Ho’ly Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. A-men’. 45 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT 29 CHAPTER 1 1 John the Baptist as a messenger. 9 Baptism and preaching of Jesus. 16 Call of four disciples. 23 Many are healed. HE beginning of the gospel of Jé’sus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the proph- ets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall pre- pare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. “ot thd ' 4 John did baptize in the wil- derness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all the land of Ja-dz’a, and they of Jé-ru’sd-lém, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jor’dan, confessing their sins. 6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. : 8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the H6’ly Ghost. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jé’sus came from Naz’a-réth of Gal’/i-lee, and was baptized of John in Jé6r’dan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon im: 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my be- loved Son, in whom I am well pleased. i ie 12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. MARK 13 And he was there in the wil- derness forty days, tempted of Sa’tan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels minis- tered unto him. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jé’sus came into Gal’i-lee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of Ged is at hand: repent ye, and be- lieve the gospel. Now as he walked by the sea of Gal’i-lee, he saw Si’/mon and An’drew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 17 And Jé’sus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they for- sook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zéb’e-dee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zéb’e-dee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after im. 21 And they went into Ca-pér’- na-um; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. | , 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an un- clean spirit; and he cried out, 24 Saying, Let ws alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee Ant, thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jé’sus rebuked him, 46 Many sick healed saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority com- mandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 8 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Gal’i-lee. 29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Si‘mon and An’drew, with James and John. 30 But Si’‘mon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suf- fered not the devils to speak, be- cause they knew him. 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 36 And Si’mon and they that were with him followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for there- fore came I forth. 39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Gal’i- lee, and cast out devils. 40 And there came a leper to ST. MARK, 2 him, beseeching him, and kneel- ing down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jé’sus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which M6’ses com- manded, for a testimony unto them. 45 But he went out, and began to publish if much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jé’sus could no more openly enter into the city, but was with- out in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. CHAPTER 2 30 1 The paisied healed. 14 Matthew called. 15 Pharisees rebuked. 23 Pug ears of corn on the sabbath ay. ND again he entered into Ca-pér’na-um after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken if up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When Jé’sus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the 47 ST. MARK, 2 palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven ee. 6 But there were certain of the The palsied healed. Pharisees rebuked came not to call the righteous, but sinners torepentance. __ 8 d the disciples of John scribes sitting there, and reason-| and of the Phar’i-sees used to ing in their hearts. fast: and they come and say 7 Why doth this man thus] unto him, Why do the disciples of speak blasphemies? who can for- give sins but God only? d immediately when Jé’- sus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within them- selves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? ‘ 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) | 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch Ree they were all amazed, and glori- fied God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 3 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multi- tude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Lé’vi the son of Al-phe’us sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 15 And it came to pass, that, as Jé’sus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jé’sus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him 16 And when the scribes and Phar’i-sees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with pub- licans and sinners? 17 When Jé’sus heard if, he saith unto them, ees that are whole have no need of the phy- Sician but they that are sick: I John and of the Phar’i-sees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jé’sus said unto them, Can the children of the bride- chamber fast, while the bride- groom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No man also seweth a piece of new ciocth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. 23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his dis- ciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. . 24 And the Phar’i-sees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what Da’vid did, when he had need, and was an hunegred, he, and they that were with him 26 How he went into. the house of God in the days of A-bi’a-thar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: : 28 Therefore the Son of man is Hest also of the sabbath. 31 Withered hand healed CHAPTER 3 1 Healing the withered hand. 11 Un- clean spirits rebuked. 13 The twelve apostles chosen. 28 Penalty of blas- phemy. ND he entered again into the synagogue; and there was ; ae there which had a withered and. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, orto doevil? tosave life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved forthe hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. |d And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Phar’i-sees went forth, and_ straightway took counsel with the Hé-ro’di-ans against him, how they might destroyhim. | 7 But Jésus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Gal’i-lee followed him, and from Ji-dz’a, 8 And from Jé-ru’sa-lém, and from f-du-me’a, and from be- yond Joér’dan; and they about Tyre and Si’don, a great mul- titude, when they had heard what great.things he did, came unto im. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on im because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many: insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. t 11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. T-4 ST. MARK, 3 12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. 13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 And Si’‘mon he surnamed Pé’tér; 17 And James the son of Zéb’e- dee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Bo-a-nér’gés, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And An’drew, and Phil’ip, and Bar-thol’o-mew, and Mat’- thew, and Thom/as, and James the son of Al-phe’us, and Thad- dz’us, and Si’mon the Ca’naan- ite, 19 And Jia’das Is-car’i-ot, which also betrayed hi and they went into an house. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 22 ¢ And the scribes which came down from Jé-ru’sa-lém said, He hath Bé-él’ze-btb, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Sa’tan cast out Sa’tan? “es 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom can- not stand. Be 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. y 26 And if Sa’tan rise up against himself, and be divided, he can- not stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil 49 ST. MARK, 4 his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blas- pheme: 29 But he ae shall ean against the H6/ly Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 4 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, Parable of the sower earth: and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was wp, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. d some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. d other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some y, and some Faint and some an hundred. d he said unto them, He. ner hath ears to hear, let him standing without, sent unto him, | hear calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, say- ing, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. 32 CHAPTER 4 1 The sower and the seed. 14 The parable explained. 30 The mustard seed. 35 The tempest stilled. ANZ he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much 10. ‘And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in par- ables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not under- stand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, -| Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all ables? 14 i The sower soweth the word 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Sa’tan cometh immedi- ately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in them- selves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when afflic- tion or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. par- 50 Parable of mustard seed. Tempest stilled 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty- fold, some sixty, and some an hundred. 21 § And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candle- stick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 4 And he said unto them, Toke heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 26 § And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth nothow. | 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth,' immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 § And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 Jt is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in 51 ST. MARK, 5 the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: 32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shoot- eth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. 33 And with many such par- ables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pil- low: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceeding- ly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? CHAPTER 5 33 1 Evil spirits enter into the swine. 25 Christ heals the bloody issue. 35 Raising of Jairus’ daughter. ND they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gad-a-rénes’. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met ST. MARK, 5 him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no as could bind him, no, not with chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5 And always,.night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Jé’sus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jé’sus, thou_ Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. ; 9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for ‘we are many. ; 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. ; 11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. : 12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. : 13 And forthwith Jé’sus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two Eeceeand ) and were choked in 14 Band they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went ae fe see what it was that was 18 Said they come to Jé’sus, and see that was possessed with the devil, and had the 52 Uncelean spirits enter swine legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they’ were afraid! 16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and at concerning the swine. And they began to pray him - depart out of their coasts. 18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been pos- sessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 19 Howbeit Jé’sus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compas- sion on thee. 20 And he departed, and began to publish in Dé-cap’o-lis how great things Jé’sus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 21 And when Jé’sus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Ja-i’rus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: J pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 24 And Jé’sus went with him; and much people foliowed him, and thronged him. 25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jé’- sus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touchi but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the foun- tain of her blood was dried up3 ee The ruler’s daughter raised and she felt in Aer body that she was healed of that plague. _ And Jé’sus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? ; 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down atlas him, and told him all the 34 And he said unto her, | hi Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any er? 36 As soon as Jé’sus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Pé’tér, and pane and John the brother of ames. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 4 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Tali-tha cti’mi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. ST. MARK, 6 42 And straightway the dam- sel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 43 And he charged them strait- ly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. CHAPTER 6 34. 1 Christ’s home reception. 7 The apos- tles instructed. 27 John the Baptist beheaded. 34 Miracle of the five loaves and two fishes. 48 Christ walks on the sea. 53 Many are healed. AX D he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow m. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hear- ing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Ma’ry, the brother of James, and J6’sés, and of Ju’da, and Si’‘mon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 But Jé’sus said unto them, A prophet is not without hon- our, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teach- Ing. 7 9 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 8 d commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: §3 ST. MARK, 6 9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye de- part from that place. 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testi- mony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sdd’om and Go- mor’rha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil any) that were sick, and healed z 14 And king Hér’od heard of him; ‘(for his name was.spread abroad: ) and he said, That John the Bap’tist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him, 15 Others said, That £-li’as. is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Heér’od heard thereof, he said, Itis John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the ead. 17 For Her’od himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Hé-ro’di-as’ sake, his brother Phil’ip’s wife: for he had mar- ried her. ‘ 18 For John had said unto Heér’od, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. 19 Therefore Hé-r6’di-as had a quarrel against him, and would nae killed him; but she could ike For Heér’od feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 21 And when a convenient day it) as John the Baptist beheaded was come, that Hér’od on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Gal’i-lee; 22 And when the daughter of the said Hé-ré/di-as came in, and danced, and pleased Hér’od and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I mu give if thee. 3 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give i¢ thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24 And she went forth, and are unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Bap’tist. 25 And she came in straight- way with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of Joéhn the Bap’tist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject And others said, That it | her 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and com- manded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the dam- ~ sel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jé’sus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. ; 33 And the people saw them 54 Five thousand fed | departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto 34 And Jé’sus, eS “he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: 36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred penny- worth of bread, and give them to eat: 38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go an see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; vided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. 45 And straightway he con- strained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Béth-sa’i-da, while he sent away the people. 72 d| miracle of the loaves: ST. MARK, 7 46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a moun- tain to pray. d when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was con- trary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they sup- posed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immedi- ately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: itis I; be not afraid. _51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond DOES and wondered. 52 For they considered not the for their heart was hardened. 53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gén-nés’a-rét, and drew to the shore. 54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he and the two fishes di-| was 56 And whithersoever he en- tered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. CHAPTER 7 35 1 Denunciation of Pharisees. 14 What defiles the man. 24 The Syropheni- cian woman. 31 Christ heals others. HEN came together unto him the Phar’i-sees, and ST. MARK, 7 Denunciation of the Pharisees 14 § And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing from with- out a man, that entering into can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. _17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concern- ing the parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding al- Then the Phar’i-sees and!so? Do ye not perceive, that scribes asked him, Why walk not | whatsoever thing from without thy disciples according to the/|entereth into the man, if cannot tradition of the elders, but eat/| defile him; bread with unwashen hands? 19 Because it entereth not into 6 He answered and said unto | his heart, but into the belly, and them, Well hath f-sa’ias proph- | goeth out into the draught, purg- esied of you hypocrites, as it is|ingall meats? _ written, This people honoureth; 20 And he said, That which me with fheir lips, but their heart | cometh out of the man, that de- is far from me. fileth the man. ‘7 Howbeit in vain do they wor-} 21 For from within, out of the ship me, teaching for doctrines| heart of men, proceed evil the commandments of men. thoughts, adulteries, fornica- 8 For laying aside the com-| tions, murders, mandment of God, ye hold the} 22 Thefts, covetousness, wick- tradition of men, as the washing | edness, deceit, lasciviousness, an of pots and cups: and many/|evil eye, blasphemy, pride, fool- other such like things ye do. ishness: 9 And he said unto them, Full| 23 All these evil things come well ye reject the command-| from within, and defile the man. ment of God, that ye may keep} 24 4 And from thence he arose, your own tradition. | and went into the borders of 10 For Md’ses_ said, Honour | Tyre and Si’don, and entered into thy father and thy mother;|an house, and would have no and, Whoso curseth father or| man know it: but he could not mother, let him die the death: be hid. 11 But ye say, If a man shall} 25 Fora certain woman, whose say to his father or mother, /t is | young daughter had an unclean Cér’ban, that is to say, a gift, by| spirit, heard of him, and came whatsoever thou mightest be | and fell at his feet: profited by me; he shall be free.| 26 The woman was a Greek, a 12 And ye suffer him no more to | S¥-r6-phé-ni’cian by nation; and do ought for his father or his| she besought him that he would mother; cast forth the devil out of her 13 Making the word of God of | daughter. none effect through your tradi-| 27 But Jé’sus said unto her, tion, which ye have delivered:| Let the children first be filled: and many such like things do ve. ' for it is not meet to take the chil- 56 D certain of the scribes, which came from Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with de- filed, that is to say, with un- washen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Phar’i-sees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. d when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen ves- sels, and of tables. a RA Four thousand fed /\dren’s bread, and to cast if unto the dogs. 28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 31 {And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Si’don, he came unto the sea of Gal’i-lee, through the midst of the coasts of Dé-cap’o-lis. f - 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an _ impediment in his speech; and _ they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Eph’pha-tha, that is, Be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his _ tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they pub- lished it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the fee to hear, and the dumb to speak. | 36 CHAPTER 8 1 Four thousand fed. 10 Pharisees seek a sign. 22 The blind restored 4 to sight. 27 Christ foretells his passion. N those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jé’sus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, , 2 I have compassion on the multitude. because they have ST. MARK, 8 now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: _3 And if I send them away fast- ing to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many leaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them be- fore the people. - 7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also be- fore them. 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 10 4 And straightway he en- tered into a ship with his dis- ciples, and came into the parts of Dal-ma-nit’ tha. 11 And the Phar’i-sees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. Chat 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and enter- ing into the ship again departed to the other side. 14 ¢ Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. - 15 And he charged them, say- ing, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Phar’i-sees, and of the leaven of Hér’od Sv ST. MARK, 9 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If is be- cause we have no bread. 17 And when Jé’sus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 When brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many bas- kets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not under- stand? ; And he cometh to Béth- sa/i-da; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, eng said, I see men as trees, w. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent hin away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 27 ¥ And Jé’sus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cés-a-ré’A Phi-lip’pi: and by the way he asked his dis- ciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Bap’tist: but some say, E-li’as; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, 58 Jesus foretells his death But whom say ye that I am? And Pé’tér answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be eet and after three days rise 732 2 And he spake that saying openly. And Pé’tér took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his dis- ciples, he rebuked Pé’tér, saying, Get thee behind me, SAé’tan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34 4 And when he had calied the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take By his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoso- ever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? ~ 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? : 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. CHAPTER 9 37 2 The transfiguration. 11 Instruction concerning Elias. 30 Christ foretells his death. ND he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the The transfiguration kingdom of God come with power. i 2 4 And after six days Jé’sus taketh with him Pé’tér, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4 And there appeared unto them E£-li’as with M6’ses: and they were talking with Jé’sus. 5 And_ Pé’tér_ answered and said to Jé’sus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for M6’ses, and one for E-li’as. 6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jé’sus only with themselves. 9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. 11 4 And they asked him, say- ing, Why say the scribes that E-li’/as must first come? 12 And he answered and told them, E-li’as verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13 But I say unto you, That E-li’as is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of ‘ST. MARK, 9 14 4 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multi- tude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and run- ning to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. 19 He answereth him, and saith, faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him: and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Ofachild. _ 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 Jé’sus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25 When Jé’sus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. __. 26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of 59 ST. MARK, 10 him: and he was as one dead; ee that many said, He is ead 27 But Jé’sus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast out? 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by Boe a by prayer and fasting. 30 4 And they departed thence, and passed through Gal’i-lee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33,4 And he came to Ca-pér’- na-um: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among your- selves by the way? 34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had dis- puted among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. 36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 38 J And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he fol- loweth notus. Fey 39 But Jé’sus said, Forbid him Jesus teaches the disciples humility not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that be- lieve in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: ; 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God ‘with one eye, than hav- He two eyes to be cast into hell 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, where- with will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. CHAPTER 10 38 2 Christ speaks of divorce. 13 Blesses little children. 17 How to obtain eternal life. 35 Request of Zebedee’s sons. 46 Restores Bartimeus’ sight. ND he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts 60 Concerning divorce and riches of Ji-de’a by the farther side of Jér’dan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 4, And the Phar’i-sees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. E 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did M6d’ses command you? — 4 And they said, Md’ses suf- fered to write a bill of divorce- ment, and to put her away. 5S And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, For the hard- ness of your heart he wrote you this precept. cea: 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. .9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Aires 10 And in the house his dis- ciples asked him again of the same matter. ; 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, com- mitteth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she com- mitteth adultery. 13 ¢ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jé’sus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little chil- dren to come unto me, and for- bid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. ; 16 And he took them up in ST. MARK, 10 his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 {| And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 1 d Jé’sus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou cay the com- mandments, Do ‘not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. | 21 Then Jé’sus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that say- ing, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 23 § And Jé’sus. looked round about, and saith unto his dis- ciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were as- tonished at his words. But Jé’sus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. j 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, o then can be saved? ; 27 And Jé’sus looking upon them saith, With men if is im- possible, but not with God: for with God: all things are possible. 61 ST. MARK, 10 28 | Then Pé’tér began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jé’sus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sis- ters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; aug in the world to come eternal e. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. 32 {And they were in the way going up to Jé-ru’sa-lem; and Jé’sus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And: he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jé-ru’sa-lém; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall con- demn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gén’tiles: 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall | b rise again. 35 4 And James and John, the sons of Zéb’e-dee, come unto » Saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do/h foryou? ( 37 They said unto him, Grant} o unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, i in thy glory. 38 But Jésus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink os the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? Request of Zebedee’s sons 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jé’sus said unto them, Ye etal indeed drink of the cup that I of; and with the baptism ne I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; butit shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much dis- pleased with James and John. 42 But Jé’sus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are ac- counted to rule over the Gén’- tiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: 44 And whosoever of you will hep the chiefest, shall be servant of all 45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 46 § And they came to Jér’i- cho: and as he went out of Jér’i-ch6 with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bar-ti-me’us, the son of Ti- mz’us, sat by the highway side egging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth, he began to cry out, and say, Jé’- sus, thou son of Da’vid, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he ah guld hold his peace: but e cried the more a great deal, d hout son of Da’vid, have mercy °49 are Jé’sus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, say- ing unto him, Be of good com- fort, rise; he ‘calleth thee 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jé’sus. 62 Jesus enters Jerusalem 51 And Jé’sus_answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jé’sus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and fol- lowed Jé’sus in the way. 39 CHAPTER 11 1 Christ enters Jerusalem. 15 Cleans ing of the temple. 20 An exhortation to faith. ND_ when they came nigh to Jé-ru’sa-lém, unto Béth’- pha-gé and Béth’a-ny, at the mount of Ol’ives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him ther. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two Ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jé’sus had commanded: and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jé’sus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their gar- ments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Ho-san’na; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: : 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father Da’vid, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hdé- san/na in the highest. ST. MARK, 11 11 And _Jé’sus entered into Jé-ru’sa-lém, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Béth’a-ny with the twelve. 12 {And on the morrow, when they were come from Beéth’a-ny, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might fi any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not vet. 14 And Jé’sus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 15 § And they come to Jé-ru’- sa-leém: and Jé’sus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. 17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of ail nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves, 18 the scribes and chief priests heard if, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. 19 And when even was come, he went out of the city. 0 § And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Pé’tér calling to re- membrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. H 22 And Jé’sus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto 63 ST. MARK, 12 Parable of the vineyard this mountain, Be thou re- moved, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye pecenye them, and ye shall have 25 J And when ye stand pray- ing, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your tres- passes. 27 ¢ And they come again to Jé-ru’sa-lém: and as he was Ww g in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to Ae. hie things? 29 And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. _ 30 The baptism of Jéhn, was if from heaven, or of men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 32 But if we shall say, men; for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 33 And they answered and said unto Jé’sus, We cannot tell. And Jé’sus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do|th these things. 40 CHAPTER 12 1 Parable of the vineyard. 13 The tribute money. 28 First of all com- men dmenis: 41 The widow’s mites. Of | b they feared the people:|h ND he began to speak unto & them by parables. A cer- tain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the hus- bandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him. away shamefully handled. 5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and ki ing some. 6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husband- men, and will give the vineyard unto others. 10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the uilders rejected is become the ead of the corner: 11 This was the Lord’s doing, and itis marvellous in our eyes? 12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the Minos against em: and they left him, and went their way. 13 §/ And they send unto him certain of the Phar‘i-sees and of the Hé-rd’di-ans, to catch him in his words. The Sadducees silenced 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in Is it lawful to give tribute to Ce’sar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see if. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cz’sar’s. i ; 17 And Jé’sus answering said unto them, Render to Ce’sar the. things that are Cz’sar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at 18 ci Then come unto him the Sad’du-cees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 19 Master, MOo’ses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no. children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 20 Now there were seven breth- ren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. 22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. 23 Inthe resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. | , 24 And Jé’sus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of od: 25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; T-5 ST. MARK, 12 but are as the angels which are in heaven. 26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of M6’ses, how in the bush God spake unto him, say- ing, I am the God of A’bra-ham, and the God of i’saac, and the God of Ja’cob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye ep do greatly err. 28 ¢ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and per- ceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which 2 ae first commandment of all? And Jé’sus answered him, The first of all the command- ments is, Hear, O Is’ra-el; the Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first com- mandment. 31 And the second is _ like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment great- er than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the under- standing, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jé’sus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 ¢ And Jé’sus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of Da’vid? 36 For Da’vid himself said by 65 ST. MARK, 13 the Ho/ly Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 Da’vid therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. 38 9 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, : 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: : 40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall re- ceive greater damnation. 41 9 And Jé’sus' sat_ over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. ; 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. 41 CHAPTER 13 1 The temple to be destroyed. 9 Signs of Christ’s coming. 32 Exhortation to watch. ND as he went out of the 4 temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jé’sus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that. shall not be thrown down. And as_he sat upon the mount of Ol/ives over against The Mount of Olives prophecy the temple, Pé’tér and James and John and An’drew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5 And Jé’sus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shail not be yet. : 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the begin- nings of sorrows. 9 {But take heed to your- selves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye pre- meditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Hd6/ly Ghost. 12 Now the brother shall be- tray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against {their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 ¢ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Dan’iel the proph- et, standing where it ought not, 66 Signs of Christ’s coming (let him that readeth under- stand,) then let them that be in Ju-dz’a flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the house top not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to se- duce, if if were! possible, even the elect. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 | But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shail be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. | 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather _to- gether his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: ST. MARK, 14 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 {But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of man its asa man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave author- ity to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrow- ing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. CHAPTER 14 42 1 The rulers conspire against Christ. 10 Judas sells Jesus. 22 Institu- tion of the Lord’s supper. 34 The agony. 43 Judas bois Jesus. 66 Peter’s denial. FTER two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an up- — roar of the people. | 4 3 G And being in Béth’a-ny in the house of Si’‘mon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some that 67 ST. MARK, 14 had indignation within them- selves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 And Jé’sus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have «the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9 Verily I say unto you, Where- soever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her 10 § And Ja’das {s-car’i-ot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 2 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give a money. And he sought how he might conveniently be- tray him 12 9 ARG the first day of un- leavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. . 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and a TE there make ready for us. 16 And his disciples went forth, 68 Jesus keeps the passover and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the pass- _in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 18 And as they sat and did eat, Jé’sus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 19 And they began to be sorrow- ful, and to say unto him one by one, Js it I? and another said, Is it I? 20 And he answered and said unto them, /t is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. 22 ¢ And as they did eat, Jé’sus took bread, and blessed, and brake if, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he_ said ict them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 § And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. Jé’sus_ saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Gal’i-lee. 29 But Pé’tér said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. : : 30 And Jé’sus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this ) Gethsemane. Jesus betrayed by Judas | day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. 32 And they came to a place which was named Géth-sém’a- né: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 33 And he taketh with him Pé’tér and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful! unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. 35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, Ab’ba, Father, ail things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I a but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth ae. sleeping, and saith unto Pé’tér, Si’mon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? 38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. 40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is be- trayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise up, let’ us go; lo, he gat betrayeth me is at hand. 3 ¢ And immediately, while ae yet spake, cometh Ji’das, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords ST. MARK, 14 and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. d as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, 'and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. 46 4 And they laid their hands on kim, and took him. 47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48 And Jé’sus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? 49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye: took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. i 50 And they all forsook him, and fled. 51 And there followed him a certain young man, having 2 linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid 52 And he ‘left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 53 4 And they led Jé’sus awa to the high priest: and wit him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Pé’tér followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed him- self at the fire. 55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jé’sus to put him to death; and found none. 56 For many bare false wit- ness against him, but their wit- ness agreed not together. 57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against saying, 69 ST. MARK, 15 58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. ‘ 590 But neither so did their wit- jas agree together. 0 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jé’sus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 61 But he held “his peace, and answered azothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jé’sus said, I am: and| ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. ; j 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and_ saith, need we any f er witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blas- phemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. 66 ¢ And as Pé’tér was be- neath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest 67 And when she saw Pé@’tér warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jé’sus of Naz’a- éth. 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. And a little after, stood by said again-to Pé’tér, Surely thou art one of them i they that! J Jesus before Pilate for thou art a Gal-i-le’an, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not ee man of whom ye speak. And the second time the Ri crew. And Pé’tér called to mind the word that Jé’sus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me ice. And when he thoughi thereon, he wept. CHAPTER 15 43 1 Christ before Pilate. 15 The trial. 27 The crucifixion. 43 Burial by Joseph. ND straightway in the morn- ing the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jé’sus, and carried him ayey and delivered him to What | Pi’lat 2 Ag Pi/late asked him, Art thou the g of the Jews? And he answering said unto — him, Thou sayest it. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jé’sus yet _ answered nothing; so that Pi’/late mar- velled. 6 Now at that feast he re- leased unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. And there was one named Ba-rab’bas, which lay bound with them that had made insur- rection with him, who had com- mites murder in the insurrec- ion. 8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them, 9 But Pi/late answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the ews? 10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. The crucifixion 11 But the chief priests moved: _ the people, that he should rather release Ba-rab’bas unto them. 12 And Pilate answered _and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 13 And they cried out again, Crucify 14 Then Pilate said unto them, y, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more Papin Crucify 5 ¥ And so Pi’late, willing to erat the people, released Ba-rab’bas unto them, and de- livered Jé’sus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pre- td’ri-um; and they called to- gether the whole band. 1 d they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown_of thorns, and put it about his ead, 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 21 And they compel one Si’- mon a Cy-ré’ni-an, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Al-éx-an’dér an Ru’fus, to bear his cross. 22 And they bring him unto the place GOol’g6-tha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon aieot what every man should t 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him 72 ST. MARK, 15 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, .| THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28 And the scripture was ful- filled, which saith, And he was numbered with the trans- gressors. 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. _32 Let Christ the King of Is‘ra-el descend now from the cross, that we may see and be- lieve. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jé’sus cried with a loud voice, saying, &-16/1, E-10’1, 1a’ma _ sa- bach’tha-ni? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth f-li’as. d one ran and filled a d|spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether E-li’as will come to take him down. 37 And Jé’sus cried with a cud voice, and gave up the ghost 38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. 39 ¢ And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, “1 ST. MARK, 16 Truly this man was the Son of God od. 40 There were also women looking on_ afar off: among whom was Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né, and Ma’ry the mother of James the less and of Jd’sés, and Sa-l6’mé; ; 41 (Who also, when he was in Gal'i-lee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jé«ru’sa-lém. 42 | And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, ; { 43 Jéd’seph of Ar-i-ma-the’a, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pi’/late, and craved the body of Jé’sus. : 44 And Pi’/late marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. ; 45 And when he knew it of the aa he gave the body to 0’seph 46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrap- ped in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. : 47 And Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né and Ma’ry the mother of J6’sés beheld where he was laid. 44 CHAPTER 16 1 The resurrection. 9 Christ's appear- ance. 15 The disciples sent forth. 19 The ascension. ND when! the sabbath was past, Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né, and Ma’ry the mother of James, and Sa-16’mé, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him 2 Andi very: early in the morn- ing the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among them- ‘The resurrection of Jesus selves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5 And entering into the sepul- chre, they saw a young man sit- ting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth, which was cruci- fied: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his dis- ciples and Pé’tér that he goeth before you into Gal’i-lee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any ae for they were afraid. 9 | Now when Jé’sus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 And she went and told them that had been is him, as they mourned and wep 11 And they, er they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12 4 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told ié unto the residue: neither be- lieved they them. 14 q Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 72 The birth of John foretold 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be amned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up ser- pents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on ST. LUKE, 1 the sick, and they shall re- cover. 19 4 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and con- firming the word with signs following. A-mén’. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT CHAPTER 1 1 Preface. 5 Birth of John and Jesus foretold. 57 John ‘the Baptist born. 67 Prophecy of Zacharias. ee as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the begin- ning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understand- ing of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Thé-dph’i-lis, 4 That thou mightest know fhe certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been in- Saget at 5 q A ere Se was in the|n days of Hér’od, the king of Ji-de’a, a certain priest named Zach-a-ri’as, of the course of A-bi’a: and his wife was of the daughters of Aar’on, and her name was E-lis’a-béth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, be- cause that E-lis’a-béth was bar- ren, and they both were now well stricken in years. g And it came to pass, that 45 LUKE while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, 9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying with- out at the time of incense. 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord stand- ing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zach-a-ri’as saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zach-a-ri’as: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife E-lis’a-béth shall bear thee -a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shait have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Hd’/ly Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And many of the children of is’ra-el shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of E-li’as, to turn the hearts of the fathers 73 ST. LUKE, 1 to the children, and the dis- obedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18 And Zach-a-ri’as said unto the angel, Whereby shall know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Ga’bri-el, that stand in fet presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 21 And the ‘people waited for Zach-a-ri’as, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and re- mained speechless. 23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his min- istiation were accomplished, he departed to his own house. 24 And after those days his wife E-lis’a-béth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to as away my reproach among m 26 And in the citi month the angel Ga’bri-el was sent from God unto a city of Gal’i-lee, named Naz’a-réth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was J6’seph, of the. house of Da’vid; and the TY. 28 And the angel came in unto Ber and said, Hail, thou that t highly favoured, the Lord is oh thee: blessed art thou among women 29 And when she saw him, she Virgin’s name was Ma Birth of Jesus foretold was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Ma’/ry: for thou hast I| found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt con- ceive in thy womb, and bring forth a_son, and shalt call his name JE’SUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father Da’vid: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Ja’cob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be noend. 34 Then said Ma’ry unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The H6O’ly Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: there- fore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin £-lis’a-béth, she hath also con- ceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren... 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Ma’ry said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 39 And Ma’ry arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Ja’da; 40 And entered into the house of Zach-a-ri’/as, and saluted E-lis’a-béeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when E-lis’a-béth heard the sal- utation of Ma’ry, the babe leaped in her womb; and E-lis’a-béth gene filled with the Hd’/ly Ghost: 2 And she spake out with a iu voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 74 arth of John. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that be- lieved: for there shall be a per- formance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Ma’ry said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, _47_ And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handm for, behold, from henceforth all ' generations shall call me blessed. _done to me great things; 49 For he that is mighty hath and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is on them | that fear him from generation to | generation. 54 H Is’ra-el, in remembrance of his 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down_ the mighty from their seats, and ex- alted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. e hath holpen his servant mercy; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to A’bra-ham, and to his seed for ever. 56 And Ma’/ry abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 4 57 Now E-lis’a-béth’s full time ‘came that she should be deliv- ered; and she brought forth ason. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to cir- cumcise the child; and they called him Zach-a-ti’as, after the name of his father. | ] { Prophecy of Zacharias ST. LUKE, 1 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called J ohn. 61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. 62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. d they mar- velled all. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised aiden: | God 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Ji-d2’a. 66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. 3 67 And his father Zach-a-ri’as was filled with the H6’/ly Ghost, and prophesied, saying, _68 Blessed be the Lord God of Is’ra-el; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant Da’vid; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of ail that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to po father A’bra-ham, 4 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 5 In holiness and righteous- ness before him, all the days of our life. 76 And thou, child, shalt be 75 ST. LUKE, 2 called the prophet of the Hizh.| field, est: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of sal-| th vation unto his people by the re- mission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the day- spring from on high hath visited | I us, 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness ahd in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Is’ra-el. 46 CHAPTER 2 1 The Roman_taxation. 6 Christ ts born. 21 He is circumcised. His growth. 46 Jesus in the temple. ae it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cz’/sar Au-gtis’tus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cy-ré’ni-tis was governor of Syr’i-a.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own City. 4 And Jod’seph also went up from Gal’i-lee, out of the city of Naz’a-réth, into Jai-dx’a, unto the city of Da’vid, which is call- ed Beth’lé-hém; (because he was of the house and lineage of Da’vid:) 8 5 To be taxed with Ma’ry his Eas wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they | h were there, the days were ac- complished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the 4A0!s Birth of Jes keeping watch over their flock by night. ) 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of e Lord shone round about them: and they were sore raid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ‘ : 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of Da’vid_a Sav- iour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and aying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Béth’lé-hém, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. : 16 And they came with haste, and found Ma’ry, and Jé’seph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them con- cerning this child. : 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shep- erds. . 19 But Ma’ry kept all these things, and pondered them in her eart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. . 21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circum- cising of the child, his name was 16 | _ tiles, and the glory of thy people Simeon and Anna prophesy called J&’sUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Mdé’ses were. accomplished, they brought him to Jé-ru’- s4-lém, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As itis written in the law of the Lord, Every male that open- eth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 24 And to offer a_ sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jé-ru’sa-lém, whose name was Sim/e-on; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Is‘ra-el: and the Ho’ly Ghost was upon him. 26 And. it_was revealed unto him by the Ho/ly Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. |, 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple:, and when the parents brought in the child jJée’- sus, to do for him after the cus- tom of the law, ; x beet 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, accord- ing to thy word: 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; | 32 A light to lighten the Gen’- Is’ra-el. 33 And Jé’seph and his mother marvelled at those things whic were spoken of him. 34 And Sim’e-on blessed thems and said unto Ma’ry his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in is’ra-el; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce which departed ST. LUKE, 2 through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 36 And there was one An’‘na, a prophetess, the daughter of Pha4-ntiel, of the tribe of A’sér: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and ay. _38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jé-ru’sa-lém. 39 And when they had per- formed all things according to the law. of the Lord, they re- turned into Gdal/i-lee, to their own city Naz’a-réth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filed with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jé-ru’sd-lém every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jé-ru’- s4-lém after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they, returned, the child Jé’sus tarried behind in Jé-ry’sd-lém; and Jé’seph and his mother knew not of if. . 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. ; 45 And when they found him h| not, they turned back again to Jé-ru’sa-lém, seeking him. 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them ques- Baad) 7S and all that heard him ST. LUKE, 3 were astonished at his under- standing and answers. 2 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Naz’a-réth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these say- ings in her heart. | 52 And Jé’sus_ increased wisdom and stature, and favour with God and man, 47 CHAPTER 3 1 Preaching of John. 20 He is im- prisoned. 21 Baptism of Christ. 23 His genealogy. OW in the fifteenth year of the reign of_ Ti-bé’ri-ts Ce’sar, Pon’ti-ts Pi/late being governor of Ji-dz’a, and Hér’od being tetrarch of Gal/i-lee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of I-tu-re’/a and of the region of Trach-o-ni’tis, and Ly-sa’ni-as the tetrarch of Ab-i-lé’né, 2 An’nas and Ca‘ia-phas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zach-a-ri/as in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about J6r’dan, preach- ing the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is written in the book of the words of _f-sa’/ias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; in in John preaches and baptizes 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth! therefore! fruits worthy, of repentance, and be- gin not to say within yourselves, We have A’bra-ham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto A’bra-ham. 9 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. _ 10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11 He answereth and _ saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. | 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13 And he said unto them, Exacti no more than that which is appointed you. __ bie 14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 15 And as the people were in > expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of | whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you wil the H6’ly Ghost and with re: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 78 | Genealogy of Jesus ST. LUKE 3 TO LT _18 And many other things in} 29 Which was the son of J6é’se, his exhortation preached he unto the people. 19 But Hér’od the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Hé- ro’di-as his brother Phil’ip’s wife, and for all the evils which Hér’od had done, | 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jé’sus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Ho/ly Ghost de- scended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Jé’sus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the s0n of Jé’seph, which was the son of Hé’ll, 24 Which was the. son of Mat’-that, which was the son of Lé’vi_ which Mél’chi, which was the son of Jan’na, which was the son of Jo’seph, ‘ 25 Which was the son of Mat- ta-thi’as, which was the son of A’mos, which was the son of Wa’um, which was the son of Es/li, which was the son of Nag’ze, t 26 Which was the son of Ma’- ath, which was the son of Mat- ta-thi/as, which was the son of Sém/’e-i, which was the son of Jo’seph, which was the son of Juda, a4 27 Which was the son of Ji- an’na, which was the son of Rhé’sa, which was the son of Zoé-r6b/a-bél,. which was the son of Sa-la’thi-el, which was the son of Né’r1, 28 Which was the son of Mél’chi, which was the son of Ad’di, which was the son of Co’sam, which was the son of El-mé’dam, which was the son of Er, was the son of|J which was the son of £-li-é’zér, which was the son of Jé’rim, which was the son of Mat’that, which was the son of Lé’vi, 30 Which was the son of Sim’- e-on, which was the son of Ju’da, which was the son Jo’seph, which was the son Jo’nan, which was the son E-li’a-kim, 31 Which was the son Mé‘le-a, which was the son Mé’nan, which was the son Mat’ta-tha, which was the son of Na’than, which was the son of Da’vid, 32 Which was the son of Jés’se, which was the son of O’bed, which was the son of Bo’6z, which was the son of Sal’mon, which was the son of Na-as’son, _33 Which was the son of A-min’a-dab which was the son of A’ram, which was the son of Es’rom, which was the son of Pha’rés, which was the son of u’da, 34 Which was the son of Ja’= | cob, which was the son of I’saac, which was the son of A’bra-ham, which was the son of Tha’ra, which was the son of Na’chér, 35 Which was the son of Sa’- ruch, which was the son o Ra’gau, which was the son of Pha’lec, which was the son of aa which was the son of ala, 36 Which was fhe son of Ca-i’nan, which was the son of Ar-phax’ad, which was the son of Sém, which was the son of No’e, which was the son of La’mech, M 37 Which was the son of Ma- thu’sa-la, which was the son of E/noch, which was the son of Ja’red, which was the son of Ma-lé’le-el, which was the son of Ca-i/nan, 38 Which was fhe son of E’nos, which was the son of Séth, which was the son of 79 ST. LUKE, 4 Ad’am, which was the son of God. 48 CHAPTER 4 1 Christ’s temptation. 14 His ministry begun. 33 Working of miracles. 43 Preaching in other cities. ND Jé’sus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jér’dan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in! those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hun- red. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, com- mand this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jeé’sus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ’ 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt wor- ship me, all shall be thine. 8 And Jé’sus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Sa’tan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he brought him to Jé- ru’sa-lém, and set him on a ponacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from ences): ai, 10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, us keep thee: 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against | a stone. 12 And Jé’sus answering said 80 The temptation. Christ’s ministry begun 4 unto him, It is said, i shalt not tempt the Lord 13 And when the dea “had | ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. 14 ¢ And Jé’sus returned in the power of the Spirit into Gal/i-lee:} and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. _ 15 And he taught in their spas aie’ being glorified of 6 § And he came to Naz’a- réth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet — fi-sa’/ias. And when he had opened the book, he found the | place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the cap-_ tives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them , ae are bruised, year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and | he gave it again to the minister, | and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the syna- gogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say, unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is ie this J6’seph’s son? 3 And he said unto them, Ye wil surely say unto me this . proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done mare dadbircih ft do also here | i n thy cow To preach the acceptable 24 And he oad Verily I say Works of healing unto you, No prophet is accept- ed in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a_ truth, /many widows were in Is’ra-el ‘in the days of E-li’as, when the heaven. was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the and; 26 But unto none of them was B-li’as Sent, save unto Sa-rép’ta, a city of Si’d6n, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Is’ra-el in the time of El-i-sé’us the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Na’a-man the Syr’i-an. 28 And all they in the syna- gogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the. brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way, 31 And came down to Ca-pér’- na-tum, a city of Gal’i-lee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 33 ¢ And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and | cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone; what | have we to do with thee, thou Jé’sus of NAz’a-réth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of od. 35 And Jé’sus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, | and they come out. T-6 ‘to hear the word of ST. LUKE, 5 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the coun- try round about. 38 4 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Si’- mon’s house. And Si’mon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 40 § Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. 43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. i 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Gal’i-lee. CHAPTEP 5 49 1 Teaching from the ship. 4 Draught of fishes and other miracles. 16 Prays in the wilderness. 27 Matthew called. ND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him f God, he stood by the lake of Gén-nés’a- réet, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. . 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Si’mon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. 81 ST. LUKE, 5 And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speak- ine: he said unto Si’mon, Launch out into the deep, let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Si‘mon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto Seal partners, which were in other ship, that they ahiould come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. _ 8 When Si’‘mon Pé’tér saw it, he fell down at Jé’sus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zéb’e-dee, which were partners with Si’- mon. And Jé’sus said unto Simon, Fear not; from hence-|e forth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they for- sook all, and followed him. 2) < And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jé’sus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean 13 And he at forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: bethouclean. And immediately the leprosy departed from thim. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thy- self to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as MO6’ses commanded, for a testi- mony unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: 82 i Draught of fishes and other miracles and great multitudes came to- gether to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. | 16 4 And he withdrew himself and | into the wilderness, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Phar’i-sees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Gal/i-lee, and Ji-dz’a, and Jé-ru’sa-lém: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them 18 ci And, behold, men brought in a bedi a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the house top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jé’sus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Phar’i-sees began to reason, SH Who is this which speak- blasphemies? Who can for- oe sins, put God alone? 22 But when _Jé’sus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive ined (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. ; 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. The Pharisees reproved 27 § And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Lé’vi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. ; 29 And Lé’vi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. % 30 But their scribes and Phar’- i-sees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? i 31 And Jé’sus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to re- pentance. 33 § And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of J6éhn fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Phar’i-sees; but thine eat an drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.. 36 § And he_ spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles: and both are preserved. t 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth d| which ST. LUKE, 6 new: for he saith, The old is better. CHAPTER 6 50 1 Pharisees reproved. 13 The apostles called. 20 Christ preaches to his Eeaples. 27 On love and good works. AND. it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and id eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Phar’i- sees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? _ 3 And Jé’sus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what Da’vid did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Phar’i- sees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusa- pon Ri Ae him. But he knew their thoughts, hed said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Jé’sus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy if? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. 83 ST. LUKE, 6 And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jé’sus. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and conte all night in prayer to 3 q And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he. chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Si’‘mon, (whom he also named Pé’tér,) and An’drew his brother, James and John, Phil’ip and Bar-thol’o-mew, 15 Mat’thew and Thom/as, James the son of Al-phe’us, and Si‘mon called Zé-l6’tés, 16 And Ji’das the brother of James, and Jui’das_ {Is-car’i-ot, which also was the traitor. 17 ¢ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Ji-de’a and Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Si’d6on, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 20 § And he lifted up his eyes on is disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are yve that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and Apostles chosen and instructed leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shali hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 § But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thu coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For if ye love them which love you, what th have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; ‘and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the High- est: for he is kind unto the unthankful and fo the evil. | 36 Be ye therefore merciful, AB your Father also is merci- ul. 84 A centurion’s servant healed 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men_ give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the. blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? ’ 40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. 41 And why; beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’seye. | 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by | thi his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his _ heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 ¢ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? ; 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth_ my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: ST. LUKE, 7 48 He is like a man which uilt an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehement- ly upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. CHAPTER 7 51 1 The centurion’s servant healed. 11 Widow’s son at Nain raised from the dead. 19 John’s messengers. 36 The sinning woman's faith. OW when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered. into Ca-pér’na-tm. 2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Jé’sus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jé’sus, they besought him in- stantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do Si 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then Jé’sus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to an- other, Come, and he cometh; 85 ST. LUKE, 7 and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. a4 9 When Jé’sus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in-fs’ra-el. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found eb OER whole that had been sick. 11 { And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Na’in; arid many of his disciples went with him, and much people. \ 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. 16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. | 17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Ja- de’a, and throughout all the region round about. 18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. 19 4 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jé’sus, saying, he that should come? or look we for another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, Jéhn Bap’- tist hath sent us unto thee, say- ing, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? Art thou | G A widow’s son raised 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 3 : 22 Then Jé’sus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 23 And blessed is he, whoso- ever shall not be offended in me. 24 § And when the messen- gers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a_greater prophet. than Jéhn the Bap’tist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Phar’i-sees and lawyers rejected the counsel of rod against themselves, being not baptized of him. 31 4 And the Lord said, Where- unto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? i 32 They are like unto children Sitting in the marketplace. and Jesus in the Pharisee’s house calling one to another, and say-| forgave most. ing, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the Bap’tist came neither eating bread nor drink- ane es and ye say, He hatha evi 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a giuttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! _ 35 But wisdom is justified of all her children. 36 | And one of the Phar’i- sees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Phar’i-see’s house, and sat| down to meat. . 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jé’sus sat at meat in the Phar’i-see’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38. And stood at his feet be- hind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Phar’i-see which had bidden him saw if, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman fhis is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. f 40 And Jé’sus answering said unto him, Si’‘mon, I have some- what to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 1 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? 43 Si’mon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he 74 ST. LUKE, 8 | And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Si’mon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the pies of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: ee this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. , 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins rey sore es: 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that BPEL a sins also? 50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. CHAPTER 8 52 & Parable of the sower. 16 The candle. 22 The winds rebuked. 26 Legion of devits cast out. 37 The Gadarenes reject Christ. 49 Jairus’ daughter raised. ND it came to pass after- ward, that he went through-~ out every city and village, preach- ing and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him. 2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Ma’ry called Mag-da-lé’né, out of whom went seven devils, 3 And Jé-an’na the wife of Chi’za Hér’od’s steward, and Su-san’na, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. _ q And when much people 87 ST. LUKE, 8 wete gathered together, and Were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Gt Oe 9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable e! 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. | 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. '12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of tempta- tion fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep if, and bring forth fruit with patience. 16 ¢No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it & Parable of the sower with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth if on a candle- stick, that they which enter in may see the light. - 17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoso- ever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seem- eth to have. i 19 ¢ Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. t 20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 22 4 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. : 24 And they came to him, and awoke » Saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. . 25 And he’ said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. ; 26 § And they arrived at the country of the Gad-a-rénes’, which is over against Gal’i-lee. 27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the 8 Unclean spirits enter swine city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jé’sus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jé’sus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. 29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) : _30 And Jé’sus asked him, say- ing, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they be- sought him that he would suffer! h them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violent- ly down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jé’sus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were de- parted, sitting at the feet of Jé’sus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. 37 ¢ Then the whole multi- tude of the country of the Gad- a-rénes’ round about besought im to depart from them; for ST. LUKE, 8 they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were departed be- sought him that he might be with him: but Jé’sus sent him away, Saying, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jé’sus had done unto him. 40 And it came to pass, that, when Jé’sus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. 41 q And, behold, there came a man named Ja-i’rus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jé’sus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: 42 For he had one only daugh- ter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged im. _43 J And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, . 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jé’sus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Pé’tér and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 46 And Jé’sus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down be- fore him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and feed she was healed immedi- ately. 89 _ST. LUKE, 9 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. 49 § While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. { 50 But when Jé’sus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Pé’tér, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. 6 And her parents were aston- aed: ut he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. 53 CHAPTER 9 Y The apostles sent out. 17 Five thou- sand. fed. The transfiguration. 43 Christ foretells his passion. 46 A lesson on humility. 51 James and John reproved. HEN he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said' unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. Daughter of Jairus raised 5 And whosoever will not re- ceive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. 7 {Now Heér’od the tetrarch heed of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, be- cause that it was said of some, that Jéhn was risen from the dead; Fie) 8 And of some, that E-li’as had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Hér’od said Jobn have I beheaded: but who is this, o whom I hear such things? “And he desired to see d the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place be- longing to the city called Béth- sa/i-da. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 And when the day began to wear away, then came _ the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert piace. . 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes: except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 90 Five thousand fed. The transfiguration 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the dis- Pee to atk before the multitude. y did eat, and were all filled: ahd there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 18 4 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his dis- ciples were with him: and he ST. LUKE, 9 and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. 30 And, behold, piters talked with two men, which were Mo’ses and E-li’as: 31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jé-ru’sa- asked them, saying, Whom say | lém _the people thatIam? | é 19 They answering said, John the Bap’tist; but some _ say, E-li’‘as; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that] am? DPé’tér answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The’ Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes: and be slain, and be raised the third day. 23 ¢ And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and “follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advan- taged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26 For’ whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in Hs Father’s, and of the holy gels. 007 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 28 | And it came to pass about an eight days after these say- ings, he took Pé’tér and John 32 But Pé’tér and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Pé’tér said unto Jé’sus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles;. one for thee, and one for M6’ses, and one for £-li’as: not know- ing what he said. 34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him 36 And when the voice was past, Jé’sus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. 37 § And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Mas- ter, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 40 And I besought thy dis- ciples to cast him out; and they could not. ‘ f 41 And Jé’sus answering said, 91 ST. LUKE, 10 O faithless and perverse genera- tion, how long shail I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. _42 And as he was yet a com- ing, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jé’sus re- buked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 43 4 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jé’sus did, he said untohis disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and ‘they feared to ask him of that saying. _46 | Then there arose a reason- ing among them, which of them should be greatest. fh 47 And Jé’sus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him. 48 And said unto them, Who- soever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me re- ceiveth him that sent me: he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. 49 4 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Jé’sus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us. 51 4, And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he sted- fastly set his face to go to Jé-ru’sa-lém, 52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Sa-mar’i-tans, to make ready for 53 And they did not receive for| G A lesson on humility. Disciples reproved him, because his face was as though he would go to Jé-ru’- sa-lém. ae 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as E-li’as did? 55 But he turned, and re- buked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. ; ; : 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. 7 4 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whither- soever thou goest. | . 58 And Jé’sus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man_hath not where to lay his head. : 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jé’sus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of od. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jé’sus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. CHAPTER 10 54 1 The seventy sent out. 17 The seventy return. 25 The lawyer taught how to obtain eternal life. 30 The good Samaritan. 38 Mary and Martha. FTER these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he him- self would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, 92 Mission of the seventy The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the har- vest, that he would sent forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry scrip, nor shoes: man by the way. 5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to _ this house. 6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 And in the same house re- main, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: Oo And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. ; 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, £0 your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 Even the very dust of your city. which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: not- withstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. f 12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sdd’om, than for that city. 13 Woe unto thee, Ché-ra’zin! woe unto thee, Béth-sa‘i-da! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Si’don, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago re- pented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Si’dén at the judgment, than for you. f 1 thou, Ca-pér’na-um, neither purse, nor and salute no ST. LUKE, 10 which art exalted to heaven,. shalt be thrust down to hell. 16 He that heareth you hear- eth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 17 4 And the seventy returned. again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Sa’tan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. _20 Notwithstanding in this re- joice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. _21 In that hour Jé’sus re- joiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in sight. 22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom. the Son will reveal him. | 23 4 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 ¢ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is puritten in the law? how readest ou 93 ST. LUKE, 11 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jé’sus, And who is my neighbour? 30 And Jé’sus answering said, A certain man went down from Jé-ry’/sa-lém to Jér’i-cho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and de- parted, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when! he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise ie Lé’vite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Sa-mar’i-tan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when come again, I will repay thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jé’sus unto him, Go, and do thou like- wise. : 8 ¥ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Mar’tha received him into her house. The Lord’s prayer 39 And she had a sister called Ma’ry, which also sat at Jé’sus’ feet, and heard his word. 40 But Mar’tha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Jé’sus answered and said unto her, Mar’tha, Mar’tha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42 But one thing is needful: and Ma’ry hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. “ CHAPTER 11 55 1 The Lord’s prayer. 11 On asking and giving. 29 Sermon to the people. _ 37 Denunciation of the Pharisees. ND it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 3 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver — us from evil. : 5 And he said unto them, — Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at mid- © night, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; | 6 For a friend of mine in his — journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, 94 Asking and giving. . Beelzebub because he is his friend, yet because of -his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knock- eth it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spir’/it to them that ask 14 4 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was. gone out. the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Bé- él’ze-bub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. he,. their 17 But knowing thoughts, said unto them, Every | kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18 If Sa’tan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Bé-él’ze-bub. 19 And if I by Bé-él’ze-btb cast ‘out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come} upon you. 21 When a strong man armed ST. LUKE, 11 keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger ee he shall come upon him overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gather- eth not with me scattereth. 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth if swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. | 27 ¥ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they ‘that hear the ord of God, and keep it. 9 7 And when the people | wae gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jo’nas the prophet. 30 For as Jé’nas was a sign unto the Nin’e-vites, so shall also the Son of man be to this gen- eration. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Sol’o-mon; and, behold, a great- fer than Sol’o-mon is here. 32 The men of Nin’e-ve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn 95 eee LUKE, 12 for they Tepented at the seeking of JO’ nas; and, behold, a oe than J6’nas is here. 33 No man, when he hath lizhted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness 35 Take “heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. 37 4| And as he spake, a certain Phar’i-see besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Phar’i-see saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 9 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Phar’i-sees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you, Phar’i- sees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. neither under a|.Master, The Pharisees denounced are as graves which appear not, and the men that’ walk over them are not aware of them. 45 | Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, thus saying thou re- proachest us also. 46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. ; 47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepul- chreg. 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; | 51 From the blood of A’bél unto the blood of Zach-a-ri’as, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Phar’i-sees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. 43 Woe unto you, Phar’i-sees! |. for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greet- ings in the markets. 44 Woe unto you, scribes and Phar’i-sees, hypocrites! for ye CHAPTER 12 56. 1 A discourse to disciples on hypocrisy. 13 Warning against covetousness. 22 Against carefulness of earthly things. 33 General instruction io disciples. 96 Right values of earthly things N the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Phar’i-sees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be ‘heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house tops. 4 And say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not_one of them is forgotten before God? 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8 Also I say unte you, Who- soever shail confess me before men, him shall the Son of man aee confess before the angels of 0. But he that denieth me be- fore men shall be denied before the angels of God. 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the H6’ly Ghost it shall not be forgiven. rc 11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 12 For the Hdo/ly Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. T-7 ST. LUKE, 12 13 4 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 1 he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance We the things which he possess- “16 And he spake a parable un- to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within him- self, saying, What shall I do, because I have no rcom where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pu!l down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 22 4 And he said unto his dis- ciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 97 ST. LUKE, 12 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Sol’o-mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and al! these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Let your loins be: girded about, and your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird him- self, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the Exhortation to watchfulness goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 q Then Pé’tér said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And the Lord said, Who fee is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him er over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maid- ens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and pre- pared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few — stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 49 4 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened it be accom- plished! 98 Of repentance. 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three eae two, and two against 53 The father’ shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daugh- sa a law against her mother in 34 4 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ve see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can dis- cern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? Yea, and why even of your-, selves judge ye not what is right? 58 ¢ When thou goest with thine adversary to the magis- trate, as thou art in the way, Healing on the sabbath ST. LUKE, 13 these Gal-i-le’ans were sinners above all the Gal-i-le’ans, be- cause they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Si-l6’am fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jé-ru’sa-lém? 5 I teil you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 4 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sab- give diligence that thou mayest | bath. be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 50 I tell thee, thou ‘shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. 57 CHAPTER 13 1 On repentance. 6 The fruitless fig tree. 11 Of healing on the sabbath. 18 The kingdom of God. 24 The by gate. 31 A lament for Jerusa- em. HERE were present at that season some that told him of the Gal-i-lz2’ans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jé’sus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that 11 ¢ And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 12 And when Jé’sus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid: his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the syna- gogue answered with indigna- tion, because that Jé’sus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and inot on the sabbath day. 99 ST. LUKE, 14 Parable of the mustard seed 15 The Lord then answered|I know you not whence ye are; bim, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter fof A’bra-ham, whom Séa’tan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath ay? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 4 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Where- unto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman tcok and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jé-ru’sa-lém. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 4 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, depart from. me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall, be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see A’bra-ham, and I’saac, and a a’cob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. 31 ¥ The same day there came certain of the Phar’i-sees, say- ing unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Hér’od will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jé-ru’sa-lém. 34 O Jé-ru’sa-lém, Jé-ru’sa- lém, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children to- gether, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! 35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the_time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER 14 58 1 On sabbath observance. 7 On humii- ity. 15 Parable of the great supper. 25 Who cannot be disciples. ND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Phar’i-sees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was @ 100 Parable of the great supper certain man before him which had the dropsy. _ 3 And Jé’sus answering spake unto the lawyers and Phar’i- sees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; ; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out fon the sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer fn again to these things. 7 4 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin ‘ees shame to take the lowest m0 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 4 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou mak- est a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recom- pence be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: ST. LUKE, 14 for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 15 ¢ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one con- sent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have. bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 5 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast com- manded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the high- ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 25 ¢ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot. be my disciple. 101 ST. LUKE, 15 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intend- ing to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish if, all that behold i¢ begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to make War against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that ‘cometh against him with twenty thousand? i 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth con- ditions of peace. 33 So likewise,’ whosoever he ‘be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. | 34 Y Salt zs good: but if the salt have lost his savour, where- ‘with shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land, mor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 59 CHAPTER 15 1 The lost sheep. 8 The piece of silver. 11 The prodigal son. HEN drew near unto him ali the publicans and sin- ners for to hear him. 2 And the Ph§ar’i-sees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 9 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? ‘ 5 And when he hath found it, The lost sheep. The prodigal son he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; forI have found my sheep which was lost. _7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just per- sons, which need no repentance. 8 § Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? j 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Re- joice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sin- ner that repenteth. ; 1i § And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all to- gether, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous liv- ing. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that coun- try; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 And when he came to him- self, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 102 Parable of the unjust steward 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed hi _21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring fo the best robe, and put if on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. : 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. ‘ 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, be- cause he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated im. 29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither trans- gressed I at any time thy com- mandment: and yet thou never _gavest me a kid, that I might _ make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son Was come, which hath de- yvoured thy living with harlots. ) 75 103 ST. LUKE, 16 thou hast killed for him the fatted calf, 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. CHAPTER 16 69 1 The unjust steward. 14 Reproof of the Pharisees. 19 The rich man ‘ and Lazarus. ND he said also unto his & disciples, There was a cer- tain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou may- est be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write four- score. 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their _genera- tion wiser than the children of light. 9 And I say unto you, Make to ST. LUKE, 17 yourselves friends of the mam- mon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in ae least is unjust also in aint If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own? 13 ¥ No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Phar’i-sees also, who were covetous, heard ail these things: and they derided im. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify your- selves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and’ the prophets were until Jéhn: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and who- soever marrieth her that is put away from her husband com- mitteth adultery. 19 { There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Laz’a-ruis, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with 104. The rich man and Lazarus the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into A’bra-ham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth A’bra-ham afar off, an Laz’a-rts in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father A’bra-ham, have mercy on me, and send Laz’a-rts, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But A’bra-ham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life- time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Laz’a-ris_ evil things: but now he is com- forted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send i to my father’s house: 28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 4 29 A’bra-ham saith unto him, They have M6d’ses and the prophets; let them hear them. _30 And he said, Nay, father A’bra-ham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Mé’ses and ‘the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one _ rose from the dead. CHAPTER 17 61 1 A lesson on_faith. 11 Ten lepers healed. 20 Christ’s second coming. HEN said he unto the dis- ciples, It is impossible but Forgiveness. that offences will come: _ but woe unto him, through whom they come! : 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 { Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. t _4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. , 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 7 But which of you, having a _ servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. 10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. 11 ¢ And it came to pass, as he went to Jé-ru’sa-lém, that he passed through the midst of Sa-ma’ri-a and Gal’i-lee. | 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: ; 13 And they lifted up _ their - voices, and said, Jé’sus, Master, have mercy on us. Faith. Ten lepers cleansed ST. LUKE, 17 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew your- selves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Sa-mar’i-tan. 17 And Jé’sus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said. unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. 20 ¢ And when he was de- manded of the Phar’i-sees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 22 And he said unto the dis- ciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see if. 23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. 24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 25 But. first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. ; 26 And as it was in the days of Nd’e, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they, were given in marriage, until the day that No’e entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 105 ST. LUKE, 18 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sdd’om it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 In that day, he which shall be upon the house top, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grind- . ing together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. : 37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. 62 CHAPTER 18 3 The importunate widow. 9 Of t Pharisee and publican. 15 Of little children. 18 The danger of riches. 31 The passion foretold. 35 Blind man’s sight restored. ND he spake a parable unto them fo this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; a } 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: . ; 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of tine adversary. 4 And he would not for a The importunate widow while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man com- eth, shall he find faith on the earth? 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were right- eous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Phar’i-see, and the other a publican. 11 The Phar’i-see stood and prayed thus with himself, God; I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, say= ing, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. ’ 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his dis- vines saw it, they rebuked them. 6 But Jé’sus called them Db him, and_ said, Suffer little chiidren to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Verily I say unto you, Who- 106 The commandments. soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child | shall in no wise enter therein. 18 And a certain ruler asked | him, saying, Good Master, what | shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jé’sus said unto him Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the com- mandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 2 Now when Jé’sus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto. the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ; 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24 And when Jé’sus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they ‘that have bade enter into the kingdom of re) 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard if said, Who then can be saved? 27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 28 Then Pé’tér said, Lo, we ws left all, and followed thee 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, 30 Who shall not receive mani- fold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. ’ 31 9 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Danger of riches ST. LUKE, 19 Behold, we go up to Jé-ru’sa- lém, and all things that are written by the prophets con- cerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gén’tiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: i 33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. 34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. ' 35 ¥ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jér’i- cho, a certain blind man sat by the way oe begging: 36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth passeth by. 38 And he cried, saying, Jé’- sus, thou son of Da’vid, have mercy on me. 2 39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of Da’vid, have mercy on me. 40 And Jé’sus stood, and com- manded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shail do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And Jé’sus said unto him, Receive thy sight: faith hath saved thee. And immediately he re- ceived his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw if, gave praise unto God. CHAPTER 19 63 1 Of Zaccheus the publican. 11 Par- able of the pounds. 28 Christ enters Jerusalem. 45 Cleansing of the temple. ND Jé’sus entered and passed through Jér’i-ché. 107 ST. LUKE, 19 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zac-chz/us, which was the chief among the publi- cans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see Jé’sus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jé’sus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zac- che’us, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zac-che’us stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold : And Jé’sus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of A’bra-ham. 10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A cer- tain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called his ten serv- ants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent_a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. Zaccheus. Parable of the pounds 15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: be- cause thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. _18 And the second came, say- ing, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds,’ =) ; 19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. | 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: 21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. 22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: 23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? 24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. f 25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) 26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. 27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, ‘and slay them before me. 108 Jesus enters Jerusalem 28 § And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascend- ing up to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Béth’pha-gé and Béth’a-ny, at the mount called the mount of Ol’ives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the vil- lage over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to Jé’sus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jé’sus thereon. 36 And as_ he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Ol’/ives, the whole multitude of the disciples be- gan to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Phar’i- sees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should , the stones would immediately cry out. 41 4 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, ST. LUKE, 20 even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even With the ground, and thy chil- dren within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to ear him. CHAPTER 20 64 1 Christ avouches his authority by a question of John’s baptism. 9 Par- able of the vineyard. 19 The tribute money. 27 The resurrection. 45 Warning the disciples against the scribes. ND it came to pass, fhat on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, 2 And spake unto him, say- ing, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this author- hoid their peace, | ity? 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answerme: |. 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned with them- 109 ST. LUKE, 20 Parable of the vineyard 18 Whosoever shall fall upon selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence i¢ was. 8 And Jé’sus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 9 Then began.~he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent himawayempty. 12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. 13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that| h the inheritance may be ours. 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do untothem? 16 He shall come and deétroy these husbandmen, and shail give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 19 4 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that. they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest_ rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto C&’sar, or no? 23 But he perceived their craft- iness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? 24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, C2’sar’s. | 25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cz’sar the things which be C#’sar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. ; 26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at is answer, and held their peace. 27 4 Then came to him certain of the Sad’du-cees, which deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him, 28 Saying, Master, M6d’ses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 110 | The Sadducees silenced _31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: _and they left no children,and died. 32 Last of all the woman died so 33 Therefore in the resurrec- | tion whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. j 34 And Jé’sus answering said | unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 But they which shall be ac- counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marfiage: ' 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto _ the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 37 Now that the dead are raised, even M6’ses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of A’bra-ham, and the God of I’saac, and the God of Ja’cob. 38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. | ; 39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 4 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is Da’vid’s son? a : 42 And Da’vid himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, ; f 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. ‘ 44 Da’vid therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 § Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, : : 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the syna- gogues, and the chief rooms at feasts: ST. LUKE, 21 47 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. CHAPTER 21 65 1 The poor widow’s gift. 5 Destruction of the temple and of Jerusalem fore- told 25 Signs of Christ’s coming. 34 On waichfulness. ND! he looked up, and saw -& the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than. they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offer- ings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 5S ¢ And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, Iam Christ; and the time draw- eth near: go ye not therefore after them. 0 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. 10 Then said’ he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful 111 ST. LUKE, 21 sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. y 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. ~ 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. 17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. | 18 But there shal! not an hair of your head perish. 19 In your patience possess ye your souls. 20 And when ye shall see Jé-ru’sa-lém compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. f 21 Then let them which are in Ji-dez’a flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. , 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jé-ru’sa-lém shall be trod- den down of the Gén’tiles, until the times of the Gén’tiles be fulfilled. ; 25 ¢ And there shall be signs jn the sun, and in the moon, and Signs of Christ’s coming in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with per- plexity; the sea and the waves roaring; | 26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 And when these things be- gin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. 29 And he spake to them 4a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shal! not pass away. 34 4 And take heed to your- selves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with sur- feiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. : 37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Ol’ives. 38 And all the people camé early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. 112 Jesus keeps the passover 66 CHAPTER 22 1 Judas agreement. 19 Lord’s supper instituted. 39 The agony and arrest. 50 Malchus’ ear is _ healed. 54 Peter’s denial. OW the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. | 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. : 3 § Then entered Sa’tan into Ja’das surnamed Is-car’i-ot, be- ing of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief pricsts and captains, how he might be- tray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. 7 4 Then came} the day of un- leavened bread, when the pass- over must be killed. : 8 And he sent Pé’tér and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we pre- pare? 10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my dis- ciples? 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room _ furnished: there make ready. 13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them, T-8 ST. LUKE, 22 With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you be- fore I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of 0) e 17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide if among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you,I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 19 ¢ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 § But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 24 4 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gén’tiles exer- cise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. : 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. | 28 Ye are they which have con- paned with me in my tempta- ions. 113 ST. LUKE, 22 29 And I appoint_unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; 30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Is’ra-el. - 31 4 And the Lord said, Si’- mon, Si’mon, behold, Sa’tan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you.as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said, I tell thee, Pé’tér, the cock shall not crow Jesus betrayed and arrested 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his | Sweat was as it were great drops _ of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleep- ing for sorrow, 46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 47 4 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Ji’das, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jé’sus to kiss | this day, before that thou shalt | him thrice deny that thou knowest me. 35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. : 37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgres- sors: for the things concerning me have an end. 38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. 39 | And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Ol’/ives; and his dis- ciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 48 But Jé’sus said unto him, Ja’das, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? 49 When they which were about him saw what would fol- low, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 50 § And one of' them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. 51 And Jé’sus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. 52 Then Jé’sus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the tempie, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? | i 53. When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 54 4 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Pé’tér followed afar off. 5 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Pé’tér sat down among them. 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and 114 + Woman, I know him Peter’s denial. said, This man was also with 57 And he denied ees saying, not. 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Pé’tér said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Gal-i-le’an. 60 And Pé’tér said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Pé’tér. And Pé’- tér remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Pé’tér went out, and wept bitterly. 63 § And the men that held Jé’sus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blind- folded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? ; 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. : 66 § And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 And if I also ask you, ye will notanswer me, nor let me go. 69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that Iam. 71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. Jesus before Pilate ST. LUKE, 23 CHAPTER 23 ‘67 1 The trial of Christ. 13 Piilate’s sentence. 27 The crucifixion. Death and burial. AN D the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pi'late. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and for- bidding to give tribute to C@’sar, saying that he himself is Christ ai Kings 3 And Pilate asked him, say- ing, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4 Then said Pi’late to the chief priests and fo the people, [ find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jew’ry, beginning from Gal’i-lee to this place. 6 When Pi’late heard of Gal’i- lee, he asked whether the man were a Gal-i-le’an. 7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Hér’od’s juris- diction, he sent him to Hér’od, who himself also was at Jé-ru’- sa-lém at that time. 8 ¢ And when Hér’od saw Jé’sus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned with him in many words: but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 And Heér’od with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pi‘late. $ 12 4_And the same day Pi’late and Hér’od were made -friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13 { And Pi‘late, when he had 46 115 ST. LUKE, 23 called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Hér’od: for I sent you to Him; and, lo, poten worthy of death is ‘done u 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Ba- rab’bas: 19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) 20 Pi’late therefore, willing to release Jé’sus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried, saying, Cru- cify him, crucify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pi’/late gave sentence that it should be as they re- quired. 25 And he released! unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jé’sus to their will. 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Si’mon, a Cy-ré/ni-an, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the Cees peat he might bear if after Jé’ 27 9 ree iihere follewed him a The crucifixion great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jé’sus_ turning unto them said, Daughters of Jé-ru’- sa-lém, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Cal’va-ry, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 § Then said Jé’sus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood be- holding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offer- ing him vinegar, 37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Lat’in, and Hé’- ate THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEW 39 q And one of the male- factors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. | 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 116 | | The resurrection of Jesus 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jé’sus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jé’sus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in para- ‘dise, 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness peer all the earth until the ninth our. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 {And when Jé’sus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I com- mend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. -47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and re- turned. ; : 49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Gal/i-lee, stood afar off, beholding these things. 50 § And, behold, there was a man named JO’seph, a coun- sellor; and he was a good man, and a just: 51 (The same had not con- sented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Ar-i-m4a- the’a, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went unto Pilate, -and begged the body of Jé’sus. 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepuichre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 54 And that day was the prep- aration, and the sabbath drew on. 55 And the women also, which ST. LUKE, 24 came with him from Ga4l’i-lee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the command- ment. CHAPTER 24 1 Resurrection of Christ. to Emmaus. 68 13 The walk 36 Christ appears to the apostles. _49 Promise of the Holy Ghost. 51 The ascension. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jé’sus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: P And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? ; 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto yaG when he was yet in Gal’i- ee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepul- chre, and told all these things tae the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 It was'Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né, and Jod-an’na, and Ma’ry the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. ‘ 11 And their words seemed to 117 ST. LUKE, 24 them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12 Then arose Pé’tér, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in him- self at that which was come to pass. 13 4 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Em-ma’us, which was from Jé-ru’sa-lém about three- score furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jé’sus_ himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communica- tions are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18 And the one of them, whose name was Clé’o-pas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jé-ru’- s4-lém, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jé’sus of Wiz’a-réth, which was a proph- et mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. : 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Is’ra-el: and_ beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. 22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made wus astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision The walk to Emmaus of angels, which said that he was alive. : 24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepul- chre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. : 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to be- lieve all that the prophets have spoken: i 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to- enter into his glory? | And beginning at Md’ses ” and all the prophets, he ex- pounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning © himself. : 28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. oo 29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is’ far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. . 30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. ' 31 And their eyes were opened, him; and he that were with them, . _34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Si’/mon were done in the way, and h he was known of them in break- ing of bread. 36 § And as they thus spake, Jé’sus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 2) 118 _ The ascension. Christ the Light ST. JOHN, 1 37 But they were terrified and| 45 Then opened he their un- affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his ak and his feet. 1 And while they yet be- lieved not for joy, and won- dered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? ‘ 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. ; é 43 And he took if, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These are, the: words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Mo’ses, and in the _ prophets, and in the psalms, con- cerning me. derstanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 d that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jé-ru’- sa-lém. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 4 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jé-ru’- sa-lém, until ye be endued with pow from on high. 0 q And he led them out as ian as to Béth’a-ny, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. . 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jé-ru’sd-lém with great joy: 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. A-mén’. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN 6 | There was a man sent from God, whose name was 69 “ CHAPTER 1 1 Christ the Light. 15 John’s testi- mony. 39 Call of Andrew and | Joh others. N the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was | li God. 2 The same was in the begin- hing with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life | was the light of men. the light shineth in -darkness;! and the darkness comprehended it not. ° 76 ohn. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him inight be- eve. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 119 ST. JOHN, 1 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten oh te Father,) full of grace and 15 4 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom. I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by MOo’ses, but grace and truth came by Jé’sus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom! of the Father, he hath declared him. 19 ¢ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Lé’vites from Jé-ru’sa-lém to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and de- nied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art he saith, I’ am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, 0. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as. said the prophet E-sa’ias. i 24 And they which were sent were of the Phar’i-sees. | 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that thou FE-li’as? And|Gh John’s testimony to Jesus Christ, nor E-li’as, neither that prophet? _26 John answered them, say- ing, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Béth-ab’a-ra beyond Jér’dan, where John was baptizing. 29 { The next day John seeth Jé’sus_ coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made mani- fest to Is’ra-el, therefore am I come baptizing with water. _32 And John bare record, say- ing, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remain- ing on him, the same is he whieh baptizeth with the Ho’ly os ° 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 35 § Again the next day after John stood, disciples; and two of his 36 And looking upon Jé’sus . as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard am speak, and they followed e’sus. 38 Then Jé’sus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rab’bi, (which is to say, being inter- pe Master,) where dwellest ou? 3 120 Nathanael. 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. f 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was An’drew, Si/mon Pé’tér’s brother. 41 He first findeth his own brother Si’mon, and saith unto him, We have found the Més- si’as, which is, being inter- preted, the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Jé’sus. And when Jé’sus be- held him, he said, Thou art Si‘mon the son of J6’na: thou shalt be called Cé’phas, which is by interpretation, A stone. 3 ¥ The day following Jé’sus would go forth into Gal/i-lee, and findeth Phil’/ip, and saith unto ae Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Béth- sa’/i-da, the city of An’drew and Pé’tér 45 Philip findeth Na-than/a-el, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom MO’ses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth, the son of Jo’seph. § 46 And Na-than/’a-el said unto him, Can there any good_ thing come out of Naz’a-reth? Phil’ip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jé’sus saw Na-than/a-el coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Is’ra-el-ite indeed, in whom is no guile! | __ 48 Na-than/a-el saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jé’- sus answered and said unto him, Before that Phil’ip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 WNa-than’a-el answered and saith unto him, Rab’bi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Is’ra-el. - 50 Jé’sus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. The marriage at Cana ST. JOHN, 2 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. CHAPTER 2 70 1 The marriage in Cana. 14 The tem- ple cleansed. 19 Christ foretells his passion. 23 Many believe. ND the third day there was a marriage in Ca’na of Gal’i-lee; and the mother of Jé’sus was there: 2 And both Jé’sus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jé’sus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jésus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine ‘hour is not yet come. i 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. Q When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the serv- ants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the fore called the bridegroom, 0 And saith unto him, Every a at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jé’sus in ,Ca’na of Gal’i-lee, and manifested forth his glory; 121 ST. JOHN, 3 oo his disciples believed on i2 “q After this he went down to Ca-pér’na-tm, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they con- tinued there not many days. 13 ¢ And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jé’sus went up to Jé-ru’sa-lém, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remem- bered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up 18 7 ‘Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? — 19 Jé’sus answered and said unto' them, Destroy this temple, aad in three days I will raise it up 20 “Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his dis- ciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jé’sus had said. 23 § Now when he was in Jé-ru’sa-lém at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. ; 24 But Jé’sus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, Cleansing the temple. Nicodemus 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man, 71 CHAPTER 3 1 Nicodemus Bide od 3 On regenera- tion. 16 Love of God. 25 John’s further testimony, ‘ao was a man of the Phar’i-sees, named Nic-o- dé’mus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jé’sus by night, and said unto him, RAb’bi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. | 3 Jé’sus answered and said unto him,: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nic-o-dé’mus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jé’sus answered, Verily, ver- ily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nic-o-dé’mus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jé’sus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Is’ra-el, and knowest not these things? 11 Verily, verily, I say untal thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how 122 ST. JOHN, 4 The love of God. John’s further testimony shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 § And as Mo’ses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, |A even so must the Son of man be lifted up: : : 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rab’bi, he that was with thee beyond Jér’- dan, to whom_ thou barest witness, behold, the same bap- tizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me wit- ness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before 16 § For God so loved the | him world, that he gave his only be- gotten Son, that whosoever be- lieveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. _ 17 For God sent not his fon into the world to condeian the world; but that the world through him might be saved. | 18 § He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned al- ready, because he hath not be- lieved in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemna- tion, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth| th evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22 ¥ After these things came. Jé’sus and his disciples into the land of Ja-de’a; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 § And John also was bap- tizing in A{’non near to Sa’lim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. | _24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 4 Then there arose a_ques- tion between some_of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which stand- eth and heareth him, rejoiceth : bride- this my joy greatly because of the groom’s voice: therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal at God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 35 The Father loveth the Son, ‘and hath given all things into s hand. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not’ see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. CHAPTER 4 72 1 The Samaritan woman. _25 Christ the Messiah. 39 Many Samaritans belveve. 46 The nobleman’s son healed. HEN therefore the Lord knew how the Phar’l- sees had heard that Jé’sus made aut baptized more disciples than ST. JOHN, 4 2 (Though Jé’sus himself bap- tized not, but his disciples, 3 He left Ju-de’a, an parted again into Gal’i-lee. 4 And Fal S4-m4a’ri-a. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Sd-ma’ri-a, which is called Sjy’- char, near to the parcel of ground that Ja’cob gave to his son J6’seph. 6 Now Ja’cob’s well was there. Jé’sus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Sa-ma’ri-a to draw water: Jé’- sus saith unto her, Give me to rink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Sa-ma’ri-4 unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sd-ma’ri-a? for the Jews have no dealings with the S4-mar’i-tans. ; 10 Jé’sus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. | : 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Ja’cob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jé’sus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. : 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I e@e- he must needs go} hi Jesus at the well of Samaria thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Jé’sus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come ther. 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jé’sus said unto her, Thou hast weil said, I have no husband: 18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 19 Ree woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jé-ru’sd4-lém is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jé’sus saith unto her, Wom- an, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jé-ru’sa- lém, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we wor-- ship: for salvation is of the ews. : 23 But the hour cometh, and > now is, when the true worship- pers shall worship the Father in © spirit and in truth: for the — nee seeketh such to worship 24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship — him in spirit and in truth. 25 The woman saith unto him, — I know that Més-si’as cometh, which is called Christ: when he — is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jé’sus saith unto her, I et speak unto thee am he. 7 9 And upon this came his diciven and marvelled that he talked meh the woman: yet no man _ said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? — 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the noe a 9 Come, see a man, which > told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 124 A nobleman’s son healed 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto 31 YIn the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 Buthe said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 34 Jé’sus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 36 And he that reapeth re- ceiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reap- eth may rejoice together. ; 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 39 ¢ And many of the Sa- mar’i-tans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did 40 So when the Sda-mar’i- _ tans were come unto him, they _besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode | there two days. 41 And many more believed _ because of his own word; thy saying: this is 42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of for we have heard him ourselves, and know that indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. . 43 § Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Gal’i-lee. 44 For Jé’sus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. ST. JOHN, 5 45 Then when he was come into Gal’i-lee, the Gal-i-le’ans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jé-ru’- sa-lém at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. 46 So Jé’sus came again into Ca’na of Gal’i-lee, where he made the water wine. And there wasi a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Ca-pér’- na-tm. 47 When he heard that Jé’sus was come out of Ji-dz’a into Gal’i-lee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. 48 Then said Jé’sus unto him, Except ye see signs and won- ders, ye will not believe. 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. ‘ 50 Jé’sus saith unto ‘him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jé’sus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. ; 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. 52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend, And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jé’sus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself be- lieved, and his whole house. 54 This is again the nee miracle that Jé’sus did, when he was come out of Jui-de’a into Gal’i-lee. CHAPTER 5 1 Healing on the sabbath. cavillers reproved. 17 Jesus answers for himself. 32 John’s testimony. 36 Christ tells who he is. FTER this there was a .& feast of the Jews; and Jé’sus went up to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 Now there is at Jé-ru’sa-lém by the sheep market a pool, 73 10 The 125 ST. JOHN, 5 which is called in the Hé’brew tongue Bé-thés’da, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multi- tude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after tHe troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he a 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Jé’sus saw him lie, andi knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8 Jé’sus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 10 4 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not law- ful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. : 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed. and walk? 13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jé’sus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jé’sus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin’ no} more, lesta worse thing come unto thee. 15 The man departed, and told Healing on the sabbath the Jews that it was Jé’sus, which had made him whole. 16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jé’sus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 17 § But Jé’sus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Jé’sus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. ; 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour | the Son, even as they honour the — Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father’ which hath sent him. 24 Verily, verily, Isay unto you, | j He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 25 Verily, verily, Isay unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; _27 And hath given him author- ity to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 4 126 Five thousand fed 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. I can of mine own self do nothing: asI hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 § There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto Jéhn, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were will- ing for a season to rejoice in his ght. 36 | But I have greater wit- ness than that of Jéhn: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. 39 | Search the _ scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. __40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 41 I receive not honour from men. _ 42 ButI know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. - 43 I am come in my Father’s “name, and ye receive me not: if ST. JOHN, 6 another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? 45 Do not think that I will ac- cuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even MO’ses, in whom ye trust. 46 For had ye believed Md’ses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? CHAPTER 6 74 1 Five thousand fed. 16 Christ walks on the sea. 32 The bread of life. 66 Many disciples depart from Christ. 68 Peter’s confession. .70 Judas is a devil. feos these things Jé’sus went over the sea of Gal’i- lee, which is the sea of Ti-bé’- ri-as. 2 And a great multitude fol- lowed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jé’sus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. ; 5 ¢ When Jé’sus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great com- pany come unto him, he saith unto Phil’/ip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. ; 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, An’- drew, Si’mon Pé’tér’s brother, saith unto him, g 9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 10 And Jé’sus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was 127 ST. JOHN, 6 much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jé’sus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jé’sus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. 15 ¢ When Jé’sus therefore per- ceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. 16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, ; 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Ca-pér’na-tim. And it was now dark, and Jé’sus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jé’sus walk- ing on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I;_ be not afraid. 21 Then they willingly re- ceived him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. 22 { The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his Jesus walks on the sea disciples were entered, and that Jé’sus went not with his dis- ciples into the hoat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; 23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Ti-bé’ri-as nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 24 When the people therefore saw that Jé’sus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Ca-pér’na-um, seeking for Jé’sus. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, ab’bi, when camest thou hither? 26 Jé’sus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for’ that meat which endureth unto ever- lasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. © 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? — 29 Jé’sus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and | believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread: fromm heaven to eat. 32 Then Jé’sus said unto them, | | Verily, verily, I say unto you, MO’ses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 128 The resurrection. 34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. } 35 And Jé’sus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, an lieve not. ; 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and be- lieveth on him, may have ever- lasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 2 42 And they said, Is not this Jé’sus, the son of Jo’seph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 43 Jé’sus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among-yourselves. 44. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the proph- ets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. T-9 The bread of life be- | d ST. JOHN, 6 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 I am that bread of life. _49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not ie. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ; 53 Then Jé’sus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat! the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat in- deed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Ca-pér’na-tim. Ale 60 Many therefore of his dis- ciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard say- ing; whocanhearit? |. 61 When Jé’sus knew in him- self that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 129 ST. JOHN, 7 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? i 63 It is the spirit that quick- eneth; the flesh profiteth noth- ing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jé’sus knew from the beginning who they were that™ believed not, and who should betray him. | 65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 66 4 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jé’sus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Si’mon Pé’tér answer- ed him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70 Jé’sus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? “ 71 He spake of Ji’das Is-ciri- ot the son of Si’mon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. 75 CHAPTER 7 ‘ 1 Christ reproves his brethren. 10 The feast of tabernacles. 14 Teaches in the temple. 40 Divers opinions con- ' cerning Christ. 45 Enmity of the Pharisees. AFTER these things Jé’sus walked in Gal’i-lee: for he would not walk in Jew’ry, be- cause the Jews sought to kill im. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Ji-de’a, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. ‘ 4 For there is no man that Jesus teaches in the temple doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him. 6 Then Jé’sus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. ‘ Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. 9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still - in Gal’i-lee. 10 ¢ But when his brethren — Se ee ee er were gone up, then went he also — up unto the feast, not openly, . but as it were in secret. i 11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where ~ is he? 12 And there was much mur- — muring among the people con- cerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. 13 Howbeit no man _ spake openly of him for fear of the : Jews. 14 J Now about the midst of — the feast Jé’sus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And_the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jé’sus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. | 17 If any man will do his will, doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speake self seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 19 Did not Md’ses give you the law, and yet none of you 130 he shall know of the ~ th of hime Various opinions concerning Christ keepeth the law? about to kill me? 20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? i 21 Jé’sus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. 22 MOo’ses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Mo’ses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of M6’ses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, be- cause I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 24 Judgei not accordingl to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. . 25 Then said some of them of Jé-ru’sa-lém, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence Cus. 283 Then cried Jé’sus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 31 And many of the people be- lieved on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more Why go ye miracles than these which this | 45 J Then came the officers to the chief priests and Phar’i-sees; man hath done? 32 4 The Phar’i-sees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Phar’i- sees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. ST. JOHN, 7 33 Then said Jé’sus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gén’tiles, and teach the Gén’tiles? 36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jé’sus stood. and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the HO’ly Ghiést was not yet given; because that Jé’sus was not yet glorified.) 40 § Many of the people there- fore, when they heard this say- ing, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. : tae 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Gal’i-lee? 42 Hath not the scripture said, ~ That Christ cometh of the seed of Da’vid, and out of the town of Béth’/lé-hém, where Da’vid was? 43 So there was a division among the people because of him. 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. and they said unto them, W have ye not brought him? 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 131 ST. JOHN, 8 Phar’i-sees, ceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Phar’i-sees believed on him? 49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 50 Nic-o-dé’mus_ saith unto them, (he that came to Jé’sus by night, being one of them,) 51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? 52 They answered and _ said unto him, Art thou also of Gal’i- lee? Search, and look: for out of Gal/i-lee ariseth no prophet. 53 And every man went unto his own house. 76 CHAPTER 8 1 Theaduilterous woman. 12 The light of the world. 33 Jews answered. E’SUS went unto the mount of | Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught em. 3 And the scribes and Phar’i- sees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Mod’ses in the law com- manded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jé’sus stooped down and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued ask- ing him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. : 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own The adulterous woman. 47 Then answered them the Are ye also de-|b The light of the world conscience, went out one by one, eginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jé’sus was left alone, and the woman stand- ing in the midst 10 When Jé’ sus had lifted up himself, an saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man con- demned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jé’sus said unto her, Neith- er do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. | 12 ¥ Then spake Jé’sus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that fol- loweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The Phar’i-sees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14 Jé’sus answered and said — unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: — for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him, — Where is thy Father? Jé’sus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. } 20 These words spake Jé’ sus y in the treasury, as he taught in ~ the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. 21 Then said Jé’sus again unto © them, I go my way, and ye shall 132 Jesus argues with the Jews seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come : : 22 Then said the Jews. Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if: ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they_unto him, Who art thou? And Jé’sus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the begin- ning. 26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. 27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 28 Then said Jé’sus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that made I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always _ those things that please him. 30 As he spake these words, - many believed on him. 31 Then said Jé’sus to those _ Jews which believed on him, If ' ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, ats the truth shall make you ree 33 | They answered him, We be A’bra-ham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be free? 34 Jé’sus answered them, Ver- ily, verily, say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. ST. JOHN, 8 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37 I know that ye are A’bra- ham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, A’bra-ham is. our father. Jé’sus saith unto them, If ye were A’bra-ham’s children, ye would do the works of A’bra-ham. i 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not A’bra-ham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 42 Jé’sus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came’! of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. 'He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, be- cause there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a_ lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear HU not, because ye are not of Oo 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not 133 ST. JOHN, 9 well that thou art a Sa-mar’i-tan, and hast a devil? 49 Jé’sus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. A’bra-ham is dead, and the prophets: and thou sayest, If aman keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father A’bra-ham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jé’sus answered, If Ihonour myself, my honour is nothing: i1S Jee Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. yey Jaan 56 Your father A’bra-ham re- joiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen A’bra-ham? 58 Jé’sus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before A’bra-ham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jé’sus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. 77 CHAPTER 9 1 The light of the world. 7 Sight re- stored to a blind man. 18 Pharisees cast him out. 35 He confesses Jesus. 39 Those whom Christ enlightens. ates as Jé’gus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his Giseiples asked him, A blind man’s sight restored saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jé’sus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the worid. 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Si-l6’am, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8 q The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jé’sus made | clay, and anointed mine eyes, unto me, Go to the and wash: and said pool of Si-l6’am, and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12 Then said_they unto him, Whers is he? He said, I know m3 4 They brought to the Phar’- i sabes in that aforetime was — -_ a 14 And it was the sabbath day © when Jé’sus made the clay, and — opened his eyes. 15 Then again the Phar’i-sees ; also asked him how he had re- © ceived his sight. He said unto — He put clay upon mine — them, eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Therefore said some of the — Phar’i-sees, This man is not of © 134 Pharisees reproved for unbelief God, because. he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. ’ 18 But the Jews did not be- lieve concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had re- ceived his sight. _19 And they asked them, say- ing, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is the pe and that he was born ind: 21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. ; 22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the syna- gogue. aaah 23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask } 24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. . 25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? ST. JOHN, 16 28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are MO’ses’ disciples. 29 We know that God spake unto M6’ses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 31 Now we. know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35 Jé’sus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And Jé’sus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I be- lieve. And he worshipped him. 39 ¢ And Jé’sus. said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And some of the Phar’i- sees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him; Are we blind also? 41 Jésus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. CHAPTER 10 78 1 Christis the door. 11 The good shep- herd. 30 Unity with the Father. 31 Jews seek to stone Christ. a7 135 ST. JOHN, 10 WAR verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: _ for they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable spake Jé’sus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 7 Then said Jé’sus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 Iam the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good: shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the woif coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. | 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my _ sheep, and known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, Christ the door. am |h The good shepherd even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. ‘17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 19 ¥ There was a_ division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath 2 devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? 22 4 And it was at Jé-ru’sa- lém the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jé’sus walked in the temple in S6l’o-mon’s porch. 24 Then came the Jews round ~ about him, and said unto him, — How long dost thou make us to © doubt? If thou be the Christ, — tell us plainly. 25 Jé’sus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear wit- ness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my and. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; 136 Illness and death of Lazarus ST. JOHN, 11 ME PE aS is nh SR ae AT el RES and no man is able to pluck|a-ny, the town of Ma’ry and her them out of my Father’s hand. 30 Iand my Father are one. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jé’sus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blas- phemy; and because that thou, being aman, makest thyself God. 34 Jé’sus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphem- est; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 Butif I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, } 40 And went away again be- yond Jdr’dan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were er 42 And many believed on him there. 79 CHAPTER 11 1 Illness and death of Lazarus. 19 Faith of Mary and Martha. 43 Christ raises Lazarus. 47 Pharisees in council. 49 Prophecy of Caia- has.. 55 At the passover the Jews ay in wait for Christ. OW a certain man was sick, named Laz’a-rts, of Béth’- sister Mar’tha. 2 (It was that Ma’ry which anointed the Lord with oint- ment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Laz’a- rus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jé’sus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jé’sus loved Mar’tha, and her sister, and Laz’a-rus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Ji-de’a again. 8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jé’sus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Laz’a-ris sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. |. ; 12 Then said his disciples, por if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jé’sus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jé’sus unto them plainly, Laz’a-rus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Then said Thom/as, which is called Did’y-mts, unto his 137 ST. JOHN, 11 fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jé’sus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Béth’a-ny was nigh unto Jé-ru’sd-lém, about fifteen Cones off: . 19 And many of the Jews came to Mar’tha and Ma’ry, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Mar’tha, as soon as she heard that Jé’sus was com- ing, went and met him: but Ma’ry sat still in the house. 21 Then said Méar’tha unto Jé’sus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, ea ee thou wilt ask of » God will give it thee. 23 ‘Je é’sus saith unto her, Thy tae shall rise again. 4 Mar’tha saith unto him, I soe that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jé’sus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. 28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Ma’ry her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him 30 Now Jé’sus was not yet come into the town, but was in that placewhere Mar’tha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and com- forted her, when they saw Ma’ry, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, say- ing, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 138 The resurrection of Lazarus 32 Then when Ma’ry was come where Jé’sus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jé’sus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jé’sus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the dlind, ; have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jé’sus therefore again groan- ing in himself cometh to the grave. stone lay upon it. 30 Jésus said, Take ye away. the stone. Mar’tha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this stinketh: dead four days. 40 Jé’sus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jé’sus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou 3 hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hear- © but because of the people which stand by I est me always: It was a cave, and a time he for he hath been said it, that they may believe | that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Laz’a-rtis, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with — graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jé’sus saith unto them, Loose © him, and let him go. Mary anoints the feet of Jesus 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Ma’ry, and had seen the things which Jé’sus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Phar’i-sees, and told them what things Jé’sus had done. ; 47 4 Then gathered the chief priests and the Phar’i-sees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many mir- acles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Rd’mans shali come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Ca’ia-phas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing atall, | 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not, of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jé’sus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jé’sus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called &’phra-im, and there continued with his disciples. 55 q And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jé-ru’sa-lém_ before the pass- over, to purify themselves. 56 Then sought they for Jé’- sus, and spake among them- selves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? | 57 Now_both the chief priests and the Phar’i-sees had given a ST. JOHN, 12. commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew if, that they might take him. CHAPTER 12 80 1 Mary anoints the feet of Jesus. 12 Christ enters Jerusalem. 28 A voice from heaven. 387 Unbelief of the Jews. 44 On confession of faith. i] REE Jé’sus six days before the passover came to Béth’- a-n¥y, where Laz’a-ris was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Miéar’tha served: but Laz’a-riis was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Ma’ry a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jé’sus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. _ 4 Then saith one of, his dis- ciples, Ja’das_ Is-car’i-ot, Si’- one son, which should betray im, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 7 Then said Jé’sus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. 8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. 9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jé’sus’ sake only, but that they might see Laz’a-ris also, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 4 But the chief priests con- sulted that they might put Laz’a-ris also to death; 11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jé’sus. 12 4 On the next day much people that were come to the 139 ST. JOHN, 12 feast, when they heard that Jé’/sus was coming to Jé-ru’- sa-lém, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, H6-san’na: Blessed is the King of Is’ra-el that cometh in the name of the ord. 14 And Jé’sus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Si/6n: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jé’sus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Laz’a-rus out of his grave, and taised him from the dead, bare record. | 18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. 19 The Phar’i-sees_ therefore said among themselves, Per- ceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him 20 ci And there were certain Greeks among them, that came up to worship at the feast: 21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Béth- sa’'i-da of Gal/i-lee, and desired ‘poe saying, Sir, we would see e’ 22 Philip cometh and telleth An’/drew: and again An’drew and Philip tell Jé’sus. 23 { And Jé’sus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Jesus enters Jerusalem 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voioe from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify if again. 29 The people therefore, that stood. by, and heard it, said that it thundered: angel spake to him. 30 Jé’sus answered and said, This voice came not because of 1 me, but for your sakes. others said, An . : 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, if I be lifted up from — the earth, will draw all men un-— to me. 33 This he said, what death he should die 34 The people anaweran him, je have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is. this Son of man? 35 Th Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, Be darkness come upon you: in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Signifying en Jé’sus said unto them, | { for he that walketh | 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jé’sus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 37 § But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 That the saying of E-sa’ias the prophet might be fulfilled, 140 Washing the disciples feet which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that f&-sa’ias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should healthem. | f 41 These things said E-sa’ias, pecan he saw his glory, and spake 0) 42 4 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Phar’i-sees they did not con- fess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: | 43 For they loved the praise es met more than the praise of oO 44 9 Jésus cried and said, He that believeth on me, be- lieveth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in Garkness. 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a com- mandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his com- -mandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I spe ST. JOHN, 13 CHAPTER 13 $l 1 Washing the disciples’ feet. 18 Judas the betrayer. 381 Command- ment to love one another. 36 Peter's denial foretold. OW before the feast of the passover, when Jé’sus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the wong he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Ju’das Is-car’i-ot, Si’- mon’s son, to betray him; 3 Jé’sus_ knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded him- self. 5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 Then cometh he to Si/mon Pée’tér: and Pé’tér saith unto ate Lord, dost thou wash my eet? 7 Jé’sus answered and said unto him, What I do thou know- est not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. ; 8 Pé’tér saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my _ feet. Jé’sus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Si’‘mon Pé’tér saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jé’sus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 11 For he knew who should betray him: therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his 141 ST. JOHN, 13 garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent 17 If ye know these things, appy are ye if ye do them. 18 § I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pas ye may believe that I am e. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomso- ever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jé’sus had _ thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23 Now there was leaning on Jé’sus’ bosom one of his dis- ciples, whom Jé’sus loved. _ 24 S’mon _ Pé’tér therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25 He then lying on Jé’sus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? ua? 26 Jé’sus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when Judas indicated as the betrayer he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Ju’das Is-car’i-ot, the son of Si’mon. 27 And after the sop Sa’tan entered into hi Then said Jé’sus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 29 For some of them thought, because Ji’das had E that Jé’sus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; that to the poor. ' 30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. the bag, - Or, he should give something 31 4 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jé’sus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. 34 A i new commandment I give unto you,,That ye love one another; you, that ye also love one another as I have loved 35 By this shall all men know > that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 36 4. Si’mon_ Pé’tér said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? | Jé’sus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. f 37 Pé’tér said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I ra lay down my life for thy sake. 38 Jé’sus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow; till thou hast denied me thrice. 142 The Comforter promised to the disciples 82 CHAPTER 14 1 The disciples comforted. Holy Ghost shall teach. to ail. ET not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; 16 The 27 Peace that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. ; 5 Thom/as saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? , 6 Jé’sus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Phil’ip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. — : 9 Jé’sus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Phil’/ip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. | 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 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JOHN, 14 i3 And whatsoever, ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do 7¢. 15 {If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot re- ceive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you come fortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that Iam in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my com- mandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Ji’das saith unto him, not Is-car/i-ot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jé’sus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me _ not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which' ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. _26 But_the Comforter, which is the Hdé’/ly Ghost. whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your 143 ST. JOHN, 15 remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoices because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 83 CHAPTER 15 1 The true vine. 12 Love one another. 26 When the Holy Ghost comes. AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me _ that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 3 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If ye abide in me, and my The true vine and the branches words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glori- fied, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my command- ments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be fuil. 12>Thi That ye love one another, as I have loved you. s is my commandment, 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant know- eth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. they have persecuted me, they 144 : : Jesus comforts his disciples will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will ae yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but ek they have no cloke for their s 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be ful- filled thatis written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he _ shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 84 CHAPTER 16 1 Christ further comforts his disciples. 20 Sorrow shall be turned to gladness. _ 23 Acceptable prayer. 33 Peace. HESE things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time com- eth, that whosoever killeth you “ae ae that he doeth God serv 3 Ana these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the be ginning, because was with you. 5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? ST. JOHN, 16 6 But because I have said these _ things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. . 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but what- soever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things tocome. | 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew if unto you 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew if unto you. 16 A little while, and ye shail not see me: and again, a littie while, and ye shall see me, be- cause I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his dis- ciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jé’sus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see 145 ST. JOHN, 17 me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament. but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she re- membereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shail rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give if you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked noth- ing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in prov- erbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. ; 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto a that I will pray the Father or 27 ron the Father himself lov- eth you, because ye have pox me, and have believed that I came out from God. 28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. 31 Jé’sus answered them, Do ye now believe? 32 Behold, the hour cometh, 1 Jesus prays to the Father yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of ale gots I have overcome the wor CHAPTER 17 85 1 Christ’s prayer to be glorified. 6 Prayer for the apostles. 20 He prays for all believers. dea words spake Jé’sus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, ‘han thy Son also may glorify thee: | 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as” many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jé’sus Christ whom thou hast sent. 4 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. have! manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. | 7 Now they have known that. all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them | the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have be-= lieved that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and 40 | Jesus prays for his disciples _ thine are mine; and I am glori- fied in them. : 11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy _ Father, keep through thine own mame those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. | 12 While I was with them in the ' world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou should- est take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy wordistruth. . 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanc- tify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and Iin thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. | 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me, ST. JOHN, 18 24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. CHAPTER 18 86 1 The betrayal. 12 The arrest. 15 Peter’s denial. 28 Christ before Pilate. 36 His kingdom. 40 Pilea for Barabbas. HEN jJé’sus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cé’dron, where was a garden, into the which he en- tered, and his disciples. |. 2 And Ji’das also, which he- trayed him, knew the place: for Jé’sus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. _ ; 3 Ju’das then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Phar’i-sees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. é 4 Jé’sus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? __ 5 They answered him, Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth. Jé’sus saith unto them,Iam he. And Ji’das also, which betrayed him, stood with them. ; 6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth. 8 Jé’sus answered, I have told you that lam he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 147 ST. JOHN, 18 9 That the saying might be ful- filled, which he spake, Of them | th which thou gavest me have I lost one. 10 Then Si’‘mon Pé’tér having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Mal’chus. ‘ 11 Then said Jé’sus unto Pé’- tér, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 12 Then the band and the cap- tain and officers of the Jews took Jé’sus, and bound , 13 And led him away to An’- nas first; for he was father in law to Ca’ia-phas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Ca/ia-phas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 § And Si’mon Pé’tér fol- lowed Jé’sus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jé’sus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Pé’tér stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Pé’tér. 17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto. Pé’tér, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not. 18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Pé’tér stood with them, and warmed himself. | 19 The high priest then asked Jé’sus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. ; 20 Jé’sus answered him, I spake openly to the world; Iever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews al- ways resort; and in secret have I said nothing. Jesus before the high priest. 21 Why askest thou me? ask em which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. 22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jé’sus with the palm of his hand, saying, An- swerest thou the high priest so? 23 Jé’sus answered him, have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? ; 24 Now An’nas had sent him bound unto Ca’ia-phas the high priest. Peter’s denial. 25 And Si’mon Pé’tér stood and - warmed himself. therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He nie it, and said, I am not. 2 high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Pé’tér cut off, saith, They said One of the servants of the Did not I see thee in the garden — with him? 27 Pé’tér then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. 28 ¥_Then from Ca’ia-phas unto the hall of judgment: and and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pi/late then_went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a male<_ factor, we would not have de- livered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pi/late unto them, Take ye him, and judge him ac- cording to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: : 32 That the saying of Jé’sus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should | 1€. _33 Then Pi'late entered into the judgement hall again, and calle Jé’sus, and said unto him, thou the King of the Jews? 148 it was early; led they Jé’sus” Jesus before Pilate 34 Jé’sus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 35 Pi/late answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 36;Jé’sus answered, My king- dom is not of this world: if my ingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jé’- sus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38:Pi’late saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault af all. 39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the ews? y 40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Ba- rab’bas. Now Ba-rab’bas was a robber. 87 CHAPTER 19 1 Jesus is scourged, crowned, and beat- en. 4 Pilate’s doubt and weakness. 16 The crucifixion. 30 Death of Christ. 38 Joseph places his body in the tomb. HEN Pi’late therefore took Jé’sus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a pur- ple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pi’/late therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Be- hold, I bring him forth to you, _ §T. JOHN, 19 that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jé’sus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! 6 When the chief priests there- fore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8 | When Pi'late therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; : ‘ 9 And went again into the judg- ment hall, and saith unto Jé’sus, Whence art thou? But Jé’sus gave him no answer. ; 10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? 11 Jé’sus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. S 12 And from thenceforth Pi’- late sought to release him: but the Jews! cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Ce’sar’s friend: whosoever ‘maketh himself a king speaketh against Ce’sar. 13 4 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jé’sus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hé’brew, Gab’ba-tha. ; 14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pi/late saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The 149 ST. JOHN, 19 chief priests answered, We have no king but Ce’sar. 16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be cruci- fied. And they took Jé’sus, and led him away. 17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hé’brew GOl’g6-tha: 18 Where they” crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jé’sus in the midst. 19 ¥ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JE’SUS OF NAZ/A- RETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jé’sus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hé’brew, and Greek, and Lat’in. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pi/late, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23 § Then the soldiers, when _ they had crucified Jé’sus, took his garments,* and made four | leg parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They part- ed my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the sol- diers did. 25 4 Now there stood by the cross of Jé’sus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Ma’ry the wife of Clé’o-phas, and Ma’ry Mae-da-lé’né. 26 When Jé’sus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his! mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from The crucifixion that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. 28 ¥ After this, Jé’sus knowing that all things were now accom- plished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29 Now there was set a vessel - full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30 When Jé’sus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his. head, and gave up the ghost. 31 The Jews therefore, because - it was the preparation, that the | bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pi’/late that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then came the soldiers,,and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified) with him 33 But when they came to Jé’-. sus, and saw that he was dead raphe they brake not his 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and he knoweth true, that ye might believe. 36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be ful- filled, A bone of him shall not he broken. 37 And again another scrip saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. 38 J And after this Jd’seph of Ar-i-ma-th#’a, being a disciple of Jé’sus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jé’= sus: and Pi’late gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jé’sus. 39 And there came also Nic-o- dé’mus, which at the first came 150 i j The resurrection of Jesus to Jé’sus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, 'about an hundred pound weight. __40 Then took they the body of _Jé’sus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepul- chre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 There laid they Jé’sus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepul- chre was nigh at hand. 88 CHAPTER 20 1 Christ's resurrection. 11 Heappears to Mary Magdalene. 19 Jesus in the midst of the disciples. 24 Thomas’ doubt. HE first day of the week cometh Ma’ry Mag-da-lé’né early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and com- eth to Si’mon Pé’tér, and to the other disciple, whom Jé’sus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 Pé’tér therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun '~Pée’tér, and came first to the -sepulchre. £ And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he notin. 6 Then cometh Si’mon Pé’tér following him, and went into the sepuichre, and seeth the linen ciothes lie, 7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and be- lieved. 78 ST. JOHN, 20 9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise — again from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 11 § But Ma’ry¥ stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, 12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jé’sus had lain. 13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I oe not where they have laid im. at 14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and sawJé’sus standing, and knew not that it was Jé’sus. 15 Jé’sus saith unto her, Wom- an, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 16 Jé’sus saith unto her, Ma’r¥. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rab-bdé/ni; which is to say, Master. 17 Jé’sus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet as- cended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and fo my God, and your God. 18 Ma’/ry Mag-da-lé’né came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. 19 | Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were as- sembled for fear of the Jews, came Jé’sus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. k 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands 151 ST. JOHN, 21 and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the ord. 21 Then said Jé’sus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. j 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Hdo’ly host: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 4 But Thom/as, one of the twelve, called Did’y-mus, was not with them when Jé’sus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 4 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thém/as with them: then came Jé’sus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. : 27 Then saith he to Thom/as, Reach hither thy finger, and be- hold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thédm’as answered and said unto him, My Lord and my od. 29 Jésus saith unto him, Thém/as, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. : 30 ¢ And many other signs truly did Jé’sus in the presence of his disciples, which are not writ- ten in this book: } 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jé’sus is the Christ, the Son of God; and’ that believing ye might have life through his name. 152 Jesus appears to his disciples CHAPTER 21 89 1 Christ appears to his disciples again. 12 He eats with them. 15 His charge to Peter. 25 The conclusion. FTER these things Jé’sus .& shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Ti-bé/ri-as; pet on this wise shewed he him- self. 2 There were together Si’/mon Pé’tér, and Thom/as called Did’= y-miis, and N4a-than’a-el of Ca’na in Gal’i-lee, and the sons of Zéb’e-dee, and two other of his disciples. ‘ 3 Simon Pé’tér saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee, They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. — 4 But when the morning was now come, Jé’sus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jé’sus. + 5 Then Jé’sus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. _ i| 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 1 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jé’sus loved saith unto Pé’tér, is the Lord. Now when Si’mon Pé’tér heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did' cast’ himself into the sea. 8 And the other disciples came in alittle ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 4; 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of: coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. : 4 10 Jé’sus_ saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. Bs | 11 Si‘mon Pé’tér went up, an drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and Jesus charges Peter to feed his sheep three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jé’sus_ saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the _ disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jé’sus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time _ that Jé’sus shewed himself to his _ disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 4 So when they had dined, _ Jé’sus saith to Si’mon Pé’tér, Simon, son of Jé/nas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Si’‘mon, son of Jé’- nas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou know- est that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. _ 17 He saith unto him the third ‘time, Simon, son of Jé/nas, lovest thou me? Pé’tér was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jé’sus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walk- THE ACTS, 1 edst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken’ this, he saith unto him, Follow me. 20 Then Pé’tér, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jé’sus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? 21 Pé’tér seeing him saith to Jésus, Lord, and what shall this man do? 22 Jé’sus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jé’sus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? pe: 24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. 25 And there are also many other things which Jé’sus did, the which, if they should he written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. A-mén’. ACTS OF THE APOSTLES CHAPTER 1 1 Christ prepares the apostles for the ascension. 9 He is taken up into a cloud. 12 The apostles meet. 26 Matthias chosen. HE former treatise | have I made, O Thé-éph‘i-lis, of all that Jé’sus began both to do and teach, : ee 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the H6’ly Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: 153 THE ACTS, 1 4 And, being assembled to- gether with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jé-ru ‘sa-lém, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ve have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Hd6/ly Ghost not many days hence. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Is’ra-el? ; 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Hd’ly Ghéstis come upon you: and ye shall be wit- messes unto me both in Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and in all Ji-dz’a, and in S4-ma@’ri-a, and unto the utter- most part of the earth. 9 d when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked sted- fastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Gal’i-lee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jé’sus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 12 Then returned they unto Jé-ru’sa-lém from the mount called Ol/i-vét, which is from Jé-ru’sa-lém a sabbath day’s journey. 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Pé’tér, and James, and John, and An’- drew, _ Philip, and Thom/as, Bar-thol’o-mew, and Mat’thew, James the son of Al-phz’us, and Simon) Zé-16’tés, and Ji/’das the brother of James. 14 ee: all continued with one 154 Jesus ascends from the Mount of Olives accord in prayer and supplica- tion, with the women, and Ma’ry the mother of Jé’sus, and with his brethren. 15 § And in those days Pé’té stood up in the midst of the dis- ciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 16 Men and brethren, this scrip ture must needs have been ful. filled, which the Hd/ly Ghost bj the mouth of Da’ ee spake before concerning Ji’das, which was aude to them that took Jé’sus. 17 For he was numbered wit us, and had obtained part 4 this ministry. | 18 Now this man purchased ¢ field with the reward of iniquity and falling headlong, he burs asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it was known unto 4 the dwellers at Jé-ru’sa-lém; in somuch as that field is called i their proper tongue, A-cél’da-ma that is to say, The field of blood 20 For it is written in the boo of Psalms, Let his habitation t desolate, and let no man dwe therein: and his bishoprick le another take. 21 Wherefore of these me which have companied: with all the time that the Lord Jé’st went in and out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptis of John, unto that same day thé he was taken up from us, mu one be ordained to be a witnes with us of his resurrection. 23 they appointed tw Jo’seph called Bar’sa-bas, who was surnamed Jis’tus, and Ma thi’as. ' 24 And they prayed, and sa Thou, Lord, which knowest hearts of all men, shew whethe of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part s his own place. 3 26 And they gave forth thet The day of Pentecost. lots; and the lot fell upon Mat- thi’as; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. 91: CHAPTER 2 1 Day of Pentecost. 2 Descent of the Holy Ghost. 14 Peter’s sermon. 41 Many are converted. 43 Miracles performed by the apostles. JANG. when the day of Pén’te- cost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. z And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rush- ing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were Sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with | q the Hd’ly¥ Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jé-ru’sa-lém Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came to- gether, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Gal-i-le’ans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? ‘ 9 Par’thi-ans, and Médes, and E’lam-ites, and the dwellers_in Més-o0-po-ta’mi-a, and in Ju- de’a, and Cdap-pa-dé’ci-a, in Pon’tus, and A’sia, 4 Se he 10 Phryg’1-4, and Pam-phyl’i-a, in E’éypt, and in the parts of Lib’¥-a about Cy-ré’né, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, baie ang 11 Crétes and A-ra’bi-ans, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Peter’s sermon THE ACTS, 2 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 14 4 But Pé’tér, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Ji-de’a, and all ye that dwell at Jé-ru’sd-lém, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Jo’el; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream reams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens IJ will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and not- able day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22 Ye men of Is’ra-el, hear these words; Jé’sus of Naz’a- reth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore- knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: | 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25 For Da’vid speaketh con- cerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is 155 THE ACTS, 3 on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart re- joice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Hely One to see corruption. e 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch Da’vid, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepul- chre is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, accord- ing to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see cor- ruption. : 32 This Jé’sus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the prom- ise of the H6’ly Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For Da’vid is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house of ts’ra-el know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jé’sus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. f 37 § Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Pé’tér and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Pé’tér said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every 156 Many converted and baptized one of you in the name of Jé’sus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the H6’l¥y Ghost. 390 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying; — Save yourselves from this unto- ward generation. : 41 4 Then they that gladly re- | ceived his word were baptized: © and the same day there were — added unto them about three — thousand souls. 42 And they continued sted- fastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. . 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things © common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. CHAPTER 3 92 1 A lame man healed. 12 Sermon to the people. 19 Peter exhorts to repentance. : OW Pé’tér and John went up” together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them: that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Pé’tér and John Healing of a lame man about to go into the temple asked an alms. : 4 And Pé’tér, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Pé’tér said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jé’sus Christ of Naz’a-réth rise up and walk. ‘ 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed held Pé’tér and Jéhn, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Sol’o-mon’s, greatly wondering. 12 4 And when Pé’tér saw it, he answered unto the peopie, Ye men of Is’ra-el, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of A’bra-ham, and of I’saac, and of Ja’cob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jé’sus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the pres- ence of Pi/late, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. ,16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man THE ACTS, 4 strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect sound- ness in the presence of you all. i7 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 4 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20 And he shall send Jé’sus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the heaven must re- ceive until the times of restitu- tion of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. ‘ 22 For MO’ses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be de- stroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Sam/’u-el and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. : 25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fa- thers, saying unto A’bra-him; And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jé’sus, sent im to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his ini- quities. CHAPTER 4 03 1 Jewish rulers imprison. Peter and John. 5 Session of the council. 21 The apostles are warned and dis- missed. 23 The church prays to God. 187 THE ACTS, 4 ND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sad’du-cees, came upon them, grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jé’sus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the neat day: for it Was now even- ide. 4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. 5 ¥ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, ; 6 And An/’nas the high priest, and Ca’ia-phas, and John, Al-éx-an’dér, and as many as were of the kindred of the high|n priest, were gathered together at Jé-ru’sa-lém. _7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Pé@’tér, filled with the Ho’ly Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of is’ra-el, 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impo- tent man, by what means he is made whole; 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Is’ra-el, that by the name of Jé’sus Christ of Naz’a-réth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. | J [cho 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must saved. 13 § Now when they saw the boldness of Pé’tér and John, and perceived that they were 2 Being and | threaten them, that Peter and John imprisoned unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowl- edge of them, that they had been with Jé’sus. 14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had com- manded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves. 16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a not- able miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jé-ru’sd-lém; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly they. speak spear to no man in this “18 na they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jé’sus. 19 But Pé’tér and John an- swered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. 22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle © of healing was shewed. 23 J And being let go, they — went to their own company, an reported all that the chief priests — and elders had said unto them 24 And when they heard that, — they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, he | thou arf God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant Da’vid hast mr Why 158 Ananias and Sapphira did the heathen rage, and the ‘people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. ‘ 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jé’sus, whom _ thou hast anointed, both Hér’od, and -Pon’ti-iis Pilate, with the Gén’- tiles, and the people of iIs’ra-el, were gathered together, 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel deter- mined before to be done. 29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 30 By stretching forth thine hand toheal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jé’sus. 31 § And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the H6/l¥ Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things ' common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the res- urrection of the Lord Jé’sus: ‘and great grace ‘was upon them all. 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man ac- cording as he had need. 36 And J6’sés, who by the apostles was surnamed Biar’na- bas, (which is, being interpreted, The son_of consolation,) a Lé’- vite, and of the country of Cy’- prus, THE ACTS, 5 37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet, CHAPTER 5 1 Ananias and Sapphira. of faith. 17 Apostles again impris=- oned. 19 Delivered by an angel. 27 Trial and dismissal. Bz a certain man named An- — a-ni’as, with Sap-phi’ra his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy fo it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet, 3 But Pé’tér said, An-a-ni’as, why hath Séa’tan filled thine heart to lie to the Hé’ly Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? : 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And An-a-ni’as hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up. and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Pé’tér answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land forso much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Pé’tér said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed to- gether to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. ; 10 Then fell she down straight- way at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 04 14 Increase 159 THE ACTS, 5 Apostles delivered from prison by an angel weg Sas ree ee i1 And great fear came upon | out before the doors: but when all the church, and upon as|we had opened, we found no many as heard these things. man within. : ; i2 4 And by. the hands of the| 24 Now when the high priest — apostles were many signs and|and the captain of the temple wonders wrought among the | and the chief priests heard these — people; (and they were all|things, they doubted of them ~ with one accord in Sdl’o-mon’s | whereunto this would grow. porch. 25 Then came one and told 13 And of the “rest durst no|them, saying, Behold, the men” man join himself to them: but|whom ye put in prison are the people magnified them. standing in the temple, and 14 And believers were the more | teaching the people. ey ae added to the Lord, multitudes] 26 Then went the captain with both of men and women.) the officers, and brought them 15 Insomuch that they brought | without violence: for they feared | forth the sick into the streets,|the people, lest they should and laid them on beds and | have been stoned. | couches, that at the least the| 27 And when they had brought | shadow of Pé’tér passing by|them, they set them before the might overshadow some of them.| council: and the high priest 16 There came also a multitude | asked them, _ : out of the cities round about| 28 Saying, Did not we straitly unto Jé-ru’s4-lém, bringing sick| command you that ye should folks, and them which were|not teach in this name? and, vexed with unclean spirits: and | behold, ye have filled Je-ru’sa- they were healed every one. 1ém with your doctrine, and 17 4 Then the high priest rose intend to bring this man’s up, and all they that were with | blood upon us. him, (which is the sect of the| 29 { Then Pé’tér and the other Sad’du-cees,) and were filled | apostles answered and said, with indignation, , We ought to obey God rather 18 And laid their hands on| than men. : the apostles, and put them in| 30 The God of our fathers the common prison. raised up Jé’sus, whom ye sle 19 But the angel of the Lord | and hanged on a tree. by night opened the prison doors, | 31 Him hath God exalted with and brought them forth, and said, | his right hand fo be a Prince 20 Go, stand and speak in the|and a Saviour, for to. give temple to the people all the| repentance to Is’ra-el, and for- words of this life. giveness of sins. : 21 And when they heard that,| 32 And we are his witnesses they entered into the temple | of these things; and so is also early in the morning, and taught. | the Ho'ly Ghost, whom God But the high priest came, and|hath given to them that obey they that were with him, and | him. | called the council together, and} 33 ¢ When they heard that; all the senate of the children of| they were cut to the heart, and fs’ra-el, and sent to the prison | took counsel to slay them. to have them brought. 34 Then stood there up one 22 But when the officers came, | the council, a Phar’i-see, named and found them not in the Ga-ma'li-el, a doctor of the prison, they returned, and told, | law, had in reputation among all 23 Saying, The prison truly|the people, and commanded td found we shut with all safety,|put the apostles forth a little and the keepers standing with- space; 160 Helpers chosen for the apostles THE ACTS, 6 35_ And said unto them, Ye men | that we should leave the word of of Is’ra-el, take heed to your-|God, and serve tables. selves what ye intend to do as| 3 Wherefore, brethren, look touching these men. ye out among you seven men of 36 For before these days rose| honest report, full of the Ho/l¥ up Thet’das, boasting himself|Ghost and wisdom, whom we to be somebody; to whom a|may appoint over this business. number of men, about four] 4 But we will give ourselves hundred, joined themselves: who continually to prayer, and to the was slain; and all, as many as | ministry of the word. obeyed him, were scattered, and| 5 4 And the saying pleased the brought to nought. whole multitude: and they chose 37 After this man rose up|Sté’phen, a man full of faith Ji’das of Gal’i-lee in the days| and of the Hé/l¥ Ghost, and of the taxing, and drew away| Philip, and Prdch’o-ris, and much people after him: he also| Ni-ca’nor, and Ti’mon, and perished; and all, even as many | Par’me-nds, and WNic’o-lis a as obeyed him, were dispersed. | proselyte of An’ti-6ch: 38 And now I say unto you,| 6 Whom they set before the Refrain from these men, and let| apostles: and when they had them alone: for if this counsel] prayed, they laid their hands or this work be of men, it will| on them. come to nought: 7 And the word of God in- 39 But if it be of God, ye can-| creased; and the number of the not overthrow it; lest haply ye be | disciples multiplied in Jé-ru’s4- found even to fight against God.|lém greatly; and a great com- 40 And to him they agreed:|pany of the priests were obedi- and when they had called the | ent to the faith, apostles, and beaten them, they| 8 And Sté’phen, full of faith commanded that they should|and power, did great wonders not speak in the name of Jé’sus,|and miracles among the people. and let them go. 9 4 Then there arose certain 41 {And they departed from|of the synagogue, which is the presence of the council, re-|called the synagogue of the joicing that they were counted | Lib’ér-tines, and Cy-ré’ni-ans, worthy to suffer shame for his|and Al-éx-dn’dri-ans, and of name. : them of Ci-li’ciad and of A’sia, 42 And daily in the temple, | disputing with Sté’phen. and in every house, they ceased| 10 And they _were not able to not to teach and preach Jé’sus|resist_ the wisdom and the Christ. spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, 05 CHAPTER 6 which said. We have heard 1 The apostles choose helpers. § Ste- | him speak blasphemous words phen’s zeal and courage. 12 He is | against Md’ses, and against God. accused of blasphemy. 12 And they stirred up the ANP in those days, when the | people, and the elders, and the number of the disciples | scribes, and came upon him, and was multiplied, there arose a|caught him, and brought him murmuring of the Gré’cians to the council, : against the Hé’brews, because| 13 And set up false witnesses, their widows were neglected in| which said, This man ceaseth the daily ministration. not to speak blasphemous words | 2 Then the twelve ‘called the against this holy place, and the multitude of the disciples unto law: them, and said, It is not reason! 14 For we have heard him T-11 161 THE ACTS, 7 say, that this Jé’sus of Naz’a- réth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which M6’ses delivered us. 15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. 06 CHAPTER 7 1 Stephen before the council. 51 Rep- rehends the murdering of Christ. 54 He is stoned to death. HEN said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father A’bra-ham, when he was in Més-o-pé-ta’mi-a, before he dwelt in Char’ran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chal-de’ans, and dwelt in Char’ran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. . 5 And he gave him none in- heritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. thitre 6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. 8 And he gave him the cove- nant, of circumcision: and so A’bra@-hadm begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and i/saac begat Ja’cob; and Ja’cob begat the twelve patri- archs. Stephen’s defence before the council 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Jo’seph into E/éypt: but God was with : 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pha’raoh king of E’gypt; and he made him governor over E’gypt and all his house. 11 Now there came a_ dearth over all the land of E’gypt and Cha/naan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no suste- nance. 12 But when Ja’cob heard that there was corn in E’gypt, he sent out our fathers first. __ 13 And at the second time Jo’seph was made known to his brethren; and J6’seph’s kindred was made known unto Pha’- raoh. 14 Then sent Jé’seph, and called his father Ja’cob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. r 15 So Ja’cob went down into E’s¥pt, and died, he, and our fathers, q 16 And were carried over into Sy’chem, and laid in the sepul- chre that A’bra-ham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Em/’mor the father of Sy’chem. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to A/bra-ham, the people grew and multiplied in E’gypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Jo’seph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil en- treated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time M6’ses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: 21 And when he was Cast out, Pha’raoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. ‘ 22 And Mé’ses was learned in all the wisdom of the £-gyp’- 162 Stephen recounts Israel’s history tians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Is’ra-el. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged hi that was pe tabs and smote the £-gyp’- ian: 25 For he supposed his breth- ren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they under- stood not. 26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as _ they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he that did his neigh- bour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou. kill me, as thou diddest the £’é¥p’tian yesterday? 29 Then fied MOo’ses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Ma’di-an, where he begat two sons. 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fireinabush. . 31 When Mo6’ses_ saw if, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold i¢, the voice of the Lord came unto him. 32 Saying, I. am. the God of thy fathers, the God of A’bra- ham, and the God of I’saac, and the God of Ja’cob. Then Md6’ses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou stand- est is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in E’gypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into E’éypt. THE ACTS, 7 35 This Mo’ses whom they re- used, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. 36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of E’gy¥pt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. 37 4 This is that Md’ses, which said unto the children of Is’ra-el, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. 38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Si’na, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into R’£y¥pt, 40 Saying unto Aar’on, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Md’ses, which brought us out of the land of E’éypt, Me wot not what is become of im. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned,.and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Is’ra-el, have ye offered to me slain beasts aud sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the taber- nacle of Mo’loch, and the star of your god Rém’phan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Bab’y-lon. 44 Our fathers had the taber- nacle of witness in the wilder ness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Md’ses, that he 163 THE ACTS, 8 should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jé’sus into the possession: of the Gén’tiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of Da’vid; 6 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Ja’cob. 47 But Sol’o-mon built him an ouse. 48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things? 51 f Ye stiffnecked and un- circumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the H6’ly Ghést: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers perse- cuted? and they have slain them | him which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 3 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept if. 54 4 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Ho’ly Ghost, looked up sted- fastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jé’sus stand- ing on the right hand of God, 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57_ Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, , . 58 And cast him out of the Stephen stoned to death city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose En was Saul. 9 And they stoned Sté’ phen, oie upon God, and saying, Lord Jé’sus receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, ae fell asleep. CHAPTER 8 1 Persecution of the church in. Jerual salem. 5 Philip preaches in Sa- maria. 14 Peter and John sent out. 9, 18 Simon _the sorcerer. 37 The Ethiopian is baptized. ND Saul was consenting un- to his death. And at that time there was a great persecu- tion against the church which was at Jé-ru’sa-lém; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Ji- dze’a and Sa-ma’ri-a, except the apostles. : 2 And devout men carrie Sté’phen fo his burial, and made great lamentation over o7 3 ark: for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5 Then Phil/ip went down ta the city of Sa-ma’ri-a, preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Phil’ip spake, hear- ing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out o many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. ; 9 But there was a certain man, , and 164 Philip preaches in Samaria called Si’mon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Sa-ma’ri-a, giving out) that himself was some great one: 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the great- est, saying, This man is the - great power of God. Philip preaching the 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12 But when they believed things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jé’sus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Then Si’mon himself be- lieved also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Phil’ip, and wondered, behold- ing the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jé-ru’sd-lém heard that Sda-ma’ri-a had re- ceived the word of God, they sent unto them Pé’tér and ohn: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the H6/ly Ghést: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jé’sus.) : 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Ho’ly Ghost. 18 And when Si’mon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Hd’ly Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Pé’tér said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, be- cause thou hast thought that the gift of God may be pur- chased with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart THE ACTS, 8 is not right in the sight of God od. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. _23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 24 Then answered Si/mon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. 25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jé-ru’- sa-lém, and preached the gospel in many villages of the S4-mar’i- tans. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Phil’ip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jé-ru’sa-lém unto Ga’za, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of E-thi- 6’pi-a, an eunuch of great authority under Can’da-cé queen of the E-thi-d’pi-ans, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jé-ru’sa-lém for to worship, | _28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read E-sa’ias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Phil’ip, Go near, and join thy- self to this chariot. 30 And Phil’ip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet &-sa’ias, and said, Un- derstandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said, How can I, except some man should_guide me? And he desired Phil’ip that he would come up and sit with him.. i 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb _ before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 165 THE ACTS, 9 33 In his humiliation his judg- ment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Phil’ip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some otherman? 35 Then Phil/ip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jé’sus. - f 36 And as they went on their The conversion of Saul 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jé’sus whom thou persecutest: | wt is hard for thee to kick against _ the pricks. 6 And he trembling and as- | tonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and way, they came unto a certain | go into the city, and it shall be f water: and the eunuch said, | told thee what thou must do. See, here is water; what doth} 7 And the men which jour= ; hinder me to be baptized? neyed with him stood speech- 37 And Philip said, If thou] less, hearing a voice, but seeing believest with all thine heart, |no man. ' thou mayest. And he answered} 8 And Saul arose from the and said, I believe that Jé’sus|earth; and when his eyes were Christ is the Son of God. opened, he saw no man: but 38 And he commanded the| they led him by the hand, and chariot to stand still: and they | brought him into Da-mas’cus. 3 went down both into the water,| 9 And he was three days with- _ both Phil’ip and the eunuch; out sight, and neither did and he baptized him. eat nor drink. N | 39 And when they were come| 10 4 And there was a certain up.out of the water, the Spirit J disciple at Da-mas’cus, named — of the Lord caught away Philip, | An-a-ni’as; and to him said the — Lord in a vision, An-a-ni’as, And — he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 1i And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Ji’das for one called Saul, of Tar’sus: — for, behold, he prayeth, 3 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named An-a-ni’/as coming © in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 Then An-a-ni’as answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jé-ru’sa-lém: 14 And here he hath authority - from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. @ 15 But the Lord said unto — him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gén’tiles, and kings, and the children of Is’ra-el: that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Phil’ip was found at A-z0’tus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cé#s-a-ré’a. 908 CHAPTER 9 1 The conversion of Saul. 4 His call. 18 Baptized by Ananias. 20 He reaches boldly. 23 Conspiracy to ill him. 31 Peter’s miracles. j 7 Ne Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Da-mas’cus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jé-ru’s4-iém. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Da4-mas’cus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 166 Saul preaches at Damascus 16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. ; 17 And An-a-ni/as went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jé’sus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Ho’ly Ghost. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 19 And when he had received meat, he was_ strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Da-mas’cus.. 20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. » 21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jé-ru’sa- lém, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Da-mas’- cus, proving that this is very Christ. 23 ¥ And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took council to kill him: 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And _ they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. 26 And when Saul was come to, Jé-ru’sa-lém, he assayed to join himself to the disctplés* but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. : : 27 But Bar’na-bas took him, and brought him to the apos- tles, and declared unto them how 79 THE ACTS, 9 he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Da-mdas’cus in the name of Jé’sus. 28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jé’sus, and disputed against the Gré’cians: but they went about to slay him. 30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Ceés-a-ré’a, and sent him forth to Tar’sus. 31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Ji-de’a and Gal’i-lee and Sa-ma’ri-a, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the H6’ly Ghést, were multiplied. 32 § And it came to pass, as Pé’tér passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lyd’da. 33 And there he found a certain man named Ai’ne-as, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. 34 And Pé’tér said unto him, fE’ne-as, Jé’sus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelt at Lyd’da and Sa’/ron saw him, and turned to the Lord. : 36 4 Now there was at Jop’pa a certain disciple named Tab’i- tha, which by interpretation is called D6r’cas: this woman was full of good works and alms- deeds which she did. 37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. ase 38 And.forasmuch as Lyd’da was nigh to Jép’pa, and _ the disciples had heard that Pé’tér was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. 167 THE ACTS, 10 39 Then Pé’tér arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dér’cas made, while she was with them. 4 40 But Pé’tér put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the. body said, Tab/’i-tha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Pé’tér, she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and wid- ows, presented her alive. 42 And it was known through- out all Jop’pa; and many be- lieved in the Lord. 43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Jop’pa with one Si’mon a tanner. 99 CHAPTER 10 1 Cornelius sends for Peter. 11 Peter’s vision. 23 He goes to Cornelius. 34 His sermon at Cesarea. 44 The Holy Ghost descends. HERE was a certain man in Cés-a-ré’a called Cér-né’- li-tis, a centurion of the band called the i-tal’/ian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cor-né’li-ts. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Jop’- pa, and call for one Si’mon, whose surname is Pé’tér: 6 He lodgeth with one Si/mon}h a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 7 And when the angel which! sent them. Peter’s vision. Cornelius spake unto Cdr-né’li-ts was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; 8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them a JOp’pa. 9 ¢ On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Pé’tér went up upon the house top to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while — they made ready, he fell into a trance, ; 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great — sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, — and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to. him, Rise, Pé’tér; kill, and eat. 14 But Pé’tér said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten — any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. ‘ 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again - into heaven. ' 17 Now while Pé’tér doubted — in himself what this vision which e had seen should mean, be-— hold, the men which were sent from Cdér-né’li-tis had made enguiry for Si‘mon’s house, and — stood before the gate, 18 And called, and asked whether Si’mon, which was sur- — named Pé’tér, were lodged there. — 19 4 While Pé’tér thought on - the vision, the Spirit said unto — 20 Arise therefore, doubting nothing: for I have 168 im, Behold, three men seek thee. — and get thee down, and go with them, — Peter goes to Cornelius 21 Then Pé’tér went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cé6r-né’li-ts; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause where- fore ye are come? s 22 And they said, Cér-né/li-tis the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and_ of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the mor- row Pé’tér went away with them, and certain brethren from Jop’pa accompanied him. 24 And the morrow after they entered into C#s-a-ré’a. Cor-né’li-us waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. 25 And as Pé’tér was coming in, Coér-né/li-ts met him, and fell down at his feet, and wor- shipped him. of 26 But Pé’tér took him up, saying, Stand up; I myseif also am a man. ; 27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. 28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? r 30 And Cér-né’li-tis said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, be- hold, a man_ stood before me in bright clothing, a4 31 And said, Cér-né’li-ts, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. THE ACTS, 10 32 Send therefore to Jop’pa, and call hither Si’mon, whose surname is Pé’tér; he is lodged in the house of one Si’‘mon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now there- fore are we all here present be- fore God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. 34 § Then Pé’tér opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respect- er of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh right- eousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Is’ra-el, preaching peace by Jé’sus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) 37 That word, J say, ye know, which was published through- out all Ju-de’a, and began from Gal’i-lee, after the baptism which John. preached; .38 How God anointed Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth with the H6/l¥ Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with im. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jé-ru’- s4-lém; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. 43 To him give all the proph- ets witness, that through his 169 THE ACTS, 11 name whosoever believeth in toe shall receive remission of "44 q While Pé’tér yet spake these words, the H6’ly Ghost fell on all them which heard e word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Pé’tér, because that on=the Gén’tiles also was poured out the gift of the Ho’ly Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Pé’tér, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be bap- tized, which have received the Ho’ly Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. 100 CHAPTER 11 1 Peter accused. 5 His defence. 19 Spread of the gospel. 22 Saul and Barnabas at Antioch. 26 Disciples jirst called Christians. 27 They send relief to-the brethren in Judzxa in time of famine. ND the apostles and brethren that were in Ji-dez’a heard that the Gén’tiles had also re- ceived the word of God. 2 And when Pé’tér was come up to Jé-ry’sa-iém, they that were of the circumcision con- tended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Pé’tér rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 I was in the city of Jop’pa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel de- scend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: 6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eves, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the Peter, being accused, defends himself earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. : 7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Pé’tér; slay and eat. 8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. 9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. i0 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. 11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where [ was, sent from C#s-a-ré’a unto me. 12 And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house: 13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Jop’pa, and call for apt whose surname is Pé’- ér; 14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house - er be saved. And as I began to speak, the Hey Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. 16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord. how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Hd6’/l¥ Ghést. 17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jé’sus Christ; what bets I, that I could withstand i8 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gén’tiles granted repentance unto life. 19 | Now they which were 170 | Herod kills James and imprisons Peter THE ACTS, 12 Scattered abroad upon the per-|sent it to the elders by the secution that arose about Sté’- Phen travelled as far_as Phé- ni’cé, and Cy’prus, and An’ti-6ch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 20 And some of them were men of Cy’prus and Cy-ré’né, which, when they were come to An’ti-dch, spake unto the Gré’- cians, preaching the Lord Jésus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. 22 4 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jé-ru’sa4- lem: and they sent forth Bar’- na-bas, that he should go as far as An’ti-och. 23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 24 For he was a good man, and full of the H6’/ly Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. 25 Then departed Bé&ar’na-bas to Tar’sus, for to seek Saul: 26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto An’ti-och. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Chris’- tians first in An’ti-6ch. 27 § And in these days came prophets from Jé-ru’sd-lém un- to An’ti-6ch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Ag’a-bus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth through- | me out all the world: which came By Bae in the days of Clau’di-ts @’sa 29 “Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the byeuiren which dwelt in -de Ess} Which also they did, and hands of Bar’na-bas and Saul CHAPTER 12 101 1 Herod kilis James. 4 Peter impris- oned. 7 His escape. 23 Herod's death. 24 Growth of God's word. OW about that time Hér’od the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Pé’tér also. (Then were the days of un- leavened bread.) 4 And when he had appre- hended him, he put. him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Fas’tér to bring him forth to the people. 5 Pé’tér therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him 6 And when Hér’od would have brought him forth, the same night Pé’tér was sleeping be- tween two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Pé’tér on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow 9 And he went out, and fol- lowed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which 171 THE ACTS, 13 opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel de- parted from him. 11 And when Pé’tér was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath de- livered me out of the hand of Hér’od, and from all the expec- tation of the people of the Jews. 12 And when he had con- sidered the thing, he came to the house of Ma’ry the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gath- ered together praying. 13 And as Pé’tér knocked at/h the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rh6’da. 14 And when she knew Pé’- tér’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Pé’tér stood be- fore the gate. 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she con- stantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. 16 But Pé’tér continued knock- ing: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. | 17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. departed, and went into an- other place. 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Pé’tér. 19 And when Hér’od had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Jui-de2’4 to Ces-a-ré’a, and there abode. 20 f And Hér’od was highly And he/S Peter escapes from prison displeased with them of Tyre and Si’don: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blas’tus the king’s cham- berlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country. ; 21 And upon a set day Hér’od, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. . 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a cody ee 4 and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and e was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 § But the word of God grew and multiplied. F 25 And Bar’na-bas and Saul returned from Jé-ru’sd4-lém when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. CHAPTER 13 102. 1 Tour of Paul and Barnabas. 8 Ely mas the sorcerer. 14 Paul’s sermo at Antioch. . 42 Gentiles believe. Envy of the Jews. OW there were on that was called Ni’sér, and Lu’cius of Cy-ré’né, and Man’a= én, which had been brought up _ olay Hér’od: the tetrarch, and aul, ig, 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Ho/ly Ghost said, Separate me Bar’- na-bas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands — on them, they sent them away. — 4 7 So.they, being sent forth by the H6/ly Ghost, departed unto Sé-lei’ci-a; and from thence they sailed to C¥’prus. 5 And when they were at Sal’a-mis, they preached the 172 Paul’s sermon at Antioch word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Pa’phos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-—Jjé’sus: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sér’gi-ts Pau’- lus, a prudent man; who called for Bar’na-bas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8 But El’/¥-mas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpreta- tion) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Hd/l¥ Ghést, set his eyes on him, 10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine | J of the Lord. ; 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Pa’phos, they came to Pér’ga in Pam- phyl'i-a: and John departing from them returned to Jé-ru’- sa-lem. 14 4 But when they departed from Pér’ga, they came to An’ti- éch in Pi-sid’i-a, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. _. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhorta- tion for the people, say on. THE ACTS, 13 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Is’ra-el, and ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Is’ra-el chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of E’gypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Cha’naan, he divided their land to them by lot. 20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Sam/u-el the prophet. 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Bén’ja-min, by the space of forty years. 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them Da’vid to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found Da’vid the son of Jés’se, a man after mine own heart, which shall ful- fil all my will. 23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto is’ra-el a Saviour, é’sus: 24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of {s’ra-el. 25 And as Joéhn fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of A’bra-ham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Jé- ru’sa-lém, and their, rulers, be- cause they knew him not, nor 173. THE ACTS, 13 yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him 28 And faotaal they found no cause of death in him, yet de- sired they Pi’late that he should be slain. 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him. down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 30 But God raised him from the dead: 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Gal’i-lee to Jé- ru’sa-lém, who are his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise oaae was made unto the father 33 God bath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jé’sus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to cor- ruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of Da’vid. 35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 36 For Da’vid, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. 38 | Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man _ is preached unto you the forgive- ness of sins: 39 And. by him all that be- lieve are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Md’ses. 40 Beware therefore, lest that Jews oppose Paul and Barnabas come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise be- lieve, though a man declare it unto you. 42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gén’tiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when. the congrega- tion was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Bar’na-bas: who, speaking to them, per- suaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 4 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city to- gether to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blas- pheming. 46 Then Paul and Biar’na-bas © waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves un- worthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gén’tiles. 47 For so hath the Lord com- manded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gén’tiles, that thou shouldest be for salva- tion unto the ends of the earth. 48 And when the Gén’tiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Biar’na-bas, and ex- pelled them out of their coasts. 174 Paul and Barnabas at Lystra 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto I-cd/ni-tm. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. 103 CHAPTER 14 1 Persecution of Paul and Barnabas. 8 Paul heals a cripple. 19 Paul is stoned at Lysira. 26 Return to An- ticch. ND it came to pass in f-c6’- . ni-tim, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks be- lieved. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gén’tiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. — 3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and -wonders to be done by their hands. \ 4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gén’- tiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them de- spitefully, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of if, and fled unto Lys’tra and Dér’bé, cities of Lyc-a-d/ni-a, and unto | the region that lieth round about: 7 And there they preached the gospel. ; 8 § And there sat a certain man at Ly¥s’tra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: ; 9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, ; 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. THE ACTS, 14 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lyc-a-6/ni-a, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Bar’na-bis, Ji’pi-tér; and Paul, Mér-ci’ri- us, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then the priest of Ja’pi-tér, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the apostles, Bar’na-bas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran In among the people, crying out, 15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: 16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful sea- sons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. 19 ¢ And there came_ thither certain Jews from An’ti-6ch and I-c0’ni-tm, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, sup- posing he had been dead. | 20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Bar’na-bas to Dér’bé. 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lys’tra, and fo I-cd’ni- um, and An’ti-dch, 175 THE ACTS, 15 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through! much tribula- tion enter into the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had or- dained them elders in_ every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they be- lieved. 24 And after they had passed throughout Pi-sid’i-a, they came to Pam-phyl’i-a. 25 And when they had preached the word in Pér’ga, they went down into At-ta’li-a: 26 And thence sailed to An’ti- 6ch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church to- gether, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gén’tiles. 28 And there they abode long time with the disciples. 104 CHAPTER 15 1 A dispute about circumcision. 6 The council at Jerusalem. 23 Letters to the Gentiles. 36 Paul and Barnabas separate. ND certain men which came down from Ju-de’a taught | t the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of MO’ses, ye cannot be saved. 2 en therefore Paul and Bar’na-bas had no small dis- sension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and B§ar’na-bas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jé-ru’sd-lém unto the apostles and elders about this question. And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phé-ni’cé and S4-ma’- ri-a, declaring the conversion of the Gén’tiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. A dispute about circumcision 4 And when they were come to Jé-ru’sd-lém, they were re- ceived of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Phar’i-sees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of MO’ses. # 6 ¥ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. | 7 And when there had been much disputing, Pé’tér rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gén’tiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the H6/ly Ghést, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference be- tween us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye - God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which nei- ther our fathers nor we were able to bear? i 11 But we believe that through , the grace of the Lord Jé’sus raped we shall be saved, even as 12 ‘q Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Bar’na-bas andPaul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gén’- tiles by them. 13 4 And after they had hell their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, heark- en unto me 14 Sim/’e-on hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gén’tiles, to take out of thema people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and 176 | The council at Jerusalem THE ACTS, 15 Will build again the tabernacle of | das and Si’las, who shall also Da’vid, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men _ might seek after the Lord, and all the Gén’tiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, - who doeth all these things. _ .18 Known unto God are all his - works from the beginning of the | world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, _ that we trouble not them, which from among the Gén’tiles are turned to God: 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollu- _ tions of idols, and from fornica- tion, and from things strangled, _ and from blood. ‘ 21 For MOd’ses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the syna- - gogues every sabbath day. ° 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to An’ti-éch with Paul and Ba§ar’na-bas; namely, Ji’das surnamed Bir’- sa-bas, and Si’las, chief men among the brethren: Ie 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gén’tiles in An’- —ti-och and Syr’i-a and Ci-li’cia: 24 Forasmuch as we _ have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be cir- cumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such com- | mandment: 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you ‘ with our beloved Bar’na-bas and aul, 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jé’sus Christ. 4 _ 27 We have sent therefore Ju’- tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Ho’ly Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 30 So when they were dis- missed, they came to An’ti-dch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 And Ja’das and Silas, being prophets also themselves, ex- horted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. | 34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 35 Paul also and B§ar’na-bas continued in An’ti-dch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 § And some days after Paul said unto Bar’na-bas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37 And Bar’na-bas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who de- parted from them from Pam- phyl’'i-4, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Bar’na-bas took Mark, and sailed unto Cy’prus; 40 And Paul chose Si’las, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace_of od. ‘277 THE ACTS, 16 “41 And he went through Syr’i-a and Ci-li’cia, confirming the churches. 105 CHAPTER 16 1 Timothy is circumcised. 14 Lydia converted. 19 Paul and Silas im- prisoned. 36 Their release. HEN came he to Dér’bé and Lys’tra: and, behold, a cer- tain disciple was there, named Ti-m6’the-ts, the son of a cer- tain woman, which was a Jew’- ess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lys’tra and I-cd’/ni-tm. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and el- ders which were at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and in- creased in number daily. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phryg’i-a and the region of Ga-la’tia, and were for- bidden of the H6/ly Ghost to preach the word in A’sia, 4 7 After they were come to Mys’- ia, they assayed to go into Bi- thyn/i-a: but the Spirit suffered them not. : oss 8 And they passing by Mys’ia came down to Tro’as. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Mac-e-dd’ni-a, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Mac-e-d6’ni-a, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endea- voured to go into Mac-e-dd’ni-a, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. | 11 Therefore loosing from Trd’- as, we came with a straight Paul takes Timothy as a companion course to Sam-o-thra’cia,and the next day to Né-ap’o-lis; 12 And from thence to Phi- lip’pi, which is the chief city of that part of Mac-e-d6’ ni-a, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. i 13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, sorted thither. 14 § And a certain wom named Lyd’i-a, a seller of purple, of the city of Thy-a-ti’ra, which worshipped God, whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the thing which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged m to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 16 ¥ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of: divi- nation met us, which brought he masters much gain by sooth- saying 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I_com- mand thee in the name of Jé aud Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. " 19 ¥ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, : 20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, “21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being R6’mans. 22 And the multitude rose up 178 — Paul and Silas in prison at Philip together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received sucha charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 {j And at midnight Paul and Si‘las prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and see- ing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trem- bling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to:be saved? } 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jé’sus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, be- lieving in God with all his house. 35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Letthosemengo. | 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The THE ACTS, 17 magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly un- condemned, being R6’mans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were RO’mans. 39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. 40 And they went out ‘of the prison, and entered into the house of Lyd’i-a: and when they had seen the brethren, they com- forted them, and departed. CHAPTER 17 106 1 Paul's pene at Aa Leap Oe: 5 The Jews persecute him. 10 is sent to Berea. 15 At Athens ne preaches the unknown God. OW when_they had passed AN through Am-phip’o-lis and Ap-ol-10’ni-a, they came to Thés- sa-lo-ni’ca, where was a syna- gogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul,as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, | 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jé’sus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 7 But the Jews which be- lieved not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fel- lows of the baser sort, and gath- ered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Ja’son, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when they found them 179 THE ACTS, 17 not, they drew Ja’son and cer- tain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Ja’son hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cee’sar, saying that/t there is another king, one Jé’sus. 8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of*the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security of Ja’son, and of the other, they let them go. 10 ¢ And the brethren im- mediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Bé-ré’a: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thés-sa-l6-ni’ca, in that | th they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them be- lieved; also of honourable wom- en which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thés- sa-l6-ni’ca had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Bé-ré’a, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Si’las and Ti-m6’the-ts abode there still. 15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Ath’éns: and receiving a commandment unto Si/las and Ti-m6’the-ts for to come to him with all speed, they departed. 16 § Now while Paul waited for | h them at Ath’éns, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met withhim. _. 18 Then certain philosophers of Paul at Berea and Athens the Ep-i-cti-ré’ans, and of the Sto’icks, encountered him, And some said, What will this bab- bler say? other some, He seem- eth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jé’sus, and the resurrec- ion. 19 And they took him, and brought him unto Ar-e-ép’a-giis, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain Strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these thingsmean. | 21 (For all the A-thé’ni-ans and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new ing.) 22 9 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Ath’éns, I perceive that in allthingsye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and be- held your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, — dwelleth not in temples made with hands; | 25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he need- — ed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things: © 26 And hath made of one blood — all nations of men for to dwell on — all the face of the earth, and hath — determined the times before ap- — pointed, and the bounds of their — abitation; : 27 That they should seek the | Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: _ 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 180 Paul at Corinth 29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. 30 And the times of this igno- rance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by thatman whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32 4 And when they heard of the. resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So. Paul among them. 34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Di-o-nys’i-ts the Ar-e-6p’a-gite, and a Woman departed from named Dam/a-ris, and others with them. 107 CHAPTER ‘18 1 Paul goes to Corinth. 3 His occupa- tion. 4 He preaches to the Geniiles. 9 His vision. 12 The judgment of Gallio. 24 Preaching of Apollos. FTER these things Paul de- parted from Ath’éns, and came to Cor’inth; 2 And. found a certain Jew named Aq’ui-la, born in Pon’tus, lately come from it’a-ly, with his wife Pris-cil’la; (because that Clau’di-ts had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their oc- cupation they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned in the syna- gogue every sabbath, and per- suaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Si’las and Ti-m6’- the-tis were come from Mac-e- do’/ni-a, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jé’sus was Christ. THE ACTS, 18 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your. blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gén‘tiles. 7 4 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Jis’tus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Cris’pus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Co-rinth’i-ans hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: i 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. i 1i1 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12 4 And when Gal’li-6 was the deputy of A-cha’ia, the Jews made insurrection with one ac- cord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, 13 Saying, This fellow per- suadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gal’- li-6 said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye toit; for I will be no judge of such matters. _16 And he drave them from the judgment seat. 17 Then all the Greeks took Sds’the-nés, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him be- fore the judgment seat. And Gal'li-6 cared for none of those things. 181 THE ACTS, 19 18 § And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syr’i-a, and wit Aq’ui-la; having shorn his head na pon cee for he had a "19. “And he came to we and left them there: but he him- self entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 21 But bade them farewell, say- ing, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jé-ru’- sa-lém: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Eph’e-sus. 22 And when he had landed at Ces-a-ré’a, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down te An’ti-6ch. 23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Ga-la’tia and Phryz’i-a in order, strength- ening all the disciples. 24 9 And acertain Jew named A-pOl/los, born at Al-éx-an‘dri-a, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Eph’e-sts. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of J hn. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aq‘ui-la andPris-cil’la had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. : 27 And when he was disposed to pass into A-cha’ia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by_the scriptures that jJé’sus was Christ. h him Pris-cil’la and| Apollos. Paul at Ephesus CHAPTER 19 108 1 Paul at reese 6 Gift of the Holy Ghost. 1 Special miracles. 24 Uproar or the crafismen. 35 Address of the townclerk. AX» it came to pass, that, *% while A-pdl’los was at Cor’inth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Eph’e-sus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the H6’ly GhGst since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as pertain there be any Hd’ly os e 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of re- pentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jé’sus. | en they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jé’sus. ( 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Hd’ly. Ghost came on them; and they Bae with tongues, and proph- “7 “And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the syna- gogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing — and persuading the things con-— cerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers were hard- ened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multi- tude, he departed from them, and — separated the disciples, disputing © daily in the school of one Ty-— ran’nus. : 10 And this continued by the - space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in A’sia heard the word of the Lord Jé’sus, both Jews and Greeks. 1 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his body were 182 Uproar about Diana at Ephesus brought unto the sick handker- chiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 § Then certain of the vaga- bond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jé’sus, saying, We adjure you by Jé’sus whom Paul preacheth. -14 And there were seven sons of one Scé’va, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jé’sus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and. overcame them, and pre- vailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwell- ing at Eph’e-sts; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jé’sus was magnified. 18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. : 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 21 4 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Mac-e-do’ni-a and A- cha’/ia, to go to Jé-ru’sa-lém, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 4 22 So he sent into Mac-e-d6’- ni-a two of them that ministered unto him, Ti-md’the-tis and &-ras’tus; but he himself stayed in A’sia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24 For a certain man named Dé-mé'tri-lis, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for 80 THE ACTS, 19 Di-an’a, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen: ‘> Whom he called together with the workmen of like occu- pation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Eph’e-stis, but almost throughout all A’sia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: 27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Di-an’4 should be despised, and her mage nificence should be destroyed whom all A’sia and the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard these Sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Di-an’a of the &-phé’sians. 29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: _and having caught Gaius and Ar-is-tdr’chus, men of Mac-e-dé’ni-4, Paui’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31 And certain of the chief of A’sia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33 And they drew Al-éx-an’dér out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Al- ex-an’dér beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. 34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Di-an’a of the E-phé’sians. 183 THE ACTS, 20 35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Eph’e-stis, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the E-phé’sians is a worshipper of the great goddess Di-an’a, and of the image which fell down from Jii’pi-tér? _ 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do noth- ing rashly. 37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blas- phemers of your goddess. 38 Wherefore if Dé-mé’tri-us, and the craftsmenwhich are with him, have a maiter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful as- sembly. e3 40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. 41 And when he had thus ign he dismissed the assem- y. 109 CHAPTER 20 1 Paul’s further journeys. tion of the Lord’s supper. chus brought to life. 17 Charge to elders at Miletus. 29 They are _ warned of false teachers. ND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Mac-e-d6’ni-a. 2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 3 And thereabodethree months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syr'i-a, he purposed to return through Mac-e-d0’ni-a. 4 And there accompanied him into A’sia Sop’a-tér of Bé-ré’a; 7 Celebra- 10 Euty- Eutychus restored to life at Troas and of the Thés-sa-l6’ni-ans, Ar-is-tar’chus and Sé-ctin’dus; and Ga’ius of Dér’bé, and Ti- m0’the-tis; and of A’sia, Tych‘i- cus and Troph’‘i-mts. 5 These going before tarried for us at Trd’as. 6 And we sailed away from Phin’ pi after the days of un-— leavened bread, and came unto them to Trd’as in five days; where we abode seven days. d upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to de= part on the morrow; and con= tinued his speech until midnight. _8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. 9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Et’ty= chis, being fallen into a deep | sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. 11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. there foe Paap to take in sso for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. 14 And when he met with us at As’sos, we took him in, and came to Mit-y-1é’né. 15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chi’os; and the next day we ar- rived at Sa’mos, and tarried atl Tro-zyl’li-tm; and the next day we came to Mi-lé’tus. 16 For Paul had determined to sail by Eph’e-sts, because he 134 Paul warns the Ephesian elders THE ACTS, 21 would not spend the time in A’sia: ape purchased with his own for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jé-ru’s4-lém the day of Pén’te-cést. 17 § And from Mi-lé’tus he sent to Eph’e-stis, and called the el- ders of the church. 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into A’sia, after what manner I have been with you atall seasons, 19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which be- fell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repent- ance toward God, and faith to- ward our Lord Jé’sus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jé-ru’- sa-lém, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 23 Save that the Hd/ly’ Ghést witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have re- ceived of the Lord Jé’sus, to tes- tify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 28 § Take heedi therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the H6/ly Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he ood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking per- verse things, to draw away dis- ciples after them. . 31 Therefore watch, and re- member, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now, brethren, I com- mend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. 33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. | 35 Ihave shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to re- member the words of the Lord Jé’sus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 36 § And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore. and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him, * 38 Sorrowing most of ali for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And ad accompanied him unto the ship. | CHAPTER 21 110 1 The journey to Jerusalem. 17 Paul’s reception. 27 Hisarrest. 31 Heis rescued by the chief captain. ND it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto C6’6s, and the day following unto Rhddes, and from thence unto Pat’a-ra: 2 And finding a ship sailing 185 THE ACTS, 21 over unto Phé-ni’cia, we went aboard, and set forth. 3 Now when we had discovered Cy’prus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syr’i-a, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 4 And finding disciples, we tar- ried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go-up to Jé-rw’sa- ém. 5 And when we had accom- plished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. 6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. _7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptél-e-ma/is, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them |i one day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul’s company depart- | him, ed, and came unto Cés-a-ré’a: and we entered intc the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him 9 And I the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we ttarried there many days, there came down from Ji-de’a a certain prophet, named Ag’a-bus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Ho’ly Ghést, So shall the Jews at Jé- ru’sd-lém bind the man that own- eth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gén’- tiles 12 “And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 13 Then Paul answered, What 186 Paul goes to Jerusalem mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jé-ru’sa-lém for the name of the Lord Jé’sus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jé-ru’sa-lém. | 16 There went with us also cer- tain of the disciples of C#s-a-— ré’a, and brought with them one Mna’son of Cy’prus, an old dis- ciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jé-ru’sa-lém, the brethren Te= ceived us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. ) 19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gén’tiles by his min- stry. 20 And when they heard it,'they glorified the Lord, and said unto Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are Ze zealous of th 1 And th ane that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gén’- tiles to forsake MO6’ses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come to- gether: for they will hear tha thou art come. 23 Do therefore this that w say to thee: We have four me which have a vow on them; 24 Them take, and purify thy self with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof the were informed concerning thee are nothing; but that thou thy self also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. _ near, and took ' manded him to be bound with . two chains; and demanded who _ he was, and what he had done. Paul, arrested, addresses the people 25 As touching the Gén’tiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things of- fered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the tem- ple, to signify the accomplish- ment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of A’sia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up a the people, and laid hands on im, 28 Crying out, Men of Is’ra-el, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the tem- ple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 (For they had seen_before with him in the city Troph‘i- mis an E-phé’sian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought - into the temple.) 30 And all the city was moved, _ and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith _ the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the _ chief captain of the band, that _ all Jé-ru’sa-lém was in an up- roar. 32 Who immediately took sol- _diers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they _ saw the chief captain and the sol- _ diers, they left beating of Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came him, and com- 34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multi- THE ACTS, 22 tude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the vio- lence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the peo- ple followed after, crying, Away wi ; 37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? 38 Art not thou that &-gy¥p’- tian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thou- sand men that were murderers? 39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tir’sus, a city in Ci-li’cia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. 40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hé’brew tongue, saying, CHAPTER 22 1 Paul's address to the people. of his apostileship. Roman citizenship. EN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which J make now unto you. : 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hé’brew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) : I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in T4ar’sus, a city in Ci-li’cia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Ga-ma@'li-el, and taught according to the per- fect manner of the law of the fa- thers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day, 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and de- 111 17 Tells 25 He claims 187 THE ACTS, 22 livering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Da-mas’- cus, to bring them_which were there bound unto Jé-ru’sa-lém, for to be punished. 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Da-mdas’cus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to, me. 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Da-mas’- cus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are ap- pointed for thee to do. 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Daé-mas’cus. 12 And one An-a-ni’as, a de- vout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14 And he said, The God of ‘our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his wit- ness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. | 16 And now why tarriest thou? Paul describes his conversion arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jé- ru’sd4-lém, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jé-ru’sa-lém: for they will not receive thy testi- © mony concerning me. 19 And Isaid, Lord, they know ~ beat in - that I imprisoned and every synagogue them that be- — lieved on thee 20 And hen the blood of thy martyr Sté’phen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting — unto his death, and kept the rai- — ment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, De- part: hence unto the Gén’tiles. 22 And they gave him audience _ unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw — dust into the air, 24 The chief captain command- ed him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with — thongs, Paul said unto the cen- turion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man thatisa R6’man, and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what for this man is a thou doest: RO’/man. 27 Then the chief captain came, — and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a R6’man? He said, Yea. — for I will send thee far Away with such a fellow from the — ; 28 And the chief captain an- swered, With a great sum ob- tained I this freedom. And Paul — é said, But I was free born. 188 : Paul before the council 29 Then straightway they de- parted from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Rod’man, and because he had bound him. 30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. 112 CHAPTER 23 1 Paul before the council. 2 Ananias commands him to be smitten. 12 The conspiracy against Paul. 27 He is sent to Felix. AY D Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this ay. 2 And the high priest An-a-ni’as commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? i 4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest? 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. i 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sad’du-cees, and the other Phar’i-sees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Ph§ar’i-see, the son of a Phar’i-see: of the hope and resurrection of the dead Iam called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Phar’i-sees and the Sad‘du- cees: and the multitude was divided. “ 8 For the Sad’du-cees say that there is no resurrection, neither THE ACTS, 23 angel, nor spirit: but the Phar‘i- sees confess both. ‘ 9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Phar’i-sees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. 10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief cap- tain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jé-ru’sa- lem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 12 And when it was day, cer- tain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this con- spiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief cap- tain that he bring him down unto. you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and Wwe, or ever he come near, are ready to kil! him. 16 And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a cer- tain thing to tell him. 18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, 189 THE ACTS, 24 Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. 19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire “thee that thou _wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire some- what of him more perfectly. 21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound them- selves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. , 22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me. 23 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cés-a-ré’a, and horsemen three- score and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; 24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Fé’lix the ‘governor. 25 And he wrote a letter after this manner: 26 Clau’di-tus Ly’si-as unto the most excellent governor Fé’lix sendeth greeting. 27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, hav- ing understood that he was a RO/man. 28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: _ 29 Whom I perceived to be ac- Paul is sent to Felix cused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to An- tip’a-tris. 32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and — returned to the castle: 33 Who, when they came to Cé@s-a-ré’a, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. 34 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he raepen that he was of Ci- v c1a3 35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Hér’od’s judgment all. CHAPTER 24 113 1 The charge of Tertullus. 10 Paul’s defence. 24 Felix and his wife hear — of Christ. 27 Judgment deferred. ND after five days An-a- ni’as the high priest de- scended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tér-ttl/lus, who informed the governor against Paul. 2 And when he was called forth, Tér-til’lus began to ac- cuse ‘him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 3 Weaccept it always, and in all places, most noble Félix, with all thankfulness. 4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 190 Paul’s defence before Felix 5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring- leader of the sect of the Naz-a- rénes’: 6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. But the chief captain Ly’si-as came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowl- edge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. 9 And the Jews also assented, | d saying that these things were so. 10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: . 11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jé-ru’sa-lém for to worship. 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the peo- ple, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: ie 15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. ; 16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a con- science void of offence toward God, and toward men. THE ACTS, 24 17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. 18 Whereupon certain Jews from A’sia found me purified in the temple, neither with multi- tude, nor with tumult. 19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. 20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, | 21 Except it be for this one voice, that cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this ay. 22 And when Fé’lix heard these things, having more per- fect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Ly’si-as the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. 23 And he commanded a cen- turion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his ac- quaintance to minister or come unto him. ; 24 And after certain days, when Fé’lix came with his wife Dru-sil’la, which was a Jew’ess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Fé’lix trem- bled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. 26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with 27 But after two years Pér’ci- us Fés’tus came into Fé’lix’ room: and Fé’lix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. 3 191 THE ACTS, 25 114 CHAPTER 25 2 Paul before Festus. 8 His defence. 11 He appeals to Czsar. 23 Sent to Agrippa. OW when Fés’tus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Ce&s-a-ré’a to Jé-ru’sa-lém. 2 Then the. high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against hae: that he would send for him | tus to Jé-ru’sd-lém, laying wait in the way to kill him 4 But Fés’tus answered, that Paul should be kept at C#s-a- ré’a, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wicked- ness in him. 6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Ce&s- a-ré’a; and the next day sit- ting on the judgment seat com- manded Paul to be brought. 7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jé-ru’sd-lém stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. 8 While he answered for him- self, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Ce’sar, have I offended any thing at all. 9 But Fés’tus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jé-ru’sd-lém, and there be judged of these things before me? 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Ce’sar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. 11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of Paul, before Festus, appeals to Cesar these things whereof these ac- cuse me, no man may deliver, me unto them. I appeal unto Ce’sar. 12 Then Fés’tus, when he had conferred with the council, an- swered, Hast thou appealed unto oe sar? unto Cze’sar shalt thou = 3 And after certain days king A-grip’pa and Bér-ni’cé came unto C&s-a-ré’a to salute Fés’- 14 And when they had been there many days, Fes’tus de- clared Paul’s_ cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Fé’lix: 15 About whom, when I was at Jé-ru’sa-lém, the chief priests and the elders of formed me, desiring to have judgment against him 16 To whom I anewierede It is not the manner of the R6’mans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the Jews in- the accusers face to face, and have licence. to answer for self concerning against him 17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: 19 But had certain questions against him of their own super-_ stition, and of one Jé’sus, which — was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20 And because I doubted of 4 such manner of questions, asked him whether he would go to Jé-ru’sa-lém, and there be — pi Se of these matters. the crime laid 4 ’ ; ‘ q But when Paul had ap- 4 pealed to be reserved unto the hearing of manded him to be kept till I might send him to Ce’sar. 22 Then A-grip’pa said unto 192 Au-gts’tus, I com- | Paul’s defence before Agrippa Fés’tus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 23 And on the morrow, when A-grip’pa was come, and Bér- ni’cé, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Fés’tus’ commandment Paul was brought forth. _24 And Fés’tus said, King A-grip’pa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multi- tude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jé-ru’sa-lém, and. also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. 25 But when I found that he ' had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Au-gts’tus, I have determined to send him 6 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and _Specially before thee, O king A-grip’ Pa that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 27 For it seemeth to me un- reasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him. 115 CHAPTER 26 2 Paul’s defence before Agrippa. 12 Tells of his conversion. 24 Festus declares him to be mad. 31 Appeal to Rome granted. HEN A-grip’pa said unto THE ACTS, 26 4. My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jé-ru’sa-lém, know all the Jews; 5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Phar’i- see. 6 And now J stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king A-grip’pa, I am accused of the Jews. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 9 I verily thought with my- self, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jé’sus of Naz’a-réth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jé-ru’sa4-lém: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and com- pelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. 12 Whereupon as I went to Da-mas’cus with authority and commission from the chief Paul, Thou art permitted | prie to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 2 I think myself happy, king A-grip’pa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: 3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. T-13 . sts, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hé’brew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is ne ao thee to kick against the prick 15 And i said, Who art thou. 193 THE ACTS, 27 Lord? And he said, Jé’sus whom thou persecutest. 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gén’tiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Sa’tan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king A-grip’- pa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But shewed first unto them of Da-mas’cus, and at Jé-ru’-|p sa-lem, and throughout all the coasts of Ji-de’d, and then to the Gén’tiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. | 21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. ; 22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Mb6’ses did say should come: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gén’tiles. 24 And as he thus spake for himself, Fés’tus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art be- side thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Fés’tus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of I am | these things, Paul sent to Rome before whom also I speak freely: for I am per- suaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King A-grip’pa, _ believest thou the prophets? I know that OU ese en A-grip’pa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest_ me to be a Chris’tian. 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and alto- gether such as I am, except these bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bér-ni’cé, and they that sat with them: | 31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between them- — selves, saying, This man doeth — nothing worthy of death or of onds. 4 | 32 Then_ said A-grip’pa unto Fés’tus, This man might have | been set at liberty, if he had — not appealed unto Cz’sar. CHAPTER 27 1 Paul's voyage to Rome. wreck. 44 The escape to Melita. : Jae: when it was determined £4 that we should sail into It/a-l¥, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Jua’li-us, a centurion of — Au-gus’tus’ band. | _2 And entering into a ship of — Ad-ra-myt’ti-im, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of — A’sia; one Ar-is-tir’chus, a — Mac-e-d6’ni-an of Thés-sa-lé- — ni’ca, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Si’/don. And Ji’li-ts cour- — teously entreated Paul, and gave — him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. 4 And when we had launched ~ from thence, we sailed under Cy’prus, because the winds were contrary. 5 And when we had sailed 116 194 41 The ship- — Paul’s voyage and shipwreck over the sea of Ci-li’cia and Pam-phyl'i-a, we came to My’ra, a city of Ly’cia. ‘ 6 And there the centurion found a ship of Al-éx-an’dri-a sailing into it’a-ly; and he put us therein. 7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and_ scarce were come over against Cni’dus, the wind not_ suffering us, we sailed under Créte, over against Sal-mo’né; TONG 8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of La-sé’a. | 9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because _ the fast was now already past, Paul - admonished them, 10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phé-ni’cé, and there to winter; which is an haven of Créte, and lieth toward the south west and north west. ; 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained fheir | purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Créte. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Ei-roc’ly-don. 15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 16 And running under a cer- tain island which is called Clau’da, we had much work to come by the boat: 17 Which when they had taken THE ACTS, 27 up, they used helps, under- girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. 18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be. saved was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs. ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Créte, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Ce’sar: and, lo,God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, aS we were driven up and down in A’dri-a, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; 28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the 195 THE ACTS, 28 boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship. 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33 And while«the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye ‘have tarried and continued fast- ing, having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken. he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into e sea. 39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it pete possible, to thrust in the s 40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the fore- part stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part Mh ein renege with the violence of e wav 42 jet the soldiers’ counsel Paul at Melita was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. CHAPTER 28 117 1 Events at Melita. 16 The arrival at Rome. 23 Paul preaches there. 30 Continues through two years. AN? when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Mél’i-ta. 2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and re- ceived us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. © 6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, — and saw no harm come to they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Pub/li-ts; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Pub’li-ts lay sick of a 196 Paul reaches Rome and preaches there fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on , and healed 9 So when this “was done, Fait, also, which had diseases in the island, came, andiwere healed: 10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Al-éx-an’- dri-a, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Cas’tor and Pollux. 12 And landing at Syr-a-cise’, we tarried there three days. 13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhé’- _ gi-tim: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Pt-té’o-li: 14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they_came to meet us as far as Ap’pi-i fS6’rum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have com- mitted nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jé-ru’s4-lém into the hands of the R6’mans. 18 Who, when they had exam- ined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to THE ACTS, 28 appeal unto Cze’sar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of, 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of is’ra-el I am bound with this chain. 21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Ji-de’a concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 23 And when they had ap- pointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jé’=- sus, both out of the law of MO’ses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they de- parted, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the H6’ly Ghost by E-sa’ias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and Beane ye shall see, and not per- ceiv 27 SERRE the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with fheir heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gén’tiles, and that they will hear it. 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and 197 ROMANS, 1 had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Paul’s interest in the Romans 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jé’sus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him, THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE ROMANS 118 CHAPTER 1 1 Paul's interest in the Romans. 10 His desire to visit them. 18 God an- gry with sin. 21 Sins of the Gentiles. prc. a servant of Jé’sus Christ, called fo be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, . 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) : : 3 Concerning his Son Jé’sus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of Da’vid according to the flesh; '4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedi- ence to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jé’sus Christ: To all that be in Rome, be- loved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 8 First, thank my God through Jé’sus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; . 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 That is, that I may be com- forted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. _13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often-_ times I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto.) that I might have some fruit among > you also, even as among other Gén ‘tiles. 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Bar-ba’ri- ans; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. . 16 For I am _ not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to — the Jew first, and also to:the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteous- ness of God revealed from faith — to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in Ma eee nite ecause at which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed i¢ unto them. : 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 198 God angry with sinners 21 Because that, when_ they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four- footed beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. A-mén’. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all un- righteousness, fornication, wick- edness, covetousness, malicious- ness; full of envy, murder, de- bate, deceit, malignity; whisper- ers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, in- ventors of evil things, dis- obedient to parents, : 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without nat- ural affection, implacable, un- merciful: 81 ROMANS, 2 32. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. CHAPTER 2 119 1 God’s judgment is impartial. 9 The law is for Jew and Gentile. HEREFORE thou art in- excusable, O man, whoso- ever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not know- ing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 Rut after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and im- mortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are con- tentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, | 9 Tribulation and anguish, up- on every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gén’tile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that work- eth good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gén’tile: 11 For-there is no respect of persons with God. ; 12 For as many as have sinned 199 ROMANS, 3 without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gén‘'tiles, which have not the law. do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jé’sus Christ according to my gospel. 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself ae a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, : 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teach- |e est another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gén’- tiles through you, as it is writ- en. _25 For circumcision verily prof- iteth, if thou keep the law: but The Jews’ advantage if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made un- circumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircum- cision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircum- cision be counted for circum- cision? 27 And shall not uncircum- Cision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circum- cision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; mata praise is not of men, but re) CHAPTER 3 120. 1 The Jews’ prerogative. 20 Flesh not eB by law. 28 All justified by HAT advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For. what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without ffect? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Js God unrighteous who taketh ven- geance? (I speak as a man) 6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be 200 Grace, not law, justifies slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. 9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for Wwe have before proved both Jews and Gén’tiles, that they are all under sin; ? (10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: il There is none that under- standeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way. they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the pe of asps is under their ips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: ‘ ; _16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17 And the way of peace have they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God’ without the law is mani- fested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jé’sus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: ; 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; #3 : 24 Being justified freely by his ROMANS, 4 grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jé’sus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, J say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jé’sus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith with- out the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gen’tiles? Yes, of the Gén’- tiles also: y 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. CHAPTER 4 121 1 Abraham justified by faith. 13 The promise made through faith. 24 Our faith shall be imputed to us for right- eousness. Wirt Shall we say then that A’bra-ham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if A’bra-ham were justi- fied by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? A’/bra-ham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justi- fieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as Da’vid also. de- scribeth the blessedness of the 201 ROMANS, 5 man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that*faith was reck- coned to A’bra-ham for righteous- ness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircum- cision. 11 And he recived the sign oi circumcision, a seal of righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircum- cised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circum- cision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father A’bra-ham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to A’bra-ham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. .16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of A’bra-ham; who is the father of us all, 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many Abraham justified by faith nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quick- eneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to. that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body. now dead, when he was about an hundred years old. neither yet the deadness of Sa’/rah’s womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through un- belief; but was strong in faith, euine glory to God; 1 And being fully persuaded that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was im-= puted to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake. alone, that it was imputed to 24 But for us ‘also, to whom it. shall be imputed, if we believe on that raised up Jé’sus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for Our offences, and was raised again for our justification. CHAPTER 5 1229 1 Pon by faith. 12 Sin through Adam. 17 Life through Christ. / HHEREFORE being: justified . by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jé’sus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: know- ing that tribulation worketh patience; | : : 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts 202 Sin and death by Adam, life through Christ by the H6/l¥ Ghodst which is given unto us. } 6 For when we were yet with- out strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. | 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradven- ture for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died from Ad’am_ to for us. t 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through im. 10 For if, when we_ were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shal! be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jé’sus_ Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned MO’ses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Ad’am’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jé’sus Christ, hath abounded unto many. ; 16 And not as if was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free sift is of many offences unto justi- fication. | 17 For if by one man’s offence ROMANS, 6 death reigned by one; much more they which receive abun- dance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jé’sus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s dis- obedience many were made sin- ners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness un- to eternal life by Jé’sus Christ our Lord. CHAPTER 6 1 We may not live in sin. 12 Let not sin reign. 23 Death the wages of sin. HAT shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jé’sus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if. we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be de- stroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. j 8 Now if we be dead with 123 203 ROMANS, 7 Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jé’sus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your mem- bers as instruments of unright- eousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instru- ments of righteousness unto God. i 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the et but under grace? God for- id. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his: servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. ' 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to right- eousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the serv- The wages of sin and the gift of God ants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, lasting life. and the end ever- 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jé’sus christ our Lord. CHAPTER 7 1 Limit of the law. 12 It is holy and just. vil ¥ NOW ve not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as" he liveth? 2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her. husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. ~ 3 So then if, while her hus= band liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her hus-= band be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be mar=- ried to another man. > 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married other, i to an- even to him who is. raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. 5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions which. were by the law, of sins, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve,..in newness of 204 Law holy ana just © spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the com- mandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found fo be unto death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. ‘ 12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might be- come exceeding sinful. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 17 Now then it is no more ey uP it, but sin that aesticee 13 3 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh.) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good find not. 19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do that I would I | death; ROMANS, & not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 211 find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jé’sus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. CHAPTER 8 125 1 ue law Beh the Spirit. 17 God’s chil- dren. 26 The Spirit heips infirmity. 28 The Christian's hope. HERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jé’sus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jé’sus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. j 6 For to be carnally minded 7s but. to be spiritually minded ts life and peace. i 7 Because the carnal mind 7s enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of Gods neither indeed can be. 205 ROMANS, 8 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. ’ 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jé’sus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodice by his Spirit that dwelleth in y 12 Deherebore: brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify ve deeds of the body, ye shall ve. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the | f sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Ab’ba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witnéss with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the suffer- ings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed us. 19 For the earnest expecta- tion of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself Foreknowledge, predestination, and calling also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the a liberty of the children 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23 And not only they, but our- selves also, which ‘have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we — ourselves groan within our- selves, waiting for the adop- tion, to wit, the redemption of — our body. 24 For we are saved by hope: — but hope that is seen is not for what a man seeth, — hope: why doth he yet hope for? > 25 But if we hope for that we — see not, then do we with patience © wait for if. 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we © know not what we_ should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession — or us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession fot the saints © according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them 5 ee te AE eI we ee hay who are the called according to — his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he mieht be the firstall born among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did pre- destinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 Wh these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for/us ali, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 206 at shall we then say to — Paul’s sorrow for the Jews 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribula- tion, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jé’sus our Lord. 126 CHAPTER 9 1 Paul’s sorrow for the Jews. 14 The sovereignty of God. 18 Mercy upon whom he will. 24 On the calling of Jew and Gentile.’ SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bear- ing me witness in the H6d/ly Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. i 3 For I could wish that my- self*were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 4 Who are Is’ra-el-ites; to whom jpertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the cove- nants, and the giving of the law and the service of God, and the promises; 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. A-mén’. ROMANS, 9 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Is’ra-el, which are of Is’ra-el: 7 Neither, becausei they are the seed of A’bra-ham, are they all children: but, In fsaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this. time will I come, and Sa’rah shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when Ré-béc’ca also had con- ceived by one, even by our father_I’saac; 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the pur- pose of God according to elec- tion might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is_ written, Ja’cob have I loved, but E’sau have I ate 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Md’ses, I will have’ nercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. _— 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. i, 17 For the scripture saith unte Pha’/raoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 207 ROMANS, 10 Z0 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed if, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not. the potter power over the clay; of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishoncur? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gén’tilesP 25 As he saith also in O’see, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. 27 E-sa’ias also crieth concern- ing Is’ra-el, Though the number of the children of Is’ra-el be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: : 28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. 29 And as E-sa’ias said before, Except the Lord of Sab’a-dth had left us a seed, we had been as Sod’o-ma, and been made like unto Goé-m6r’rha. 30 What shall we say then? That the Gén’tiles, which fol- lowed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. ; 31 But Is’ra-el, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Jew and Gentile called 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Si’én a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and who- soever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. CHAPTER 10 1278 5 Of the law and faith. 11 Salvation is open to all believers. BRETHREN, my heart’s de- 47 sire and prayer to God for Is’ra-el is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not sub- mitted themselves unto the right- eousness of God. . 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For M6’ses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth — those things shall live by them. — 6 But the righteousness which © is of faith speaketh on this wise, — Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into~ the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word — is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jé’sus, and shait believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from — the dead, thou shalt be saved. — 10 For with the heart man be- lieveth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 208 Israel not cast off for ever 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall cail upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not be- lieved? and how shall they be- lieve in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they have not_ all obeyed the gospel. For E-sa’ias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, Have they not heard?. Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. t 19 But I say, Did not Is’ra-el know? First Md’ses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and ict a foolish nation I will anger 20 But £-sa‘ias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that gought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 2i But to Is’ra-el he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. 128 CHAPTER 11 1 Israel not cast off. 18 Gentiles may not boast. 26 Hope of Israel's con- version. 383 God’s judgments. SAY then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. ROMANS, 11 For I also am an Is’ra-el-ite, of the seed of, A’bra-ham, of the tribe of Bén’ja-min. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of E-li’as? how he maketh inter- cession to God against Is’ra-el, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Ba’al. 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant ac- cording to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is if no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 7 What then? is’ra-el hath not obtained that which he seek- eth for; ,but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit’ of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this ay. 9 And Da’vid saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, anda recompence unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11 I say then, Have they stum- bled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gén/‘tiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gén’tiles; how much more t | their fulness? EL a 13 For I speak to you Gén’tiles, 209 ROMANS, 12 inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gén’tiles, I magnify mine office: 14 If by any means I may pro- voke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the rootthee. | 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high- minded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, fake heed lest he also spare not thee 22 Behold ihoreiare the good- ness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: other- wise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed con- trary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree: 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise God’s mercy 1s upon all in yourown conceits; that blind- ness in part is happened to is’- ra-el, until the fulness of the Gén/tiles be come in 26 And so all is’ra-el shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Si’6n the De- liverer, and shall turn away un- godliness from Ja’cob: For this unto them, when I away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their un- shall take the | belief elief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. , 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and, edge of God! how unsearchable are his judements, and his ways oEse finding out! is my covenant knowl-— For who hath known the g mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35 Or who hath first given to” him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 F him, and to him, are all things: or of him, and through to whom be glory for ever. A-mén’. CHAPTER 12 129 I Of God's mercies. 6 Attention to one’s calling. 9 On love and other — duties. 19 Revenge forbidden. ~ 8ESEECH [you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reason= able service. ; 2 And be not conformed to this 210 Duties of the Christian believer world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and per- fect, will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace £iven unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many mem- bers in one body, and all mem- bers have not the same office: So we, being: many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. _ 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according te the proportion of faith; : 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on ex- hortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheer- fulness. 9 Let love be without dissimu- lation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love: in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; yor; 6 12 Rejoicing ‘in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; f 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. ; 16 Be of the same mind one to- ward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of 211 ROMANS, 13 low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil forevil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. CHAPTER 13 130 1 Of duties to rulers. 8 Love the fulfil- ment of the law. 11 Works of dark- ness. }EBe every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves dam- nation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wiit thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: a 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their ROMANS, 14 dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the aw. 9 For this, Thou shalt not com- mit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it 1s briefly comprehended in this say- ing, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | . 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 And that, knowing the time, that} now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our sal- vation nearer than when we be- lieved. , 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of ght. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; notin rioting and drunk- enness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jé’- sus Christ, and make not _pro- vision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 131 CHAPTER 14 1 On judging one another. 13 Take heed against giving offence. IM that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubt- ful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth de- spise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. : 4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his About judging one another own master he standeth or fall- eth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteem- eth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth if unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7 For none of us liveth to him- self, and no man dieth to himself. 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. i 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. ; 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. | 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to od. 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jé’sus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him i¢ is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him ae thy meat, for whom Christ 1e e 212 _ Promises confirmed in Jesus Christ _ 16 Let not then your good be | | | evil spoken of: 17 For the kingdom of God is _ not meat and drink; but right- eousness, and peace, and joy in ; the H6’ly Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but if is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 Itis good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23 he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatso- ever is not of faith is sin. 132 CHAPTER 15 1 Patience with one another. 3 Christ the exemplar. 28 A promise to visit Spain. E then that are strong ought to bear the infirm- ities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ; 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edifi- cation. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that re- proached thee fell on me. 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. ROMANS, 15 the Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ 7 Wherefore receive other, as Christ also to the glory of God. 8 Now I say that Jé’sus Christ was a minister of the circum- cision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 9 And that the Gén’tiles might glorify God for his mercy; asitis written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gén’- tiles, and sing unto thy name. _10 And again he saith, Re- joice, ye Gén’tiles, with his people, 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gén’tiles; and laud him, all ye people. 12 And again, E-sa’ias_ saith, There shall be a root of Jés’se, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gén’tiles; in him shall the Gén’tiles trust. 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believ- ing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the H6o/l¥ Ghost. 14 And I myself also am per- suaded of you, my brethren, that ve also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, _16 That I should be the min- ister of Jé’sus Christ to the Gén’- tiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gén’tiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the H6/ly host. 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jé’sus Christ in those things which pertain to ye one an- received us 5 Now the God of patience and | God consolation grant you to be like- minded one toward another ac- cording to Christ Jé’sus: od. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, 6 That ye may with one mind|to make the Gén’tiles obedient, and one mouth glorify God, even | by word and deed, 213 ROMANS, 16 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jé- ru’sa-lém, and round about unto il-lyr’i-ctim, I have fully preach- ed the gospel of Christ. 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foun- dation: 21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from com- ing to you. 23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you; 24 Whensoever I take my jour- ney into Spain, I will come to vou: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. 25 But now I go unto Jé-ru’- sa-lém to minister unto the saints. 26 For it hath pleased them of Mac-e-do’ni-a and A-cha’ia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jé-ru’sa-lém. 27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gén’tiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. 28 When therefore I have per- formed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jé’sus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 1 That I may be delivered Concluding advice and salutations from them that do not believe in Ja-de’a4; and that_my service which J have for Jé-ru’sa-lém may be accepted of the saints; 32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. A-mén’. CHAPTER 16 133 1 Paul's concluding advice. 3 Saluta- tions. 17 Exhortation to unity. COMMEND unto you Phé’bé our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cén’- chre-a: i 2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. 3 Greet Pris-cil’la and Aq’ui-la my helpers in Christ Jé’sus: 4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but piso all the churches of the Gén’- es. 5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved E-p#n/’e-tus, who is the firstfruits of A-cha’ia unto Christ. | 6 Greet Ma’ry, who bestowed much labour on us. , 7. Salute An-dr6-ni’cus and Ji’= nia, my kinsmen, and my fellow- prisoners, who are of note among the apostles; who also were in Christ before me. : 8 eS Am/pli-as my beloved in the Lord 9 Salute tr’bane, our helper in Christ, and Sta’chys my beloved. 10 Salute A-pél’lés approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Ar-is-to-bii’lus’ household. | 11 Salute Hé-rd/’di-6n my kins- man. Greet them that be of the household of Nar-cis’sus, which are in the Lord. 12 Salute Try-phé’na and Try- pho’sa, who labour in the Lord. 214 Warning against divisions 1 CORINTHIANS, 1 Salute the beloved Pér’sis, which | Jé’sus Christ be with you. laboured much in the Lord. 13 Salute Ru’fus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Salute A-syn/cri-tis, Phlé’- | gon, Hér’mas, Pat’ro-bas, Hér’- més, and the brethren which are with them, . ‘ 15 Salute Phi-l6l’o-gus, and Julia, Né’re-us, and his sister, and 0-lym’pas, and all the saints which are with them. } 16 Salute! one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. 17 Now I beseech you, breth- ren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jé’sus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. | 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple con- cerning evil. 20 And the God of peace shall bruise Sa’tan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord -men’, ih 21 Ti-m06’the-tis my workfel- low, and Lu’cius, and Ja’son, and So-sip’a-tér, my kinsmen, salute you. 22 I Tér’tius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23 Ga’ius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. E-ras’tus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quar’tus a brother. 24 The grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with you all. A-mén’. 25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jé’sus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, f 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the com- mandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: 27 To God only wise, be glory through Jé’sus Christ for ever. A-meén’. Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 134 CHAPTER 1 1 The greeting. 10 Exhortation to , unity. 18 On preaching of the cross. AUL, called to be an apostle of Jé’sus Christ through the will of God, and Sés’the-nés our ' brother, ' 2 Unto the church of God which is at Cor’inth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jé’sus, called to be saints, with all that in every ‘place call upon the name of Jé’sus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3 Grace be unto you, and peace, 82 from God our Father, and from the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jé’sus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utter- ance, and in all knowledge: Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jé’sus Christ: 8 Who shall also confirm you 215 1 CORINTHIANS, 2 unto the end, that ye may be blameless i in the day of our Lord Jé’sus Christ. 9 God is faithfule by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jé’sus Christ our ord. 10 Now I beseech you, breth- ren, by the name of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined to- gether in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chl6’é, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of ae and I of A-pdl’los; and I Cé’phas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye bap- tized in the name of Paul? _ 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Cris’pus and Ga’ius; 15 Lest any should say that I ned baptized in mine own name. 6 And I baptized also the Bh vcehold of Stéph’a-nas: be- sides, I know not whether I bap- tized any other. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but tg preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. | 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom Exhortation to unity. Preaching Christ knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For the Jews require a sign, andthe Greeks seekafter wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ cruci- fied, unto the Jews a stumbling- block, and unto the Greeks fool- ishness; « 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 Foryesee yourcalling, breth- ren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many oe not many noble, are OT “But God hath chosen the abana things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his a reset i 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jé’sus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, pie sanctification, and redemp- or ‘That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. CHAPTER 2 135 1 Paul’s method of preaching. 6 Wis- dom. 11 The spiritual man addressed. ND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with ex- cellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any ing among you, save Jé’sus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And Iwas with you in weak- 216 The wisdom of God ness, and in fear, trembling, . 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. « 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hid- den wisdom, which God or- dained before the world unto our glory: , 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known if, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as itis written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither and in much have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love im. 10 But God hath_ revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. - 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the H6'ly Ghost teacheth; compar- ing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man re- ceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are fool- ishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. ES 15 But he that is spiritual 1 CORINTHIANS, 3 Judgeth all things, yet he him- self is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. | CHAPTER 3 2 Milk is fi for children. the only foundati 16 Men iL ation. en are t temples of God. r fee. I, brethren, could not ~ speak unto you as unto Spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ, 2 Ihave fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able fo bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3 For ye are yet carnal: for Whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divi- sions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of A-pol’los; are ye not carnal? _5 Who then is Paul, and who is A-pol’los, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6I have planted, A-pdl’los watered; but God gave the in- crease. 7 So then neither is he that Planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: iand every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers to- gether with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ve are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, asa wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jé’sus Christ. 136 217 1 CORINTHIANS, 4 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shal! suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 18 Let no man deceive him- self. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. | 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord know- eth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. _21 Therefore let no man glory in men. Forallthings are yours; 22 Whether Paul, or A-pol’los, or Cé’phas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. | 137 CHAPTER 4 1 Of ministers and stewards. ships of the apostles. Loe aman so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. ; 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. he 3 But with me it is a very small 10 Hard- Concerning ministers and stewards thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 4 For I know nothing by my- self; yet am I not hereby justi- fied: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. : 5 Therefore judge nothing be- fore the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. 6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to — myself and fo A-poi/los for your — sakes; that ye might learnin us — not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against — another. 7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not re- ceive? now if thou didst receive — it, why dost thou glory, as if thou © hadst not received 1t? J 8 Now ve are full, now ye are — rich, ye have reigned as kings — without us: and I would to God © ye did reign, that we also might ; reign with you. 4 9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. © 10 We are fools for Christ’s — sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. x 11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; 12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: ( 13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring 0 all things unto this day. 218 Evildoers to be shunned 14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 15 For though ye have ten thou- sand instructors in Christ, yet have ve not many fathers: for in Christ Jé’sus I have begotten you through the gospel. - 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Ti-m06’the-is, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. : : 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? 138 CHAPTER 5 1 The shame of fornication. 7 The old leaven to be purged out. T is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gén’tiles, that one should have his father’s wife. 2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, 4 In the name of our Lord Jé’- sus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, 5 To deliver such an one unto Sa’tan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jé’sus. i CORINTHIANS, 5, 6 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nei- ther with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the un- leavened bread of sincerity and truth. 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. : 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunk- ard, or anextortioner; with such an one nonottoeat. * 12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are with- out? do not ye judge them that are within? 13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. CHAPTER 6 139 1 Against going to law. 9 Against sen- suality. 19 Our bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost. ARE any of you, having a matter against another, goto law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? _3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least es- teemed in the church. 219 1 CORINTHIANS, 7 5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the un- believers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with.another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do yenotrather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and de- fraud, and that your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the un- righteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not de- ceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of them- selves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the oo of God. 1 And such were some of you: fk ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jé’sus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expe- dient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not re brought under the power of an 13 Meats for the hate, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. Concerning marriage 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that — your body is the tempie of the Ho/ly Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. : CHAPTER 7 140 2_ Of arenas. * 3 Husband and wife. — 85 Marrying and abstaining. OW concerning the things “ whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. ; 2 Nevertheless, fo avoid forni- cation, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman — have her own husband. . 3 Let the husband render unto — the wife due benevolence: and — likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband § hath not power of his own body, ‘ but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, j except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves — to fasting and prayer; and come © together again, that Sa’tan tempt — you not for your incontinency. ! 6 But I speak this by permis-_ sion, and not of commandment. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of — God, one after this manner, and another after that. 9 8 I say therefore to the unmar- ried and widows, It is good for them if ey abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for itis better to marry than to burn. 220 Husbands and wives 1 CORINTHIANS, 7 10 And unto the married Icom-|Lord’s freeman: likewise also mand, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be recon- ciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let im not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. en 15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. ‘ 18 Is any man called being cir- cumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. , 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the com- mandmentsofGod. i 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. ; 21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. ; : 22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant. 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yetI give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. _26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for aman so to be. 27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. 28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none: And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they re- joiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not: 31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fash- ion of this world passeth away. 32 But I would have you with- out carefulness. He that is un- married careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is difference also be- tween a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 221 1 CORINTHIANS, 8, 9 35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord with- out distraction. 36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely to- ward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. 37 Nevertheless he that stand- eth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so de- creed in his heart that he will _ keep his virgin, doeth well. 38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. 39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liv- eth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. 141 1 Of idolatrous meats. liberty. Ney as touching things of- fered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but char- ity edifieth. 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. 5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 6 But to us there is but one CHAPTER 8 8 On Christian Idolatrous meats. Christian liberty God, the Father, of whom areall things, and we in him; and one Lord Jé’sus Christ, by oD are all things, and we by im. 7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is de- filed. 8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; nei- ther, if we eat not, are we the worse. : 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours be-— come a stumblingblock to them that are weak. i 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world stand- eth, lest I make my brother to offend. 142, 17 His — CHAPTER 9 1 Paul’s individual liberty. recompence for ministry. M I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jé’sus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 4 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for. the seal of mine — apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 222 Rewards of the ministry 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cé’phas? : 6 Or I only and Bar’na-bas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 9 For it is written in the law of Mo’ses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. _Doth God take care for oxen? 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great|1 thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ... 13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? 14 Even so hath the Lord or- dained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, | than that any man should make | my glorying void. 16 For though I preach the 1 CORINTHIANS, 9 gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! _17 For if I do this thing will- ingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made my- self servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I be- came as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without aw; 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that strivet for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I my- self should be a castaway. 223 1 CORINTHIANS, 10 143 CHAPTER 10 1 Against lust and idolatry. 24 Of regard for brethren. 31 Do all for God’s glory. OREOVER, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Mo’ses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spa uel meat; did all drink the same eoiiuat drink: for they drank Exnortation to righteous living able; but will with the tempta- tion also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear if. 14 Wherefore, my dearly be- loved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 4 17 For we being many are one © bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one — of that spiritual Rock that fol-| bread lowed them: and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilder- ness. 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to mae and drink, and rose up to p 8 Neither let us commit forni- cation, as some of them com- mitted, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. | he? 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11 Now all these things hap- pened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is com- mon to man: but God is faith- ful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are 18 Behold fs’ra-el after the — flesh: are not they which eat — Snares sacrifices partakers of the altar? 2 19 What say I then? that the ; idol is any thing, or that which ~ is offered in sacrifice to idols is — any thing? i 20 But J say, that the things © which the Gén’tiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to dea and not © to God: and I would not that — d ye should have fellowship with — devils. 3 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of — the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the i Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. ; _22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not ex~ 7 pedient: all things are lawful — for me, but all things edify not. — 24 Let no man seek his own, : but every man another’s wealth. ' 25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. 27 If any of them that believe not bid you fo a feast, and ye be © disposed to 20; whatsoever is set before “you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 28 But if any man say unto 224 Proper methods of worship you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for con- science sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof: : 29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other; for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience? 30 For if I by grace be a par- taker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? 31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. | 32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gén’- tiles, nor to the church of God: 33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 144 CHAPTER 11 1 Reproof of methods of worship. 23 Of the Lord’s supper. BE ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordi- nances, as I delivered them to you. ; 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or proph- _esying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that pray- eth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of T-15 1 CORINTHIANS, 11 God: but the woman is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. — 9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man, 10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. 13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that. if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such Custom: neither the churches of od. 17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear; that there be divisions among you; and I partly be- lieve it. 19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved ‘may be made manifest among you. 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? 225 1 CORINTHIANS, 12 What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jé’sus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: , 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my _ blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink if, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine him- self, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge our- selves, we should not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be con- demned with the world. 33 Wherefore, my _ brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemna- tion. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 145 CHAPTER 12 1 Of Heli gifts. 7 Their profit. e actual and spiritual body. 12 The Lord’s supper. Spiritual gifts OW concerning _ spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gén’- tiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speak- ing by the Spirit of God calleth Jé’sus accursed: and that no man can say that Jé’sus is the Lord, but by the H6/ly Ghost. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; | | 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; ; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy @ to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the inter- pretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: s also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized i whether we b drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many 15 If the foot shall say, Be- cause I am not the hand, I am free; and have been all made q 226 ; } ) _ the body together, ' more abundant honour to that ers, Members of the body. Charity not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Be- cause I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the - Members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they many _ members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say | unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet,,I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more _ those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these, we be- stow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered having given part which lacked: 25 That there should be no schism in the body: but that ' the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member | suffer, all the members suffer | with it; or one member be honoured, all the members re- joice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in par- ticular. 28 And God hath set some in the, church, first apostles, sec- ondarily prophets, thirdly teach- after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, govern- -mnents, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all 1 CORINTHIANS, 13 prophets? are all teachers? cre all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. CHAPTER 13 146 1 Gifts nothing without charity. 4 In praise of charity. HOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. _4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself un- seemly, seeketh not her own, is at easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, en- dureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be _ prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; wheth- er there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. : 9 For we know in part, and Wwe prophesy in part. , 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: 227 1 CORINTHIANS, 14 but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shali I know even as also I am known. : 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 147 CHAPTER 14 1 Prophecy preferable to speaking in tongues. 12 Both must be referred to edification. 34 Women forbidden to preach. OLLOW after charity. and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth him; how- beit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men fo edifica- tion, ort. 4 He that speaketh in an un- known tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesy- ing, or by doctrine? 7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinc- tion in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? | f 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall pre- pare himself to the battle? 9 So likewise ye, except ye and exhortation, and com-, Prophesying and speaking with tongues, utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be © unto him that speaketh a bhar- barian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 12 Even so ye, forasmuch as — ye are zcalous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue © pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, an will pray with the underctandete also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the under- standing also. a 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the un-— learned say A-mén’ at thy giv- ing of thanks, seeing he under- — standeth not what thou sayest? — 17 For thou verily givest thanks © pee but the other is not edified. — I thank my God, I speak en tongues more than ye all: 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than — ten thousand words in an un- Rnown tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children — in understanding: howbeit in — malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 21 In the law it is written,. With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, 228 Decency and order in worship but to them that believe not: | but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 23 lf therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are un- learned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpreta- tion. Let all things be done unto edifying. 3 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. : 28 But if there be no inter- preter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. 30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted, 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 34 Let your women keep si- lence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are command- ed to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 1 CORINTHIANS, 15 35 And if they will learn any g, let them ask their hus- bands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let _things be done decently and in order. CHAPTER 15 148 3 Christ's resurrection. 12 The resur- rection of all. 35 Certainty and manner thereof. OREOVER,;, brethren, I de- clare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; _2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cé’phas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are faJlen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen Of me also, as of one born out of due rcs 0 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be 229 1 CORINTHIANS, 15. called an apostle, because [I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrec- tion of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 4 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have ope in Christ, we are of all’men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man; came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Ad’am all die, even so in Christ shall all be The resurrection of Christ Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign, till he rik! put all enemies under his eet. 4 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. ; 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. , 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the _30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jésus our Lord, I die daily. ' 32 If after the manner of men_ I have fought with beasts at Eph’e-stis, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. . 33 Be not deceived: evil com- munications corrupt good man- ners. j 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 7 36 Thou fool, that which thou made alive. ie sowest is not quickened, except — 23 But every man in his own | it die: t order: Christ the firstfruits;} 37 And that which thou sow- afterward they that are Christ’s|est, thou sowest not that body at his coming. that shall be, but bare grain, it 24 Then cometh the end, when|may chance of wheat, or of he shall have delivered up the | some other grain: , kingdom to God, even the! 38 But_God giveth it a body 230 : The resurrection through Christ as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the ter- restrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth _ from another star in glory. ; ; in weakness; 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in cor- ruption; it is raised in incor- ruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown it is raised in | power: it is raised a_ spiritual 44 It is sown a natural body; body. There is a natural body, and _ there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Ad’am was made a living soul; the last Ad’am was madea quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual, —_> 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man _ ts the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they that flesh and — inherit _ also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we _ shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, brethren, blood cannot the kingdom of, God; neither doth corruption inherit 1 CORINTHIANS, 16 sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twink- ling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised in- corruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and is mortal must put on immor- tality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed , up in victory. death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law Sy But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jé’sus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved breth- ten, be ye stedfast, unmove- able, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. CHAPTER 16 1 On relief of brethren. 10 Timothy commended. 16 Salutations. OW concerning the collec- tion for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of G4-la’tia, even so do ye. 2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. 3 And when I come, whomso- ever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jé-ru’- sa4-lém. 4 And if it be meet that I go 149 incorruption. | also, they shall go with me. 51 Behold, I shew you aj 5 Now I will come unto you, mystery; We shall not all'!when I shall pass through 83 231 2 CORINTHIANS, 1 Mac-e-do/ni-a: for I do pass through Mac-e-d0/’ni-a. 6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. 7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. a 8 But I will tarry at Eph’e-sts until Pén’te-cést. 9 For a great door and effec- tual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 10 Now if Ti-m6’the-us come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. 11 Let no man therefore de- spise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come | h unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. _12 As touching our brother A-pol/los, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. f 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. F 14 Let all your things be done with charity. 15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye Admonitions and salutations | know the house of Stéph’a-nds, that it is the firstfruits of A-cha’- ia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) ; 16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and labour- e e 17 I am glad of the coming of Stéph’a-nas and Fér-ti-na’tus and A-cha/i-cis: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. 18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore ac- knowledge ye them thatare such. 19 The churches of A’sia salute you. Aq’ui-la and Pris-cil’la salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their ouse. 20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 21 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 22 If any man love not the Lord Jé’sus Christ, let him be A-nath’e-ma Mar’an-—a’tha. 23 The grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ Jé’sus. A-mén’, The first eptstle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 150 CHAPTER 1 1 Paul comforts the brethren. 4 His own trials. 15 His visit withheld. AUL, an apostle of Jé’sus Christ by the will of God, and Tim/o-thy our brother, un- to the church of God which is at Cor’inth, with all the saints which are in all A-cha’ia: 2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort 232 Comfort for the believers wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our pousolation also aboundeth by rist. _6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same suffer- ings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, if is for your consolation and salva- tion. 7 And our hope of you is sted- fast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so ee ye be also of the consola- on. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in A’sia, that | Wwe were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: - 10 Who delivered us from so | great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11 Ye also helping together by _ prayer for us, that for the gift _ bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. 1) 12 For our rejoicing is this, _ the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wis- dom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. 13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 14 As also ye have acknowl- edged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also 2 CORINTHIANS, 2 are ours in the day of the Lord Jé’sus, 15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into Mac-e-do’ni-a, and to come again out of Mac-e-dé/ni-a unto © you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Ji-de‘a. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 19 For the Son of God, Jé’sus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Sil-va’nus and Ti-mé’the-is, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him A-mén’, unto the glory of God by us. 21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Cor’inth. 24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but.- are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. CHAPTER 2 151 1 Paul's reasons for writing. 12 Why he went to Macedonia. 14 Happy success of Paul’s preaching in ali places. UT I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. 2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? 233 2 CORINTHIANS, 3 3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might -know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. 5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. ; 6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. e So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort, him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. : 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. | 10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave Zit in the person of Christ; 11 Lest Sa’tan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 12 Furthermore, when I came “Yo Tro’as to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Ti’tus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Mac-e-d0’ni-a. 14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them Nae in Christ. J | through Christ to God-ward: Paul’s sufficiency is of God that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of. life unto life. who is sufficient for these things? | 7 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak L 4 CHAPTER 3 152 1 On Paul's sufficiency. 12 The-gos- pel of life and liberty. ; D®? we begin again to com- mend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? y _2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: ; 3 Forasmuch as ye are mani- festly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. h. 4 And such trust have 7 5S Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as_ of ourselves; but our suffi- ciency is of God; ») Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. - 5 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Is’ra-el could not stedfastly behold the face of Mo’ses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: x 8 How shall not the ministra- tion of the spirit be rather glorious? | 9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much @ 234 Paul’s sincerity and faithfulness more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. -12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plain- ness of speech: ; 13 And not as MOd’ses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of is’ra-el could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: 14 But their minds were blind- ed: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Md’ses is read, the veil is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 153 CHAPTER 4 1 Of Paul's sincerity and faithfulness. 7 Daily troubles and persecutions. HEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hid- den things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor han- dling the word of God deceit- fully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves - to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid,.it is hid to them that are lost: 2 CORINTHIANS, 4 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jé’sus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jé’sus’ sake 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jé’sus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excel- lency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 0 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jé’sus, that the life also of Jé’sus might be made manifest in our body. 11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jé’sus’ sake, that the life also of Jé’sus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you. { 13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is writ- ten, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jé’sus shall raise up us also by Jé’sus, and shall present us with you. 15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. ! : 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. - 17 For our light affliction, 235 2 CORINTHIANS, 5 which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 154 CHAPTER 5 1 The wherefore of Paui's labours. hrist’s ambassadors. OR we know that if our earthly house of this taber- nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, ear- nestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being bur- dened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallow- ed up of life. 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8 We are confident, J say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear be- fore the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, accord- ing to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 14 Ambassadors for Christ 11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; — but we are made manifest unto — God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 12 For we commend not our- — selves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have some- what to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. 13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to od: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. | A “bee 14 For the love of Christ con-— straineth us; then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. because we thus judge, that if one died for all, — 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ — after the flesh, yet now hence- forth know we _ him more. 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. who hath reconciled us to him- self by Jé’sus Christ, and hath given to us reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world un- to himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath ~ committed unto us the word of — reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambas- sadors for Christ, as though no- é h 18 And all things are of God, the ministry of | God did beseech you by us: we ~ pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye — reconciled to God. z or he hath made him fo © 21 F be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 236 * Believers to be separate from unbelievers 155 CHAPTER 6 1 Proofs of Paul's faithfulness. Idolaters to be shunned. 14 E then, as workers to- gether with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have Beare eee a a time accepted, and i be day of salvation have | pacebured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: ; ) 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watch- ings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge; by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Hod’/ly Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9 As unknown, and vet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed: 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. 11 O ye Cé-rinth’i-ans, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. 13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my chil- dren,) be ye also enlarged. 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteous- 7 living God; 2 CORINTHIANS, 6, 7 ness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Bé’li-al? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: and will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. CHAPTER 7 156 1 Exhortation to purity of life. 3 Paul’s comfort amid sorrow. 7 Of Titus’ mission. AVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from ail filthiness of the flesh and spirit, roe eune holiness in the fear of (0) e 2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. _5 For, when we were come into Mac-e-dd/ni-a, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. 6 Nevertheless God, that com- forteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Ti’tus; 237 2 CORINTHIANS, 8 7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation where- with he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. 8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season. 9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved your- selves to be clear in this matter. 12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, J did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. - 13 Therefore we were com- forted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Ti’tus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which JI made before Ti’tus, is found a truth. 15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with Exhortation to help the poor el and trembling ye received im. 16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. CHAPTER 8 157 1 Exhortation to give to the poor saints at Jerusalem. 8 The duty of giving. 16 Commendation of Titus. Wi OREOVER. brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Mac-e-dd’ni-a; 2 How that in a great trial of — affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. : 3 For to their power, I bear — record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; 4 Praying us with much in- treaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fel- lowship of the ministering to the saints. ; 5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us _ by the will of God. . 6 Insomuch that we desired — Ti’tus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. 7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utter- ance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by command- ment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 10 And herein I give my ad- vice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be for- ward a year ago. 238 The duty of giving 11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. 12 For if there be first a will- ing mind, if is accepted accord- ing to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 13 For J mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may 2 CORINTHIANS, 9 our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ. 24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf, CHAPTER 9 1 Why the brethren were sent. tiful alms urged. OR as touching the minis- tering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to 158 6 Boune- be a supply for your want: that] you there may be equality: . 15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack. 16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Ti’tus for you. 17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more for- ward, of his own accord he went unto you. 18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the| in churches; 19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: 20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abun- Sane, which is administered us: 21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which J have in you. 23 Whether any do enquire of Ti’‘tus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or 2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Mac-e-dd/ni-a, that A-cha’ia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath pro- voked very many 3 Yet have I sent the brethren, fx our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: 4 Lest haply if they of Mac-e- d0’ni-a come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boast- g. 5. Therefore I thought it neces- sary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. 6 But this 7 say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also boun- tifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath’ 239 2 CORINTHIANS, 10 dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multi- ply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteous- ness;) 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, causeth through us thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanks- Shan unto God; 3 Whiles by the experiment of one ministration they glorify God for your professed subjec- tion unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto. them, and unto all men; 14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 159 CHAPTER 10 1 Paul’s spiritual might. 8 His pres- ence and letters. 12 He taxes them for reaching out themselves beyond their compass. OW I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. f 3 For though we walk in the flesh,we donot war after theflesh: 4 (For the weapons of our war- fare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, Paul’s letters and boasting iand every high thing that ex- alteth itself against the knowl- edge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s. 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us_ for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: | 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. 11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present. 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves; but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. 14 For we stretch not our- selves beyond our measure, as” though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: 15 Not boasting of things with- out our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is in- creased, that we shall be en- 240. Paul glories in his experiences larged by you according to our rule abundant 16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand. 17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 18 For not he that commend- eth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 160 CHAPTER 11 1 As against false apostles Pau glories in himself. 23 His sufferings for the gospel. OULD to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. , 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have! Ch espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preach- eth another Jé’sus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not with ir ye might well bear wi 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 6 But though 7 be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. ; 7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 90 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was charge- 2 CORINTHIANS, 11 able to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Mac-e-dé’ni-a supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me,no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of A-cha‘ia. 11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. on 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occa- sion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming Hpgetene into the apostles of rist. « 14 And no marvel; for Sa’tan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore if is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. 21 I speak as concerning re- proach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 22 Are they Hé’brews? soam I. Are they Is’ra-el-ites? so am I. Are they the seed of A’bra-ham? so am I. 241 2 CORINTHIANS, 12 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times re- ceived I forty stripes save one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day Ihave been in the deep; 26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 In weariness and painful- ness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which con- cern mine infirmities. 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 32 In Da-mas’cus the governor | under Ar’e-tas the king kept the city of the Dam/’as-cénes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: 33 And through a window in a! basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. 161 CHAPTER 12 1 Paul commends his apostleship. 0 Glory in infirmities. 11 His self- glory compulsory. T is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 21 knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (wheth- Paul’s sufferings for the gospel er in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How cee he was caught up. into paradise, and eard un-— speakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. ; 5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. 6 For though I would desire to ; glory, I shall not be a fool; for I : will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should © think of me above that which he - : eee me fo be, or that he heareth of m 7 And lest I should ih exalted above measure through the abun- dance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in ore flesh, the messenger of Sa’tan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly there- fore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure i ia infirmities, in reproaches, necessities, in persecutions, distresses for Christ’s sake: fn when I am weak, then am Tr strong. 11 Iam become a fool in sloryawr=—— ees OO eS Paul’s visit to Jerusalem 2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gén’tiles, but pri- vately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. 3 But neither Ti’tus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who. came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jé’sus, that they might bring us into bondage: To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 6 But of these who seemed to he somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s per- son:) for they who seemed fo be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: 7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the un- circumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Pé’tér; 8 (For he that wrought effec- tually in Pé’tér to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gén‘tiles:) 9 And when James, Cé’phas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Bar’na-bas the |p right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the eae which I also was forward to do. 11 But when Pé’tér was come to An’ti-och, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. ; 12 For before that certain came from James he did eat with the Gén’tiles: but when they GALATIANS, 3 were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews dis- sembled likewise with him; in- somuch that Bir’na-bds also was Carried away with their dissimulation. But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Pé’tér before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gén‘tiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gén’tiles to live-as do the Jews? 15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gén’tiles, _16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but lby the faith of Jé’sus Christ, even we have believed in Jé’sus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. _17 But if. while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found. sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 18 For if I build again the things which I destroyéd, make myself a transgressor. 19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, ut Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. CHAPTER 3 Of justification by faith. FOOLISH Ga-la’tians, who hath bewitched you, that ye 165 245 GALATIANS, 3 should not obey the truth, be- fore whose eyes Jé’sus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? : 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by«the flesh? 4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore that minister- eth to you the Spirit, and work- eth miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as A’bra-ham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of A’bra-ham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto A’bra-ham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful A’bra-ham., 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do em. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: but. The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 That the blessing of A’bra- ham might come on the Gén’- tiles through Jé’sus Christ; that Justification by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man dis- annulleth, or addeth thereto. 16 Now to A’bra-ham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot dis- annul, that it should make the promise op none effect. | e18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave if to A’bra-ham by promise. 19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid :. for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have | been by the law. | 22 But the scripture hath cone f cluded all under sin, that th the promise by faith of Jé’sus Christ might be given to them tad believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, ee up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. ! 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster fo bring us” unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, — we are no longer under a school- master. 26 For ye are all the children © of God by faith in Christ Jé’sus, — 246 | Ab’ba, Allegory of Agar and Sara, 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are ail one in Christ Jé’sus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye A’bra-ham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. 166 CHAPTER 4 1 Freedom from the law through Christ. 24 Allegory of Agar and Sara. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differ- eth nothing from a_ servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time ap- pointed of the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Father. erefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. 8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no. gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly ele- ments, whereunto ye desire ' again to be in bondage? 10 Ye observe days, and _ months, and times, and years. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be 247 84 GALATIANS, 4 as Iam; for Iam as ye are: a have not injured me at a 13 Ye know how through in- firmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. 14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jé’sus. 15 Where is then the blessed- ness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. 16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth ? 17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. 18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you. 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written, that A’bra-ham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bond- woman was born after the fiesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24 Which things are an alle- gory: for these are the two covenants; the one from tke mount Si’nai, which gendereth to bondage, which is A’gar. 25 For this A’gir is mount Sinai in A-ra’bi-a, and answer- eth to Jé-ru’sa-lém which now is, and is in bondage with her children, GALATIANS, 5 26 But Jé-ru’sé-lém_ which is above is free, which is the mother of us ail. 27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than | he she which hath an husband. 28 Now we, brethren, as I’saac was, are the children of promise. 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so if is now. 30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bond- woman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with. the son of the free- woman. 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. 167 CHAPTER 5 1 Of the Te ERE 13 Love the sum of the law. 22 Fruit of the Spirit. TAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not en- pues again with the yoke of on 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, feat if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteous- ness by faith. 6 For in Jé’sus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. Concerning circumcision 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye wiil be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment; whosoever e. 11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. 12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you. | 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another | 14 Toe all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ‘ | 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. © 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not ful- » | fil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these. are con-— trary the one to aoe other: so that ye cannot do the things © that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of hel Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, a : ness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatredil | variance, emulations, wrath, ; strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunk-— enness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as - , I have also told you in time past, — that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom — of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, © gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law. 248 Mutual bearing of burdens 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one an- other, envying one another. 168 CHAPTER 6 1 Mild dealings with brethren. 2 Mu- tual bearing of burdens. 14 Paul’s glory in Christ. RETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another’s bur- dens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For, if a man think himself to be something, when nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden. : 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. A 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- ruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL he is/L GALATIANS, 6; EPHESIANS, 1 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore oppor- tunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. 12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. 14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our ord Jé’sus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. 15 For in Christ Jé’sus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Iis’ra-el of God. 17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jésus. 18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with your spirit. A-meén’. Unto the Galatians written from Rome. THE APOSTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 169 CHAPTER 1 1 Salutation and thanksgiving. 4 Of election and adoption. 16 Prayer for a full knowledge of Christ. TVAUL, an apostle of Jé’sus FP Crist: by the will of God, to the saints which are at Eph’e-stis, and to the faithful in Christ Jé’sus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God _ and Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, 249 EPHESIANS, 2 who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: _ 4 According as he hath chosen ‘us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us un- to the adoption of children by Jé’sus Christ to himself, accord- ae to the good pleasure of his wi 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the be- loved. 7 In whom we have redemp- tion through his blood, the for- giveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: _ 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 In_ whom also we have obtained an_ inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of own will: 12 That we should be to the praise of his_ glory, who first trusted in Christ. . 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salva- tion: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were seaied ih that holy Spirit of promise, 4 Which is the earnest of our par irc tn until the redemp- tion of the purchased posses- sion, unto the praise of his glory 15 ; Wherefore I also, after I him who worketh all | a things after the counsel of his. Election and adoption heard of your faith in the Lord Jé’sus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of_our Lord Jé’sus Christ, glory, may give unto you the the Father of — spirit of wisdom and revelation — in the knowledge of him:. 18 The eyes of your under- | standing being enlightened; that — ye may know what is the hope © and what the — of his calling, riches of the glory of his in- © heritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding © greatness of his power to us- — according ~ ward who believe, Cer eo | to the working of his mighty © power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And under his feet, and gave him fo be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, Se of him that filleth all in CHAPTER 2 1 The natural state. 5 State of grace. 10 Man made for good works. ND you hath he quickened, ~ in the heavenly hath put all things — 170 © the — who were dead in tres- passes and sins; | 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course — of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, q the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times — past in the lusts of our flesh, 1! Fulfilling the desires of the 250 Saved by grace through faith flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love where- with he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us _ to- gether with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) -6 And hath raised us up to- gether, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jé’sus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workman- ship, created in Christ Jé’sus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gén’tiles in the flesh, who are called Un- circumcision. by that, which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Is’- ra-el, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jé’sus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and ha broken down the middle wall of pattition between us; . : 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in or- dinances; for to make in him- self of twain one new man, so making peace; ; , 16 And that he might reconcile th | by EPHESIANS, 3 both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. as For eee ean we both ave access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the rie and of the household of od; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jé’sus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. CHAPTER 3 171 1 Of Gentile salvation. 3 The mystery made known by revelation. 4 Prayer that the great love of Christ may be perceived. Ho this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jé’sus Christ for you Gén’tiles, 2 If ye have heard of the dis- pensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward. 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me _ the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets the Spirit; | 6 That the Gén’tiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 251 EPHESIANS, 4 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I _ should preach among the Gén’tiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the begin- ning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jé’sus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and pow- ers in heavenly places might be known by the church the mani- fold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jé’sus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your ao 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with Rien by his Spirit in the inner a7 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, prin rooted and grounded in Ovi 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowl- edge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jé’sus through- ontig all ages, world without end. -mén’ e Exhortation to unity CHAPTER 4 172 1 Paul ezhorts to unity. 24 Putting on the new man. 29 Casting aside cor- rupt communication. THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the voca- tion wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meek- © ness, with longsuffering, for- bearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one | Spirit, even as ye are called in — one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism 6 One *God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is © given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he sai ae he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts © unto men. 9 (Now that he _ ascended, what is it but that he also de- — into the lower scended first parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) — 7 11 And he gave some, apostles; © and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, and some, pastors for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning 252 Exhortations to righteous living craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and com- pacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effec- tual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. his I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gén’tiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, be- cause of the blindness of their heart: ce 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all un- cleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jé’sus: 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holi- ness. t 25 Wherefore putting away ly- ing, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. | 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: | 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the EPHESIANS, 5 thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 29 Let no corrupt communica- tion proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to an- other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. CHAPTER 5 173 1 A general exhortation. 22 On the relation of husband and wife. B= ye therefore followers of God. as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3 But fornication, and all un-. cleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giv- ing of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean per- son, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance a ee kingdom of Christ and of od. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. ‘ 8 For ye were sometimes dark- ness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as_ children of light: 2 Tee 9‘ (For the fruit of the Spirit is 253 EPHESIANS, 6 in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) ; 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 5 11 And have no _ fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are re- proved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk cir- cumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, be- cause the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not un- wise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to -yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making mel- ody in your heart to the ord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and_ the Father in the name of our Lord Jé’sus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. : 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. ; 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and Parents and children cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; . and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man He © but nourisheth — leave his father and mother, and © shall be joined unto his and they two shall be one flesh. wife, — 32 This is a great mystery: but | I speak concerning Christ and — the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; wife see that she reverence her husband. CHAPTER 6 and the © 174 1 Of parents and children. 5 Of serv- ants and masters. armour of a Christian to be put on. 21 Commendation of Tychicus. 13 The complete — HILDREN, obey your par- © ents in the Lord: for thisis — right. 2 Honour thy father and moth- — er; which is the first command- — ment with promise; 3 That it may be well with — thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but — bring them up in the nurture — and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, them ist; 6 Not with eyeservice, as men- pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; your heart, as unto Chr 254 be obedient to f that are your masters ac- — cording to the flesh, with fear — and trembling, in singleness of. The Christian’s armour 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the athe: whether he be bond or ree. 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, for- bearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there re- spect of persons with him. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark- ness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ( 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; : 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 3 16 Above all, taking the shield THE EPISTLE OF PAUL PHILIPPIANS, 1 of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and sup- plication for all saints: 19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambas- sador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tych’i-cts, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: 22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jé’sus Christ in sincerity. A-mén’, Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus. THE APOSTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS 175 _CHAPTER 1 1 Puul’s thanks and love. 21 His mis- sion to glorify Christ. AUL and Ti-m6’the-ts, the servants of Jé’sus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jé’sus which are at Phi-lip’pi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, in 5 For your fellowship in the gos- pel from the first day until now; 255 PHILIPPIANS, 2 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath be- gun a good work in you will perform it until the day of - Jé’sus Christ: | 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jé’sus Christ. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in‘all judgment; i 10 That ye’ may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jé’sus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 12 But I would ye should un- derstand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without_fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: _ 16 The one’ preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, sup- posing to add affliction to my bonds: _17 But the other of love, know- ing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. _18 What then? notwithstand- ing, every way, whether in pre- tence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do re- joice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through Paul’s mission to glorify Christ your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jé’sus Christ, 20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as_ always, so now also Christ shail be magnified in my body, wheth- er it be by life, or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: vet what I shall choose I wot not. | 23 For I am in a strait he- twixt two, having a_ desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: : 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jé’sus Christ for me by my coming to you again. : 27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye | stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of per= dition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; J 30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear fo be in me. ‘ CHAPTER 2 176 Exhortation to Moai?) through Christ’s example. F there be therefore any con- solation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any. fellows 256 Christ’s example of humility and obedience ship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, ; 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than them- selves. : 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. | 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jé’sus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion asa man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jé’sus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jé’sus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ; 13 For it is God which work- eth in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 14 Do all things without mur- murings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, T-17 PHILIPPIANS, 2 among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered up- on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. 19 But trust in the Lord Jé’sus to send Ti-md’the-tis shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man like- minded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jé’sus Christ’s. 22 But ye know the proof of im, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you E-paph-ro-di’tus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, be- cause that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sor- rowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: 237 PHILIPPIANS, 3, 4 30 Because for the work of j; Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. 177 CHAPTER 3 1 Paul warns against false teachers and Christ’s enemies. 15 Exhortation to decline the ways of carnal Christians. INALLY, my brethren, re- joice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we ate the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jé’sus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: ; 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of is’ra-el, of the tribe of Bén’ja-min, an Hé’brew of the Hé’brews; as touching the law, a Phar’i-see; 6 Concerning zeal, persecut- ing the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to | Ch me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the ex- cellency of the knowledge of Christ Jé’sus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, Which is of the law, but that whic Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his suffer- h is through the faith of |p Warning against false teachers ings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jé’sus. ; 13 Brethren, I count not my- self to have ay ae but this one thing J do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark Aon the prize of the high calling God in Christ Jé’sus. °15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be other- wise minded, God shall re- veal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. 17 Brethren, be followers to- gether of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are Ay enemies of the cross of ris 19 Whose end is_ destruction, whose God is their belly, an whose glory is in who mind earthly things.) | 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look Jé’sus Christ: their shame, — for the Saviour, the Lord 21 Who shall change our vile — body, that it may be fashioned — like unto his glorious body, according to the working where- — y he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. CHAPTER 4 178 1 Paul exhorts the brethren generally. _ 10 His joy at their liberality. ~~ 258 Exhortation and salutation HEREFORE, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly be- loved. 2 1 beseech Et-6’di-as, and beseech Syn’ty¥-ché, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the sane with Clém’ént also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. 4 Rejoice _in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. _6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jé’sus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatso- ever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and oC, God of peace shall be with 710° But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of ‘me hath flourished | again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked oppor- tunity. 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in PHILIPPIANS, 4 whatsoever state I am, there- with to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did com- municate with my affliction. 15 Now ye Phi-lip’pi-ans know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Mac-e-do’/ni-a, no church com- municated with me as concern- ing giving and receiving, but ye only. 16 For even in Thés-sa-lé- ni’ca ye sent once and again un- to my necessity. 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of E-paph-ro-di’‘tus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacri- five acceptable, well pleasing to 19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jé’sus. 20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. A-mén’. 21 Salute every saint in Christ Jé’sus. The brethren which are with me greet you. 2 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Cz‘sar’s household 23 The grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with you all. A-mén’. It was written to the Philippians=irom Rome by Epaphroditus. 7 259 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS 179 CHAPTER 1 1 Salutation. 14 The true Christ de- scribed. 23 Paul’s own minisiry. Pp* » an apostle of Jé’sus Christ by the will of God, and Ti-m6’the-ts our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at C6-lés’sé: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jé’sus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, SR): 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; _6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 7 As ye also learned of Ep’a- phras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and _ spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every, good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long- suffering with joyfulness; 260 ' 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the in-— heritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: | 14 In whom we have redemp-. tion through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: : 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or princi- palities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. : 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, J say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. : 21 And you, that were some- time alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and un- reproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded .and settled, and be not moved away from the hope, of the gospel, which ye have | Exhortation to constancy in Christ heard, and which was preached _ to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: 25 Whereof I am made a min- ister, according to the dispensa- tion of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of od; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gén’tiles; which is Christ in pet the hope of glory: 8 Whom we preach, warning once man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jé’sus: 29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his work- ing, which worketh in me mightily. 180 CHAPTER 2 1 Paul exhorts them to be constant in Christ. 18 Of worshipping angels. OR I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at La-od- i-cé’a, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of under- standing, to the acknowledge- ment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowl- edge 4 nd this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. COLOSSIANS, 2 5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding vour order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jé’sus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the Funes of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all prin- cipality and power: 11 In whom also ye are cir- cumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 Buried with him in bap- tism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having for- given you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled princi- palities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat. or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the a moon, or of the sabbath ays: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 18 Let no man beguile you of 2061 COLOSSIANS, 3 your reward in a voluntary. humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, fockeeee with the increase of od. : 20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordi- nances, 21 (Touch not; handle not; 22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the command- ments and doctrines of men? taste not; 23 Which things have indeed ajh shew of wisdom in will worship, The old man and the new these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the i image of him that created 11 Where there i is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncir- cumcision, Bar-ba’ri-an, Scyth‘i- an, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man ave a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also and humility, and neglecting of | do ye the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. 181 CHAPTER 3 1 Christ should be sought. 10 Exhorta- tion to put off the old man and put on Christ. 12 Of charity and other duties. F ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 5 Mortify therefore your mem- bers which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordi- nate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idol- atry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in | word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jé’sus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children fo anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as 262 Exhortation and salutation . menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: ; 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no - respect of persons. 182 CHAPTER 4 1 Paul exhorts them to be fervent in prayer. 10 Salutation and wishes. ASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanks- - giving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: _ 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. COLOSSIANS, 4 of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. 10 Ar-is-tér’chus my fellow- prisoner saluteth you, and Mar’- cus, sister’s son to Bar’na-bas, (touching whom ye _ received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) NM And Jé’sus, which is called Jus’tus, who are of the circum- cision. These only are my fel- lowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. 12 Ep’a-phras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in La-0d-i-cé’a, and them in Hi-e-rap’o-lis. 14 Luke, the beloved physi- cian, and Dé’mas, greet you. 15 Salute the brethren which are in La-6d-i-cé’a, and Nym’- phas, and the church which is in his house. 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. - 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. : 7 All my state shall Tych’i-cis declare unto you, who is a be- loved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the 16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the La-6d-i-cé’ans; and that ye like- wise read the epistle from La-6d- i-cé’a. 17 And say to Ar-chip’pus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. A-mén’. ord: 8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts; I 9 With 0-nés’i-mius, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus. 85 263 THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS 183 CHAPTER 1 The Thessalonians ever remembered by Paul in prayer. Ppa and Sil-va’nus, and Ti-m6’the-us, unto | the church of the Thés-sa-l0’ni-ans which is in_God the Father and in the Lord Jé’sus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jé’sus Christ 2 We give thanks to God al- ways for you all, making men- tion of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceas- ing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jé’sus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. For our gospel came not unto you in werd only, but also in power, and in ‘the Ho'ly Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having re- ceived the word in much afflic- tion, with joy of the Hé/ly Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Mac-e-d6/ni-a and A-cha‘ia. 8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Mac-e-d6’ni-a and A-cha‘ia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jé’sus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. | CHAPTER 2 184 1 How Paul preached. 13 How the word was received. OR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: 2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shame- fully entreated, as ye know, at Phi-lip’pi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much con- tention. 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God,. which trieth our hearts. | 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: 6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor vet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apos- tles of Christ. 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth — her children: | 8 So being affectionately de- sirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, He labour and travail: for labouring night and day, be- cause we would not be charge- able unto any of you, we preache unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved our- selves among you that believe: 11 As ye know how we ex- horted and comforted and 264 Paul’s love for the Thessalonians charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, be- cause, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received if not as the word of men, but as-it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Ji-de’a are in Christ Jé’sus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord Jé’sus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gén’tiles that they might be saved, to up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, en- deavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Sa’tan hindered us. _19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jé’sus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy. 185 CHAPTER 3 1 Paul testifies his love by sending Timothy. 10 Also by prayer. gs EEE ORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Ath’éns alone; 1 THESSALONIANS, 3 2 And sent Ti-m6’the-ts, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you con- cerning your faith: 3 That no man _ should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribula- tion; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. 6 But now when Ti-m6’the-ts came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also fo see you: 7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10 Night and day praying ex- ceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? ' 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jé’sus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holi- ness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jé’sus Christ with all his saints. 265 1 THESSALONIANS, 4, 5 186 CHAPTER 4 1 Exhortation to various duties. 15 Of a Hea hg hd hu and second eh bed of ris URTHERMORE then we be- seech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jé’sus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2 For ve know what com- mandments we gave you by the Lord Jé’sus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupis- cence, even as the Gén’tiles which know not God: 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. : 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. é 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Mac-e-dd/ni-a: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. 13 But I would not have you Christ’s coming and the resurrection to be ignorant, brethren, con- cerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jé’sus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jé’sus will God bring with 15 For this we say unto you by the ,word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shail descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive : and remain shall be caught up together with them air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one an- other with these words. CHAPTER 5 1 On Christ’s second coming. 6 Divers precepts. 23 Conclusion. UT of the times and the in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the 187. seasons, brethren, ye have . need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden — A them, 7 as travail upon a woman with destruction cometh upon child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethr overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of | light, and the children of the — day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, but let us watch as do others; and be sober. know per-— fectly that the day of the Lord en, are not in ~ darkness, that that day should — 7 For they that sleep sleep in | the night; and they that night. 266 co drunken are drunken in the Exhortation to Christian living 8 But let us, who are of the 2 THESSALONIANS, 1 among yourselves, and to all day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salva- tion by our Lord Jé’sus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 Wherefore comfort your- selves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, breth- ren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you, breth- ren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, sup- port the weak, be patient to- ward ali men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both men. 16 Rejoice evermore. _17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jé’sus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. ° 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appear- ance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and J pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blame- less unto the coming of our Lord Jé’sus Christ. | 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with you. A-meén’. The first epftstle unto the Thessalonians was written from Athens. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS 188. _ CHAPTER 1 1 Paul’s thanks for their faith, love, and patience. 4 He comforts them. AUL, and Sil-va’nus, and Ti-m6’the-tis, unto the church of the Thés-sa-l6’ni-ans in God our Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribula- tions that ye endure: 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6 Seeing it is a _ righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jésus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking venge- 267 2 THESSALONIANS, 2, 3 ance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jé’sus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jé’sus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 189 CHAPTER 2 1 Exhortation to stedfastness. 7 Warn- ing against the wicked one. OW we beseech you, breth- ren, by the coming of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shail not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity Exhortation to stedfastness doth already work: only he who now letteth will Le until he be taken out of the 8 And then shalt that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: _ a. 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Sa’tan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they re- ceived not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: © 12 That they might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in un- righteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the be- ginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: — 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of eee glory of our Lord Jé ‘sus 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 Now our Lord Jé’sus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, andl stablish you in every good word and work. CHAPTER 3 190 1 Paul asks their prayers. 6 Gives divers precepts. 16 Conclusion. INALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the 268 the Lord touching you, that both do and will do the things which we command you. Paul gives various directions Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have no faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. ; 4 And we have ‘confidence in that ye 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for _ Christ. _ 6 Now we command you, breth- ren, in the name of our Lord - Jé’sus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we be- haved not ourselves disorderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 1 TIMOTHY, 1 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exh Lord Jé’sus Christ, quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, at he may be ashamed. ; 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 16 Now the Lord of peace him- self give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jé’- sus Christ be with you all. A-mén’, The second eptsile to the Thessalonians was written from Athens. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY 191 CHAPTER 1 1 Paul’s charge to Timothy. 5 Useand end of law. 11 Paul’s call. pr. an apostle of Jé’sus Christ by the command- ment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jé’sus Christ, which is our hope; 2 Unto Tim’o-thy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jé’sus Christ our Lord. 3 As I besought thee to abide still at Eph’e-sus, when I went into Mac-e-dd/ni-a, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. 5 Now the end of the com- mandment is charity out of a 269 1 TIMOTHY, 2 pure heart, conscience, feigned: 16 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 7 Desiring to be teachers of and of a_ good and of faith un- Paul an illustration of God’s grace wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. A-meén’. 18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Tim/o-thy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good war- the law; understanding neither | fare what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 8 But we know-that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9 Knowing this, that. the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and dis- obedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and pro- fane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with man- kind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 12 And I thank Christ Jé’sus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blas- phemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jé’sus. 15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jé’sus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jé’sus Christ might shew forth longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlast- ing 17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 20 Of whom is Hy-me-n2’us and Al-éx-an’dér; whom I have delivered unto Sa’tan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. CHAPTER 2 192 1 Of prayer and thanks for all. 9 Woman’s attire and conduct. that, EXHORT _ therefore, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giv- ing of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and accept- able in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jé’sus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gén’-— tiles in faith and verity. 8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shame- facedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 270 Concerning bishops and deacons 10 But (which becometh wo- men professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. | 13 For Ad’am was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Ad’am was not de- ceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgres- sion. 15 Notwithstanding she_ shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. 193 CHAPTER 3 2 Of the qualifications of bishops, deacons, and their wives. 15 Of the church and the blessed truth therein taught and professed. HIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blame- less, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good be- haviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; ; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; . 4 One that ruleth well his own ouse, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) ‘ : 6 Not a_ novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into re- pepaeh and the snare of the evil. 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 1 TIMOTHY, 3, 4 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be gtave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the hus- bands of one wife, ruling their cnaeen and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well pur- chase to themselves a good de- gree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jé’sus. 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: | 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gén’- tiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. CHAPTER 4 194 How Timothy shall meet false teaching. Neo” the Spirit speaketh ex- pressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to se- ducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; |. Ale é 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiv- ing of them which believe and know the truth. 4 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanks- giving: ” 271 1 TIMOTHY, 5 Of reproofs. Of widows 5 For it is sanctified by the {and the younger men as breth- word of God and prayer. 6 If thou put the brethren in re- membrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jé’sus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thy- oa ary unto godliness. r bodily exercise profiteth tite: bit godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that whichis to come. | 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 11 These things command and teach. , 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying cn of the hands of the presby- ery. 15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16 Take heed unto thyself, aad unto the doctrine; continue n them: for in doing this thou ehatt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 195 1 Rules for re ree Ss. Of SOF S ie uf health. EBUKE not an elder, but intreat him as a father; CHAPTER 5 3 Of widows. 17 3 Of Timothy’s own ren; 2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. 3 Honour widows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow have chil- dren or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable be- fore God. 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in sup- plications and prayers night and day 6 But Yehs that liveth in vleas- ure is dead while she liveth. And these things give in charge, that they may be blame- | ess. 8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9 Let not a widow be. taken into the number under three- score years old, having been the wife of one man, 10 Well reported of for good — works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have re- lieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. 11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have be- gun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; 12 Having damnation, because — they have cast off their first faith. 13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from — house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busy- bodies, speaking things which they ought not. ! 14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear { children, guide the house, give 272 Of elders and servants none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 15 For some are already turned aside after Sa’tan. 16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may felieve them that are widows indeed. 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word = and doctrine. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 20 Them that) sin! rebuke be- pote all, that others also may ear. 21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jé’sus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure. 23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stom- _ach’s sake and thine often in- firmities. 24 Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judg- ment; and some men _ they follow after. 25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest be- forehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. —~196 CHAPTER 6 1 Of servants. 6 The gain of godliness. 10 On love of money. 11 Advice to Timothy. : : ige as many‘servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all 1 TIMOTHY, 6 honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blas- phemed. 2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, be- cause they are faithful and be- loved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing noth- ing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, : 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6 But godliness with content- ment is great gain. 7 For. we brought nothing into this world, and it is cer- tain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and info many SOOHSE and hurt- ful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. k 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they, have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many SOrrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good pro- fession before many witnesses. 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ 273 2 TIMOTHY, 1 Paul’s exhortation to Timothy Fa fesga ead Ee ee Ey Jé’sus, who before P6n’ti-is|God, who giveth us richly all Pilate witnessed a good con- fession; 14 That thou keep this com- mandment without spot, unre- bukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jé’sus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; _16 Who only~ hath immortal- ity, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no ‘man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. A-mén’. _17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in un- certain riches, but in the living things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that! they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; | 19 Laying up in store for them- selves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 20 O.| Tim’o-thy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain bab- blings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. A-mén’. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY CHAPTER 1 to stir up the gift of in him. : AUL, an apostle of Jé’sus “Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jé’sus, 2 To Tim’o-thy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jé’sus our Lord. 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Ld’is, and thy mother Et’nice; and I am per- suaded that in thee also. : 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up 197 Timothy exhorted God the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of asound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel accord- ing to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own pur- pose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jé’sus before the world began, 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jé’sus Christ, who hath abol- ished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: i 11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, an a teacher of the Gén’tiles, 274 1 Timothy exhorted to endurance. Exhortation to endurance 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: neverthe- less I am not_ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day 13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jé’sus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Ho/ly Ghést which dwelleth in us. 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in A’sia be turned away from me; of whom = Phy-gél/lus and Hér-m6g’e- mt The Lord give mercy unto the house of On-e-siph’o-rts; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered un- to me at Eph’e-sts, thou knowest very well. 198 CHAPTER 2 19 The foundation of the Lord is sure. 22 at to shun and what to follow. HOU therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jé’sus. 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many ite nesses, the same commit to faithful men, who shall te _ able to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure hard- ness, as a good soldier of Jé’sus Christ. 4 No man that warreth en- tangleth himself with the affairs _ of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ‘doth a canker: 2 TIMOTHY, 2 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 6 The husbandman that la- boureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understand- ing in all things. 8 Remember that Jé’sus Christ of the seed of Da’vid was raised from the dead according to my gospel: 9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jé’sus with eternal glory. 11 It isa faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 If we believe: not, yet he abideth {faithful: he cannot deny himself. 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 15 Study to shew thyself ap- proved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ; 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as of whom is Hy-me-nz’us and Phi-lé’tus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless the founda- tion of God standeth sure, hav- ing this seal, The Lord know- eth them that are his. And, Let 275 2 TIMOTHY, 3, 4 every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure eart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowl- edging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken cap- tive by him at his will. 199 CHAPTER 3 ie togale of the last days foretold. imothy to stand by the scriptures. HIS know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall?be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boast- ers, proud, blasphemers, dis- obedient to parents, unth ul, unholy, i 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, se, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; ; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. of corrupt minds, Evils of last days foretold 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, : 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jan’nés and Jam’- brés withstood MO’ses, so do these also resist the truth: men : L reprobate concerning the faith, 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, pur- pose, faith, longsuffering, char- ity, patience, 11 Persecutions, _ afflictions, which came unto me at An’ti- 6ch, at i-cd’/ni-tm, at Lys’tra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. bd 12 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jé’sus sh suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, know- ing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jé’sus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profit- able for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. CHAPTER 4 200 1 Paul further_exhorts and warns Timothy. 6 Nearness of his death. 9 Instructions to Timothy. 276 Paul’s confidence of salvation CHARGE thee therefore be- fore God, and the Lord Jé’- sus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appear- ing and his kingdom; _2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; re- prove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. - 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to them- selves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. - 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my de- parture is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: ely ore 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous | judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appear- ing. 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 10 For Dé’mas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thés-sa-lo-ni’ca; Crés’cens to ite ae Titus unto Dal-ma’- ia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. | 12 And Tych’i-cus sent to Eph’e-sts. have I 2 TIMOTHY, 4 13 The cloke that I left at Tro’ads with Car’pus, when thou -comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parch- ments. | 14 Al-ex-an’dér the copper- smith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: ; 15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. 16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men for- sook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strength- ened me; that by me the preach- ing might be fully known, and that all the Gén’tiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. ; 18 And the Lord shall de- liver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever andever. A-mén’. 19 Salute Pris’ca and Aq’ui-la, and the household of On-e- siph’o-rus. 20 &-ras’tus abode at Cor’inth: but Trdéph’i-mus have I left at Mi-lé’tum sick. _ ° 21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Et-bi’lus greet- eth thee, and Pia’dens, and Li‘nus, and Clau’di-a, and all ‘the brethren. 22 The Lord Jé’sus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. A-men’. The second episile unto Timotheus, or- dained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time, 277 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO TITUS 201 CHAPTER 1 1 Titus’ mission in Crete. and qualification of ministers. Evil teachers. part: a servant of God, and an apostle of Jé’sus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; : ; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times mani- fested his word through preach- ing, which is committed unto me according to the command- ment of God our Saviour; 4 To Ti’tus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ our Saviour. 5 For this cause left I thee in Créte, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee any be beeioes the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of | tr riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blame- less, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, HOM temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circum- cision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole 6 Choice il houses, teaching things which aa ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cré’ti-ans are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Where- fore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jew’ish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is noth- ing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. CHAPTER 2 202 Directions to Titus sor doctrine and conduct. Br speak thou the things which become sound doc- % > That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women} likewise,’ that they be in behaviour as be- cometh holiness, not false ace cusers, not given to much wine, peaches of good things; at they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keep- ers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thy- self a pattern of good works: in 278 Directions how and what to preach doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9 Exhort servants to be obedi- ent unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; - 10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath ap- peared to all men, ; 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteous- ly, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appear- ing of the great God and our Saviour Jé’sus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zeal- ous of good works. 15 These things speak, and ex- hort, and rebuke with all author- ity. Let no man despise thee. 203 CHAPTER 3 Titus further directed how and what to teach, and what not. UT them in mind to be sub- ject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing ali meekness unto all men. . 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 86 TITUS, 3 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteous- ness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regenera- tion, and renewing of the Hd/ly Ghost; 6 Which he shed on us abun- dantly through Jé’sus Christ cur Saviour; 7 That being justified by his grace,we should be made heirs ac- cording to the hope of eternal life.. 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and conten- tions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second ad- monition reject; 11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. 12 When I shall send Ar’te- mas unto thee, or Tych’i-cis, be diligent to come unto me to Ni-cop’o-lis: for I have de- termined there to winter. 13 Bring Zé’nas the lawyer and A-pdl’los on their journey dili- gently, that nothing be wanting unto them. 14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for neces- sary uses, that they be not unfruitful. : 15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. A-mén’. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia. _ 279 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON 204 1 Paul's joy in Philemon’s love. 9 For- giveness asked for Onesimus. AUL, a prisoner of Jé’sus Christ, and_Tim/o-thy our brother, unto Phi-lé’mon_ our dearly beloved, and _ fellow- labourer, 2 And to our beloved Ap’phi-a, and Ar-chip’pus our fellow- soldier, and to the church in thy house: 3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jé’sus Christ. 4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jé’sus, and toward all saints; jonk 6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jé’sus. : 7 For we have great Joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. | 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jé’sus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son 6-nés/i-mtis, whom I have be- gotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profit- able to thee and to me: i 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13 Whom I would have re- tained with me, that in thy ' 280 stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the . gospel: | 14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. 15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; 16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother be- loved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? 17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as my- self. 18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; 19 I Paul have written if with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. 20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. 22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. 23 There salute thee Ep’a- phris, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jé’sus; 24 Mar’cus, Dé’mas, Lvw’cas, labourers. & 28 The grace of our Lord jéq sus Christ be with your spirit. Ar-is-tar’chus, - my fellow- A-mén’. written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant, THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS 205 CHAPTER 1 Christ, in person Bae veep preferred to ang OD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more ex- cellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bring- eth in the ee SONS into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteous- ness is the sceptre of thy king- om. ‘9 Thou hast loved righteous- heavens are the works of thine ands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? CHAPTER 2 206 1 We ought to be obedient to Jesus Christ. 14 Why Christ assumed human nature. HEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4 God also bearing them wit- ness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers mira- cles, and gifts of the Hd/ly Ghost according to his own ness, and hated iniquity; there-| wi fore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the founda- tion of the earth; and the 5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? 281 HEBREWS, 3 or the son of man, that thou visitest him? ¢ : 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: | ; 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jé’sus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. ; 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom @re all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. | 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, ‘ 12 Saying, I will declare thy _nmame unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. : 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, hold I and the children which God hath given me. 14 Forasmuch then as_ the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself like- wise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of A’bra-ham. f 17 Wherefore in all things it be- hoved him to be made like unto 282. Be-. Christ better than angels or Moses his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. | 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. 4 CHAPTER 3 207 1 Christ is more worthy than Moses. 7 He ought so to be more regarded. HEREFORE, holy breth- ren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the” Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jé’sus; 2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also M6’ses” was faithful in all his house. —_— 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Mo’ses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 4 For every house is. builded by some man;_but he that built all things is God. oe 5 And MO’ses verily was faith- ful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; © 6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are. we, if we hold fast the con- fidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. , 7 Wherefore (as the Ho/ly Ghést saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 5 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: — 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. oe 10 Wherefore I | was grieve with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways: q 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) ; Take heed, brethren, lest 12 Christ better than Joshua there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the begin- ning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the prov- ocation. 16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of E’sypt by MO’ses. 17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest,but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. 208 CHAPTER 4 1 The rest of believers is attained by faith. 12 Power of God’s word. We must go boldly to the throne of grace. ET us therefore fear, lest, a promise being !eit us of entering into his rest, any of My should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as weil as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard i. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if ee shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished fran the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, Ii they shall enter into my rest. HEBREWS, 4, 5 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 7 Again, he limiteth a_certain day, saying in Da’vid, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jé’sus had given them rest, then would he not after- were have spoken of another ay. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For ne that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharp- er than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and 6 | intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jé’sus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirm- ities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. CHAPTER 5 209 Authority and honour of Christ’s priest- hood. 233 HEBREWS, 6 OR every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this hon- our unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aar’on. 5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an hig priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. | 6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mél-chis’e-déc. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal sal- vation unto all them that obey im; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Mél-chis’e-déc. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull o hearing. : 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles o the oracles of God; and are be- come such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have Christ superior to Aaron their senses exercised to dis- cern both good and evil. CHAPTER 6 210 1 Paul exhorts not to fa faith. 13 God is sure his renee HEREFORE | leaving the _principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfec- tion; not laying again the foun- dation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God h | permit. 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the H6/ly Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to re- new them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom itis dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 9 But, beloved, we are per- f | suaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour f| of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: ; 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through 284 Christ’s priesthood after order of Melchisedec faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made promise to A’bra-ham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, , 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and muitiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had pa- tiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for con- firmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutabil- ity of his counsel, confirmed iti by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fied for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jé’sus, made an high priest for ever after the | t oe of Mél-chis LOY 21 1 CHAPTER 7 1 Christ is a priest ae the order of Melchisedec. 11 More’ excellent than Aaron’s priesthood. HEBREWS, 7 the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch A’bra-ham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5 And verily they that are of the sons of Lé’vi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of A’bra-ham: 6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of A’bra-ham, and blessed m that had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. here men that die receive but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. : 9 And as I may so say, Lé’vi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in A’bra-ham. 10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Mél-chis’e-déc met him. 11 If therefore perfection were by the Lé-vit/i-cal priesthood, (for under it the people received the law.) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Mél-chis’e- déc, and not be called after the order of Aar’on? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of neces- sity a change also of the OR this Mél-chis’e-déc, king | law of Sa’lem, priest of the most high God, who met A’bra-ham returning ‘from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; £2 To whom also A’bra-ham gave a tenth part of all; first being iby interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also one of Sa’lem, which is, King of 3 a Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave at- tendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Ji’da; of which tribe M6’ses spake ,noth- ing concerning priesthood.* 15 And it is yet far more evi- dent: for that after the similitude of Mél-chis’e-déc there ariseth another priest, 16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, 285 HEBREWS, 8 but after the power of an endless ife. 17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mél-chis’e-déc. 18 For there is verily a disan- nulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. ' 19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 20 And inasmuch as not with- out a oath he was made pries ZT For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest fcr ae an the order of Mél-chis’e- déc: 22 By so much was Jé’sus made a surety of a better testa- ment. 23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an un- changeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest be- came us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. New covenant better than old CHAPTER 8 212 The new and better covenant supersedes é€ oid. OW of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 3.For every high priest is or- dained to offer gifts and sacri- fices: wherefore if is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. 4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Mdé’ses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things ac- cording to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of is’ra-el and with the house of — Ja’dah: : 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in — the day when I took them by the hand tolead them out of the land of E’éypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I re- garded them not, saith the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Is’ra-el after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in 286 Christ’s sacrifice better than those of the law their hearts: and I will) be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remem- ber no more. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. 213 CHAPTER 9 1 Description of the rites and bloody sacrifices of the law. 11 Their infe- riority to the sacrifice of Christ. _ HEN verily the first covenant had alsojordinances of di- vine service, anda worldly sanc- tuary. 2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. | ; 3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant over- laid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aa@r’on’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; | 5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the etrors of the people: BAe 8 The Hd’ly Ghost this sig- HEBREWS, 9 nifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first taber- nacle was yet standing: 9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of refor- mation. 11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more per- fect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, SaaS to the purifying of the esi: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testa- ment, they which are called might receive the promise of eter- nal inheritance. 16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated with- out blood. 19 For when M6’ses had spoken 287 HEBREWS, 10 every precept to all the people ac- cording to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, 20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. 21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. 22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. 23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 25 Nor yet that he should offer high priest entereth into the holy place every | 1 himself often, as the year with blood of others; 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And as itis appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: . 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time with- out sin unto salvation. 214 CHAPTER 10 1 Sacrifices of the law ineffective. ~10 Christ’s sacrifice all-effective. 19 Ex- hortation to hold fast the faith. Ho the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year Sacrifices of the law ineffective continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more con- science of sins. j 3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away Sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacri- fice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou pre- pared me: : 6 In burnt offerings and sacri=- fices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is writ- ten of me,) to do thy will, O od. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou would- est not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the aw; 0 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may estab- lish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of a body of Jé’sus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; : 13 From henceforth expecting till ce enemies be made his foot- stool. 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. r E 15 Whereof the Hé/ly Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, ” 2388 Exhortation to hold fast. 16 This is the covenant will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now_ where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jé’sus, _ 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, thatis to say, his flesh; : ; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the pro- fession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised; ) 24 And let us consider one an- other to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assem- bling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day ap- proaching. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowl- edge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, ; 27 Buta certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery in- dignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 He that despised M6’ses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: ; ' 29 Of how much sorer punish- ment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trod- den under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and T-19 HEBREWS, 11 that I| hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, ‘The Lord shall judge his people. _31 it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; 33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. 34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joy- fully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great re- compence of reward. 36 For ye have need of pa- tience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in im. 39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. * CHAPTER 11 215 1 Of faith. 6 Without faith, God is not pleased. 7 Fruits thereof. OW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evi- dence of things not seen. : 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 289 HEBREWS, 11 4 By faith A’bél offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith E’noch was trans- lated that he should not see death; and was not found, be- cause God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased od. 6 But without faith it is im- possible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a re- warder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith N6é’ah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by gia 8 By faith A’bra-ham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. ; 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dweiling in _taber- nacles with I’saac and Ja’cob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked: for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith also Sa’ra herself received strength to con- ceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, an were persuaded of them, and em- Examples of faith braced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 3 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. i7 By faith A’bra-ham, when he was tried, offered up I’saac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only be- gotten son, 18 Of whom it was said, That in i’saac shall thy seed be called: 19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 20 By faith I’saac blessed Ja’- cob and E’sau concerning things tocome. | 21 By faith Ja’cob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Jd’seph; and wor- shipped, leaning upon the top of his sta 22 By faith Jé’seph, when he died, made mention of the de- parting of the children of Is’ra-el; and gave commandment con- cerning his bones. 23 By faith Mo’ses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. 24 By faith Mo’ses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pha’radh’s daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the 290 _ Exhortation to patience and godliness treasures in E’gypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of/d the reward. 27 By faith he forsook &’éypt, _ not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him _ who is invisible. 28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through | * the Red sea as by dry land: which the E-gyp’tians assaying to do were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jér’i- cho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Ra’hab perished not with them that be- lieved not, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Géd’e-on, and of Ba’rak, and of Sam/’son, ‘and of Jéph’tha-é; of Da’vid also, and Sam/u-el, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteous- ness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the Sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting de- liverance; that they might ob- tain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprison- ment: 37 They were stoned, they Were sawn asunder, were tempt- ed, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep- skins and goatskins; being desti- tute, afflicted, tormented; 38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in des- HEBREWS, 12 erts, and in mountains, and in ens and caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having ob- tained a good report through faith, received not the promise: od having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. . CHAPTER 12 216 1 An exhortation to faith, patience, and godliness. 5 The Lord’s chastenings. 27 What this word signifies. UV HEREF ORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jé’sus_ the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set be- fore him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that en- dured such contradiction of sin- ners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. nd ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. | | 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? ; 8 But if ye be without chastise- ment, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not. sons. 9 Furthermore we have had fa- thers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in 291 HEBREWS, 13 subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? | 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be par- takers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; ! 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let,it rather be healed. 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness spring- ing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; ; 16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as E’sau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 17 For ye know how that after- ward, when he would have in- herited the blessing, he was re- jected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. é 18 For ye are notcome unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: | 21 And so terrible was the sight, that MOo’ses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) | Sinat and Zion contrasted 22 Butye are come unto mount Si’6n, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jé-ru’- s4-lém, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23 To the general assembly and. church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 And to Jé’sus the mediator of the new covenant, and to_ the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of A’bél. 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they es- caped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. t 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. . 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire. . CHAPTER 13 217 1 Divers admonitions as to charity. _ 10 Confessing Christ. 16 Giving alms. 20 Conclusion. ET brotherly love continue. 2 Be not forgetful to en- tertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. , 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 292 Jesus Christ the true altar 5 Let your conversation .. be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly_say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. 7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, con- sidering the end of their conver- sation. 8 Jé’sus Christ the same yes- terday, and to day, and for ever. 9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been oc- cupied therein. 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jé’sus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore un- to him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 14 For here have we no con- tinuing city, but we seek one to come. 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, thatis, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. | HEBREWS, 13 16 But to do good and to com- municate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Obey them that have the. rule over you, and submit your- selves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give ac- count, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. 19 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. 20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jé’sus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, work- ing in you that which is well- pleasing in his sight, through Je’sus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and = ever. A-mén’. 22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for 1 have written a letter unto you in few words. 23 Know ye that our brother Tim’o-th¥ is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. 24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of it’a-ly salute you. ' 25 Grace be with you all. A-mén’. q Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy. ~ 293 THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JAMES 218 CHAPTER 1 1 Rejoicing under the cross. 5 Of pa- tience. On hearkening to and doing the word. AMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jé’sus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temp- tations; | ‘ i 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her per- fect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and up- braideth not; and it shall be given him. | : 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is un- stable in all his ways. 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in. that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. . 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perish- eth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12 Blessed is the man that en- dureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord aes promised to them that love im. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: : 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of own lust, and enticed. his | : ’ 15 Then when lust hath con- | ceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin; when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. i 18 Of his own will begat he my beloved us with the word of truth, that we shoul fruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my d be a kind of first- beloved © brethren, let every man be swift © to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man work- : eth not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore filthiness and naughtiness, lay apart all superfluity of and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which souls. is able to save your 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his HA face in a glass: man he was. 25 But whoso looketh the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not 294 into — ee For he beholdeth himself, — and goeth his way, and straight- — way forgetteth what manner of — Of faith and works a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 219 CHAPTER 2 | 1 Respect rich and poor alike. faith without works. Y brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: | 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 5 Hearken, my beloved breth- ren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? "6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? — gif ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: © But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are 87 14 Of JAMES, 2 convinced of the law as trans- gressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ve warmed and filled; notwith- standing ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? eye ightce 21 Was not A’bra-ham our father justified by works, when he had offered I’saac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was ful- filled which saith, A’bra-ham believed God, and it was 1m- puted unto him for righteous- 295 JAMES, 3, 4 ness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Ra’- hab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. 220 CHAPTER 3 i On rash reproof. 5 The tongue to be bridled. 13 Wisdom of mildness. Y brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater con- demnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a per- fect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.] Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of he Oh and it is set on fire of e 7 Forevery kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; if is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith Concerning the tongue curse we men, Which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 1i Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my breth- ren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 13 Who endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envy- ing and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth is a wise man and not from above, but is earthly, — sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there 7s confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteous- hess is sown in peace of them that make peace. CHAPTER 4 221 1 On strife against the passions. 13 Being mindful of life’s uncertainty, commit all to God. ROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and can- © not obtain: ye fight and war, © yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume if upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulter- esses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity 296 Oppression by the rich. Exhortations with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 5 Do ye think that the scrip- ture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God_ re- sisteth the proud, but giveth _ grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 11 Speak not evil one of an- other, brethren. He that speak- eth evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. ) 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest an- other? 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is I, . 7 Therefore to him that JAMES, 5 knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. CHAPTER 5 1 Oppressions of the rich. under afflictions. adversity. O to now, ve rich men, A weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon 222 7 Patience 13 Prayer in you. ,2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth- eaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last ays. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sab’a-oth. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of siaughter. 6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, breth- ren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. | c 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming o the Lord draweth nigh. | 9 Grudge not one against an- other, brethren, lest ye be, con- demned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 10 Take, my _ brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have 297 1 PETER, 1 heard of the patience of Job, and have seen.the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into con- demnation. « 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: '15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Lessons of Job and Elias 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for an- other, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. _ 17 E-li’as was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one con- vert him; . , : 20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shail save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER 223 CHAPTER 1 1 Blessing for spiritual graces. hortation to godliness. pee an apostle of Jé’sus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pon’tus, Ga-la’tia, Cap-pa-d6’ci-a, A’sia, and Bi-thyn/i-a, 2 Elect according to the fore- knowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jé’- sus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God _ and Father of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, which according to his abun- dant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jé’sus Christ from the dead, é 4 To an inheritance incorrupt- ible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 13 Ex- 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva- tion ready to be revealed in the last time. Nag 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jé’sus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. : 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who proph- 298 Christ the chief corner stone esied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified before- hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it was re- vealed, that not unto selves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Hd’/ly Ghost sent down from heaven; which eines the angels desire to look into. 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jé’sus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversa- tion received by tradition from your fathers; : 19 But with the precious blood of Christ; as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was _ foreor- dained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, | : 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. i 22 Seeing ye have purified them- |e 1 PETER, 2 your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto un- feigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of inccr- ruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ver. 24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. CHAPTER 2 224 6 Christ the chief corner stone. 13 An exhortation to obedience. 18 Duty of servants. 21 Christ our example. HEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unfo a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house. an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jé’sus Christ. | 6 Wherefore also it is con- tained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Si’6n a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that be- lieveth on him shall not be con- founded. ‘ 7 Unto you therefore which be- lieve he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders dis- allowed, the same is made the head of the corner, ; 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to 299 1 PETER, 3 them which stumble at the word, |being disobedient: where- unto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are a chosen genera- tion, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 Which in.time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12 Having your conversation honest among the Gén‘tiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: : 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of malicious- ness, but as the servants of God. 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Hon- our the king. f 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. ; 19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is i, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it Sai AB but if, when ye do well, Husbands and wives suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also ate fered for us, leaving us example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who' did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was re- viled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteous- hess: by whose stripes me were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bish of your souls. Servants. : 225 CHAPTER 3 1 Duties of husbands and wives. 8 Of unity and love. 19 Benefits of Christ toward the old world. j kine ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may with- out the word be won by the ee chen of the wives; | ile they behold your chaste Bt ates coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plait- ing the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it. be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. } 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: 6 Even as Sa’ra obeyed A’bra- ham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye » 300 | Exhortation to godliness any amazement. 7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell ‘with them according to knowl- edge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, ‘and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. "g Finally, be ye all of one ‘mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: | 4 “9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but con- _trariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 5 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him re- frain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a - reason of the hope that is in you with meekness~and fear: 16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Ch rist. 17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for: evil doing. 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in 1 PETER, 4 eal ASE i el A a STE do well, and are not afraid with | the flesh, but quickened by the pirit: 19 By which also be went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were dis- obedient, when once the long- suffering of God waited in the days of Ndé’ah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrec- tion of Jé’sus Christ: 22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. CHAPTER 4 226 1 Exhortation to godliness. 12 Comfort against persecution. ORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gén’tiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: F 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 6 For for this cause was_ the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in 301 1 PETER, 5 the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among your- selves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Use hospitality one to an- other without grudging. 10 As every“ man hath re- ceived the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, lef him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jé’sus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. A-mén’. * 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer | ti as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. 16 Yet if any man suffer as a Chris’tian, let him ‘not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and: if i¢ first begin at us, what shail the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? | 18 And if the righteous scarce- Exhortation to elders and congregations ly be saved, where shall the un- godly and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator, CHAPTER 5 227 1 Exhortation to elders and congrega- tions. 8 All to be sober and watchful. ff peas elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and_ a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 Feed the flock of Ged which is among you, taking the oversight therec*, not by con- straint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; _ 3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being en- samples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shep- herd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 5 Likewise, ye younger, sub- mit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due me: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; he- cause your adversary the’ devil, as a roaring lion, waiketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jé’sus. 302 | Exhortation to faith and good works after that ye have suffered a -minion for while, make you perfect, stab- lish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and do- ever and = ever. -A-meén’, 12 By Sil-va’nus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhort- ing, and testifying that this is 2 PETER, 1 the true grace of God wherein ye stand. 13 The church that is at Bab’y-lon, elected together with you, Saluteth you; and so doth Mar’cus my son. 14 Greet ye one_another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jé’sus. A-men’. THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER 228 CHAPTER i 5 Hxhortation to faith and good works. 16 The promises of the gospel. VMON PE’TER, a servant and an apostle of Jé’sus Christ, to them that have ob- tained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jé’sus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jé’sus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godli- ness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: | 4 Whereby are. given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the cor- ruption that is in the world through lust. Se 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowl- edge; 6 And to knowledge temper- ance; and to temperance pa- tience; and to patience sgod- liness; 4 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to _ brotherly kindness charity. . : & For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ve shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jé’sus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, breth- ren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: il For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jé’sus Christ. 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in re- membrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jé’sus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my de- cease to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when 303 2 PETER, 2 we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jé’sus Christ, but were eye- witnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: F 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they auch moved by the H6’/ly 6s 229 CHAPTER 2 2 Of false teachers. 3 Their impiety and punishment. 9 The godly shail be delivered. UT there were false proph- ets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of, And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose. judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damna- tion slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and de- Concerning false teachers livered them into chains of dark- ness, to be reserved unto judg- ment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved N6’ah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the un- godly; . 6 And turning the cities of Séd’om and Gd-moér’rha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of tempta- tions, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of un- cleanness, and despise govern- ment. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own. corruption; 13 And shall receive the re- ward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own de- ceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adul- tery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised 304 | Certainty of Christ’s coming with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Ba’laam the son of B6é’sér, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; _16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wanton- ness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. -19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bond- age. 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jé’sus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known _ the way of righteousness, than, after they have known 7f, to turn from the boly commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. 230 CHAPTER 3 1 Certainty of Christ’s coming. _8 Final warning to the godly. 10 Last day described. HIS second eristle, beloved, I now write unto you; in ‘men count slackness; 2 PETER, 3 both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remem- brance: Lo 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: | 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from. the beginning of the creation. _5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, re- served unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a_ thousan years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack con- cerning his promise, as some but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to re- pentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to 305 1 JOHN, 1, 2 Fellowship and communion with God be in all holy conversation and | dom given unto him hath written godliness, ( 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? ; 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, where- in dwelleth righteousness. . _ 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15 And account that the long- suffering of our Lord is salva- tion; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wis- unto you; : : : 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. _17 Ye therefore, beloved, see- ing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own Stedfastness. _ ; 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jé’sus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. A-men’, THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF JOHN 231 CHAPTER 1 1 Of fellowship and communion with God. 5 Walking in the light. peer which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen if, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father,!and was mani- fested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, at ye also may have fellow- ship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jé’sus Christ. 4 And these things write we ae you, that your joy may be ull. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no dark- ness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellow- ship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jé’sus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from. all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not. sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. CHAPTER 2 232 1 Christ the propitiation for sins. 18 Warning against seducers. Mi: little children, these things write I unto you, that ye 306 Christ the propitiation for sins sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jé’sus Christ the right- -eous: 2 And he js the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his command- ments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: be- cause the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is poe occasion of stumbling in iL ‘But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and know- eth not whither he goeth, be- cause that darkness hath blinded his eyes. | 12 I write unto you, littie chil- dren, because your sins are for- given you for his name’s sake. 13 I write unto you, fathers, be- cause ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little 1 JOHN, 2 children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in im. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jé’sus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning 307 1 JOHN, 3 shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that epeth righteousness is born of him 233 CHAPTER 3 1 The love of God toward us. hortation to brotherly love. EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath be- stowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: there- fore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the 11 Ex- aw. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. The love of God 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. e that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might de- stroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in : and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, be- cause we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his broth- er is a murderer: and ye know that no» murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from. him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and_ shall assure our hearts before him. 308 Trying the spirits 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart con- demn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his command- ment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jé’sus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And here- by we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 234 CHAPTER 4 1 Make test of the spirits. 7 Love of God and one another. ELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: be- cause many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that con- fesseth that Jé’sus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that con- fesseth not that Jé’sus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of anti- christ, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: be- cause greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we. the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one an- other: for love is of God; and 1 JOHN, 4 every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the pro- pitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one an- other. 12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one an- other, God dweileth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, be- cause he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jé’sus’ is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in od. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have bold- ness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can ae love God whom he hath not seen? ; 21 And this commandment 309 1 JOHN, 5 have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. 235 CHAPTER 5 1 Love of God is to keep his command- ments. 7 The_ three Spirits of witness. 14 God will hear prayer. HOSOEVER believeth that Jé’sus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his com- mandments. . 3 For this is tne love of God, that we keep his command- ments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that over- cometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jé’sus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jé’sus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the H6’ly Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; be- Exhortation to the love of God cause he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal — life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; _ that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may pestis on the name of the Son of and he that bath not the : i4 ‘And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we © ask anything according to his will, he heareth ts: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions - that we desired of him 16 If sin a sin which is not unte death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There isa sin unto death: that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jé’sus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal ife. 21 Little children, keep your- selves from idols. A-mén’. 310 any man see his brother I do not say THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN 236 An exhortation to the elect lady and her children. 4 Ras elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; : 2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in wus, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jé’sus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 41 rejoiced greatly that, I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the be- ginning, that we love one an- other. . 6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the be- ginning, ye should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers are en- tered into the world. who con- fess not that Jé’sus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a de- ceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we re- ceive a full reward. 9 Whosoever _transegresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father . and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 13 The children _of thy elect sister greet thee. A-mén’. THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN 237 1 Gaius commended for piety and charity. 12 Demetrius’ good report. HE elder unto the well- beloved Ga’‘ius, whom love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. °4 J have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the I | brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 7 Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gén’tiles. 8 We therefore ought to re- 88 311 JUDE ceive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. 9 I wrote unto the church: but Di-6t’re-phés, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, re- ceiveth us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not con- tent therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is Contending for the faith good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 12 Dé-mé'tri-ts hath good re- port of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. 13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE 238 Exhoriation to Bae contend for the aith. UDE, the servant of Jé’sus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jé’sus Christ, and called:' 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto} fir you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. " 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and deny- ing the only Lord God, and our Lord Jé’sus Christ. i 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of E’éypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judg- ment of the great day. 7 Even as Sdéd’om and Gé-) mor’rha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after ‘strange flesh, are set forth for an example, - suffering the vengeance of eternal e. 8 Likewise also these (filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Mi’chaél the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of MO’ses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt them- selves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error 312 Salutation to the seven churches of Ba’laam for reward, and per- ished in the gainsaying of Co’ré. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding them- selves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; -13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of dark- ness for ever. 14 And E/néch also, the seventh from Ad’am, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which un- godly sinners have spoken against him 16 These are murmurers, com- plainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. REVELATION, 1 | 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jé’sus Christ; 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Hd/ly host, 21 Keep yourselves in the love . of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jé’sus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And of some have compas- sion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, ; 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. A-mén’. THE REVELATION OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE 239 CHAPTER i 1 Salutation to the seven churches. 7 Of Christ’s coming. 14 Glory of his power and majesty. HE Revelation of Jé’sus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified if Py his angel unto his servant John 2 Who bare record of “ie word af God, and of the testimony of Jé’sus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 TOHN to the seven churches which are in A’sia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from Jé’sus_ Christ, who is the faithful witness, and 313 REVELATION, 2 Glory of Jesus Christ SO the first begotten of the dead, | furnace; and his voice as the — and the prince of the kings of | sound of many waters. | : 16 And he had in his right hand — the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, _. 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. A-men’. | 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and : him, and they also | which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, A-mén’. 8 I am Al’pha and O-mé’ga, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 9 I Jéhn, who also am your brother and companion in tribu- lation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jé’sus Christ, was in the isle that is called Pat’mos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jé’sus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind _me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Al’pha and 6-mé’za, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send if unto the seven churches which are in A’sia; unto Eph’e-stis, and unto Smyr’na, and unto Pér’ga-més, and unto Thy-a-ti’ra, and unto Sdr’dis, and unto Phil-a-dél’- phi-a, and unto La-6d-i-cé’a. . 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a every eye shall see seven stars: and | out of his — mouth went a sharp twoedged — sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his — strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying — unto me, Fear not; first and the last: I am the > 18 J am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, A-mén’; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19 Write the things which thou — hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall — be hereafter; 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven can- diesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. CHAPTER 2 240 Messages to the angels of the churches. NTO the angel of the church / of Eph’e-stis write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast pa- tience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless I have some- what against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and re- pent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, 314 Messages to the churches and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou re- pent. 6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nic-o- 1a’i-tanes, which I also hate. 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over- cometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyr’na write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 9 I know thy works, and tribu- lation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and J know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Sa’tan. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be | fai death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcom- eth shall not be hurt of the second death. 12 And to the angel of the church in Pér’ga-mos_ write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 Iknow thy works, and where thou dweliest, even where Sa’- tan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein An’ti-pas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Sa’tan dwell- eth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Ba’laam, who taught Ba’lac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of is’ra-el, to eat things thou faithful unto | fir REVELATION, 2 sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nic-o- la’i-tanes, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto} thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over- cometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stonefa new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thy-a-ti’ra write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the st. 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jéz’- e-bél, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornica- tion, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them at commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. *24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thy-a-ti’ra, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Sa’tan, as they speaks 315 REVELATION, 3 I will put upon you none other burden. | 25 But that which ye have al- ready hold fast till I come. 2 he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with arod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as Ireceived of my ather. 28 And I will give him the morning star. 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 241 CHAPTER 3 1 Messages to the angels of the churches of Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodi- cea. 20 Christ stands at the door and knocks. ND unto the angel of the church in Sdar’dis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for Ihave not found thy works perfect before God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If there- fore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sdr’dis which have not de- filed their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Fa- ther, and before his angels. __ 6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Messages to the churches 7 And to the angel of the church in Phil-a-dél’phi-a write; These things saith he that is holy, he © that is true, he that hath the key of Da’vid, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: © for thou hast a little strength, — and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. ; 9 Behold, I will make them of © the synagogue of Sa’tan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temp- tation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. . 11 Behold, I come_ quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shail go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my, God, which is new Jé-ru’sa-lém, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and J will write upon him my new name. : 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 14 And unto the angel of the church of the La-6d-i-cé’ans write: These things saith the A-mén’, the faithful and _ true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am 316 Vision of the rainbowed throne rich, and increased with goods, _ and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye- salve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, J rebuke and chasten: pe zealous there- fore, and repen 20 Behold, I tai at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him | i hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 242 CHAPTER 4 2 John sees the throne of God in heaven. 4 Four and twenty elders. 6 The four beasts. 10 The elders worship him that sat upon the throne. FTER this I looked, and, be- old, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and REVELATION, 4, 5 twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne pro- ceeded lightnings and thunder- ings and voices: and _ there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 before the throne there sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was tike a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and was a is, and is to come. 90 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. CHAPTER 5 243. The sealed book which only the Lamb is worthy to open. ND I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with sevenseals. 2 And I saw a strong angel pro- claiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? j 3 And no man in heaven, norin 317 REVELATION, 6 earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Ji’da, the Root of Da’vid, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seveneyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down be- fore the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; | 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are The sealed book and the Lamb in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. q 14 And the four beasts said, A-mén’. And the four and twenty elders fell down and wor- shipped him that liveth for ever and ever. CHAPTER 6 244 The opening of the seals in order. ND I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on im had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5, And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I be- held, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for apenny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see, 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the 313 Opening of seats. fourth part of the earth, to kill Sealing God’s servants REVELATION, 7 AND after these things I saw _ with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the | th fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 1 they cried with_a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them! h that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. © _ 12 And I beheld when he had - opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake: and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is roJled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond- man, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; ‘ 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: ; 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? 245 CHAPTER 7 1 Sealing of the servants of God. 9 The number sealed. 14 Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb. four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that e wind should not blow on the po nor on the sea, nor on any ree. 2 And I saw another angel as- cending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to urt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Is’ra-el. 5 Of the tribe of Ji’da were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reu’ben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thou- sand. ‘ 6 Of the tribe of A’sér were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Néph’tha-lim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Ma-nas’sés were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Sim’e-on were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Lé’vi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Is’sa- char weresealedtwelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zab’u-lon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Jd’seph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Bén’ja-min were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed © with white robes, and palms in their hands; : 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God 319 REVELATION, 8 which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped od, 12 Saying, A-mén’: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. A-mén’. 13 And one of the elders an- swered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 246 CHAPTER 8 1 Opening the seventh seal. 2 The angels and their trumpets. 6 What followed the soundings. ND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was Ssi- lence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer i¢ with the 320 The seven angels and their trumpets prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the in- cense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and — there were voices, and thunder- ~ ings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 1 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and — there followed hail and fire — mingled with blood, and they — were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt © up, and all green grass was burnt — up. 8 And the second angel sound- ed, and as it were a great moun- tain burning with fire was cast — into the sea: and the third part — of the sea became blood; ae 9 And the third part of tie creatures which were in the sea, © and had life, died; and the third — part of the ships were destroyed. — 10 And the third angel sounded, — and there fell a great star from — heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the - fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is © called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became — wormwood; and many men died © of the waters, because they were > made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sound-— ed, and the third part of the sun - was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, - The four angels of the Euphrates Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! 247 CHAPTER 9 1 After the fifth angel sounds, a star falls from heaven. 12 Sounding of the sixth trumpet. let loose from their bonds. ND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have Hence seal of God in their fore- eads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. : 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as T-21 14 Four angels H REVELATION, 9 the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hé’brew tongue is A-bad’don, but in the Greek tongue hath his name A-p0ol’/ly¥-6n. 12 One woe is past: and, be- hold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Ei-phra’tés. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. ' 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. ‘ 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. So ; 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto ser- pents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not! worship devils, land idols of gold, and silver, and 321 REVELATION, 10, 11 brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sor- ceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 248 CHAPTER 10 a ae strong angel and the book. 9 John eats the book. ND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thun- ders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. L nd the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, : i 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the gs which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. : j 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand ‘of the angel which The angel and the little book standeth upon the sea and upon the ear 9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy beily bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10 and I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had rage it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. CHAPTER 11 3 The two witnesses prophesy. Sounding of the seventh trumpet. 15 ND there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. : 2 But the court which is with- out the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gén’tiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks stand- ing before the God of the earth And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their — mouth, and devoureth their ene- mies: them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These. have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn © them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as oftenas — they will. 7 And when they shall have 322 249 | | and if any man will hurt — Seventh trumpet. finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall over- come them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shail lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sdd’- om and E’gypt, where also our Lord was crucified. _9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and na- tions shall see their dead bodies three days and an haif, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. aoe - 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because _ these two prophets tormented _ them that dwelt on the earth. 11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw em. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. cended up to heaven in a cloud: and their enemies beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the rem- nant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14.The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe com- eth quickly. . 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are be- come the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. d the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which Woman clothed with sun And they as- REVELATION, 12 art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou should- est give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest Soetsor them .which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament; and there were light- nings, and voices, and thunder- ings, and an earthquake, and great hail. CHAPTER 12 250 1 Of the woman clothed with the sun. 9 The great red dragon. Ake there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a wom- an clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and beholda great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the wom- an which was ready to be de- livered, for to devour her child as soonasitwasborn. . 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all na- tions with a rod ofiron: and her child was caught up unto God, and fo his throne. : 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Mi’chaéi and his angels fought 323 REVELATION, 13 against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Deév’il, and Sa’tan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard-a loud voice say- ing in heaven, Now is come sal- vation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the ac- cuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them be- fore our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heav- ens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he know- eth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wil- derness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the com- The great-red dragon mandments of God, and have the testimony of Jé’sus Christ. CHAPTER 13 2518 1 The beast to which the dragon gives his power. beast. 18 The number of the ND I stood upon the sand of C& the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and © upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his > feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as — it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered — after the beast. 4 And dragon which they worshipped the gave power unto — the beast: and they worshipped — the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blas- pheme his name, and his taber- nacle, and them that dwell in — heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to — make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose - names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into cap- tivity shall go into captivity: he 324 The Lamb on Mount Sion that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. i2 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to wor- ship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great won- ders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth, by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for itis the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred three- score and six. 252 CHAPTER 14 1 The Lamb and his company. 8 Fall of Babylon. 20 Vintage and wine- press of God’s wrath ND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Si’on, and with him an hundred forty REVELATION, 14 and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whither- soever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in theirmouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. 6 AndI saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, ; 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Bab’y-lon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her forni- cation. ; 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice. If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with 325 REVELATION, 15, 16 Seven angels with seven last plagues fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their tor- ment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jé’sus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on-the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast 7t into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. CHAPTER 15 253 1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues. 3 Song of the victors. 7 The seven vials of wrath. ND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvel- lous, seven angels having the — seven last plagues; for in them — is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of — glass mingled with fire: and — them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his ~ |image, and over his mark, and ~ *! over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having — the harps of God | 3 And they sing the song of — MO’ses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, © Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; — just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all na- tions shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments — are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and, — behold, the temple of the taber- nacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their Dae girded with golden gir- es. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. CHAPTER 16 254 1 The angels pour out the vials of wrath. 15 Christ comes as a thief. 326 Seven angels pour out vials ND I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and griev- ous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: andevery living soul died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God ighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Eu-pbra’tés;. and the water thereof was dried up, that the 89. and they |f REVELATION, 17 way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them to- gether into a place called in the Hé’brew tongue Ar-ma-géd’don. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthauake, and so great. 19 And the great city was di- vided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Bab’y-lon came in remem- brance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not ound. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. ; CHAPTER 17 255 ‘.The woman arrayed in purple and “scarlet. 14 Victory of the Lamb. ND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, 327 REVELATION, 18 Babylon the great PSI PLT CA TST TSF CW EEE RT RELY EES OT UGA IE saying unto me, Come hither; I|he cometh, he must continue q will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: | 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornica- tion, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BAB’Y- LON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINA- TIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jé’sus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest Was, and is not; and _ shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder. whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here: is the mind which | hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the short space. ; 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. CHAPTER 18 ' 256 2 Babylon is fallen. _9 Lamentations. 20 Rejoicings of the sainis. bMS after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Bab’y-lon — the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul — spirit, and a cage of every un- clean and hateful bird. other is not yet come; and when! 3 For all nations have drunk 328 . Fall of Babylon the great of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed for- nication with her, and the mer- chants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath re- membered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she re- warded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Bab’y-lon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. | 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, REVELATION, 18 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and pre- cious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 And cried. when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, wnat city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heav- en, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Bab’y-lon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more atallin thee; and nocrafts- man, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone 329 REVELATION, 19 Hallelujah chorus. Marriage of the Lamb shall be heard no more at all in| linen, clean and white: for the thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bride- groom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men o{ the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations de- ceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. 257 CHAPTER 19 1 God is praised in heaven for his judg- ments. 7 Marriage of the Lamb. ND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Al-le-li’ia; . Salvation, and glory, and hon- our, and power, unto the Lord our God: } 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did cor- rupt the earth with her fornica- tion, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. | 3 And again they said, Al-le- lti/ia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that saton the throne, saying, A-mén’; Al-le-liia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Al-le-lt’ia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. | 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine fine linen is the righteousness of saints. . 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called — unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. : 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jé’sus: worship God: for the testimony of Jé’sus is the spirit of — prophecy. ’ 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. ) 12 His eyes were as a flame of — fire, and on his head were many — crowns; and he had a name > written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a © vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. _14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves to- gether unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty mien, and the flesh of horses, and of them 330 Satan bound. Gog and Magog that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the faise prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that wor- shipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and ey ts fowls were filled with their esh. 258 CHAPTER 20 2 Satan bound for a thousand years. 6 The first resurrection. 12 The last. ND Isaw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, whichis the Dév’il, and Sa’tan, and bound a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottom- less pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and / saw the souls of them that were be- headed for the witness of Jé’sus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christa thousand years. | 5 But the rest of the dead lived REVELATION, 20 not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrec- tion: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Sa’tan shali be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Ma’gog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and com- passed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; ‘and there was found no place for them. i2 And I saw the dead, smail and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and heli delivered up the dead which were in them: and they, were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was _ not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 331 REVELATION, 21 250 CHAPTER 21 1 A new heaven and earth. heavenly Jerusalem. ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jé-ru’sa-lém, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her hus- 10 The 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from theireyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon throne said, Behold, I make all things new. he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 he said unto me, It is done. Iam Al’pha and 0-mé’ga, the beginning and the end. will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcometh shall in- herit all things; and I will be s God, and he shall be my son. 3 But the fearful, and unbe- lieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. 10 And he carfied me away in the spirit to a great and high The new Jerusalem mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jé-ru’sd-lém, pperee e out of heaven from od, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Is’ra-el: 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had > twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles — of the Lamb. | 15 And he that talked with me - had a golden reed to measure the. city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thou- sand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were 332 River and tree of life twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple there- in: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. _ 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God | b did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defil- eth, neither whatsoever worketh | h abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 260 CHAPTER 22 1 River and tree of life. 5 God the light of the city. 13 The Alpha and Omega. ND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the na- tions. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 And they shali see his face; and his name shail be in their foreheads. ; 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. REVELATION, 22 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the a of the prophecy of this ook. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fel- lowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at and. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and ‘my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. E. 13 ~I am Al’pha and O-mé’ga, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without ere dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and mak- eth a lie. 16 I Jé’sus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of Da’vid, and the bright and morn- ing star. ; 17 And the Spirit and the bride 333 REVELATION, 22 say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. — 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shali add unto him the plagues that are _written in this ook: 19 And if any man shall take THE END OF THE Invitation and warning away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. A-mén’. Even so, come, Lord Jé’sus. ? 21 The grace of our Lord Jé’sus Christ be with you all. A-men’, NEW TESTAMENT PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA i 334 424 RO eee ee ee ee eee ®% | =) “a Q | S| fe | il {| ll 57 0426 1 1012 000